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Terry Hunter & Savannah Walling appointed to Order of Canada
Vancouver Moving Theatre/DTES Heart of the City Founder's
Terry Hunter & Savannah Walling appointed to Order of Canada
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The Board c)f vancouver Movlng Theatre is pleased to announce that Savannah and Terry have been inductecl into the Order of Canada fc)r oLir flue decades of 'visionary community-engaged art practice' anc] our 'work with, for and about the Downtown Eastside community.; "We holcl this honour in gratituc!e and share it with our beloved Downtown Eastside community ..... It takes a village and it has taken a v[llage. We raise our hands to thE Downtown Eastsic]e village and all the circles of DTES resic±ents, festival participants, numerous partr`ers, fellow artists, community c}rganizations, staff at the City af Vancouver and funding partners. Thank you ta the dedicated staff of Vancouver Moving Theatre/Heart of the City Festival, with speciat shc)ut out to Teresa Vandertuin, Festival Associate Artistic Producer, Thank you Carnegie Com munity Centre and the dedicated
staff, with a Special shout out to Rika uta and former directc)r Michael Clague.
These are more thar` tough days in the Downtown Eastside. So many pectple are hurting real bad, And dylng tragically and unnecessarily< lt burns c)ur socks to see what is
happening here. We raise our hands to all the incredible and inspiring activists and
artists, nurses and people of the Downtown Eastside who work day in and clay out tirelessly for our commumty. As the late Bud Osborn sQ profoundly said: ''Our piirpose is to l'[ve in community, and community i3 care, care for one another, care for those least able to care for themselves, care for a„. care in action."
Domld Macl'hcrson a|)pointed to Order of Canada Donald worked at Camcgic Centre for some years, first cis Assistant Director under Diane Mackenzie, then Director after Diane iiioved to start the Gathering Place on He]mken downto``i'n. It \ti'as duriiig Donald's teiiure that the dr`]g scc[ie on thc` comer of Main & Haslings began lo gro\`'. Overdoses were on tlic rise and activists in the co]iiminity \vere in the struggle to establish a supervised injection site. At that time there were over 300 deaths a year from drugs and the powers-that-be had little regard for the propos{ils of driig users. FglloVI ing is from Simon rraser lJniversity: EMacpliei.son, a Fl ls adjunct prot`essor and fonlier executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalitioli based at SFU, is being recognized for his long-time advocacy of harm reduction and c`\7idcncc-based approaches to drug policy I.eform. I Ie is one of the country's leadiiig figures in drug policy and is an advocate ot` policies based on pr]-nciplcs of pub]jc health, scicntific cvidcncc., t]uman rights and social jiiclusion.
Rccipicnt of the Canadian Public Health Association's 2023 Public Hero Award, and SFIJ's Sterling 1'rize in Support of contro\'ersy (2017), Macpherson has been invol\'ed in drug policy dcvclopment and implementation fit every level, from local to global. His work began as a municipal response to the o\`crdose crisis and the HIV epidemic in the I 990s and has been made more urgent over recent yeiirs b}J the country's ongoiiig and worseiiing drug toxicity crisis,
For a decade he served as Noilh Amcrica's first drug policy coordinator at the City of Valicouver. and drafted the cit}J's groimdbrcaking dud award-winning Four Pillars Driig Stratcg,v, which borrowed frc]m European dp|)roaches to addi-ess drug proble]iis based on p`iblic liealth principles, and the appropriate regulation of all psychoactive substances. Tn 2010, Macphcrson co-founded the Cz]"]dizin Drug Polic}r Coalition, d policy fldvocacy organj/ation comprise(I of more thdn 50 organiziitions dnd 7,000 individuals from across the countr,v. The group is committed to advallcillg and realizing drug policies grounded in compassion, social jiistice dn(I guicle(I by science. and aims to reduce stigmatization of people who use drugs aiid center their voices at polic}' development tables. Macphcrson served as the organizffltion7s execi]tive director for 13 ,ve:`rs, guiding policy engagement i)rojects aiid directing CTDPC's advocac}'. and researcli efforts before retiri]ig in 2023.
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ABC says no to extending leases & finding new sites for temporary modular housing By Jeaii S\\/anson Vani`ou\,'or's ABC` C`it}'' Council dcfcLiiled a very mild resolution calling for staff to report cin extending leases and liiiding land for lhr` city's 750 or so units c>f temporary modular housing,
Tlii` vote call`e on .'ul\,1£ in response [o a motiDn by Councillor Christine Boyle designed to keep Vancouver from losing shelter rate housing units during a homelessnes5 crisis.
Only Boyle and the two Green Cc)uncillors, Fry
and Carr voted for the motion. Vailcc)uver has al)out 750 temporal-.\
modular housing units.
The actual housing is not temporary and can last
for decades, but the land leases are temporary, unless lL`ases are extendc`d and/or land is founcl, these units could be lost to Vancollver by 2028, and most c)f the new shelter rate units that ;Ire being built will only make up for the tc`mporary modular uriits that are being lost.
Already 46 units from Little Mountain are in storage.
The highlight orthe meetiiig I.or iiie \\as \\ hen Je.ssica Gut got called out by the chair for mentic)ning thal this council gave $3.8 million in Emply Homes Tax revenue that was sLtppDsrd to be spent on `ocial housing to developi>r5.
Gut slmply rt`peated what she had said and d'ldn't back down,
"Government `ho`ild look afti`i lhc pcoplc first," Dave Hamm ctf VANDU told the Councillors "Wealth ls being put before people.
It's silly that people can't See what priorities shollld be."
"Siippurting p¢rm{inent so]iitlitns i5 great." Nate Cromptom, also of VANDu, told Council, "but we need to
keep [the modulars] open untll pcmianent solutlons are available." Cromptc)n notecl thJt we have only about 1000 shelter rate units in the pipelinci whHe we have over 3000 homeless "If ,You ha\ii` i] place [to live.I things would bc a lot easier," Samona Marsh told the Council.
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place to gc) before people start [ak.ing away homes." • VI hile \\c` build permanent social housillg, it's imperative that we protect what we have," sald Cc)uncillc)r
Boyle.
Cdmegie Association President Gilles Cyrenne wrote to Council: "lt is vitally Important that there be no net loss in housing for homeless people in Vancouver and we support Councillor Boyle's motion to extend the leases on ex.isting modular housing and urge the city to find a new lc)cation for the Larwill Place homes Hc)melessness is
prciof of a colossal market failure when it comes to supplying what is a bas.ic human right."
The ABC Councillors talked about shifting Vancouver's social and supportive housing to other places in the region and claimed that if we don't use land for modulars, we could put 4 to 5 times as many units on that land.
Unfortunately, no one is talking about funding 4 to 5 times as many shelter rate un.Its as we have now and we need to keep all we have until that happens.
Thal`ks to all the I`olks who spoke at the meeting ancl organized tc) fight for shelter rate housing that people who are houseless can affc)rd.
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HUMANITIES 101/201 & WRITING 101/201 FALL 2023 COURSHS I he Humanities 10 I Comliiunity Prograiiime (I lum) ot`fers t`our t`ree university-level coiirses for ]owiiicc7me people \`i'ho live in and aro`ind the Dow`ntown Eastsidc and Downtown South. The i`ourses are for
pi`ople whc> ha\Je encoiintered financial and other barriers to university education and who wish to expand their intellectiial horizoiis in an accessible, challenging and respectful environment. Applicants must be w illing to attend classes. complete assignmelits participate in group discussioiis, and have basic literacy skil]s Applications t`or these iion-credit courses are accei)ted not on the basis of past academic history, but on the applicant`s desire alid ability to bc part of the Hum Programme. Bcgjlinjng early September, classes take place at UBC Point Grey campus on Tue5il:i}' (Writing 101/201 ) and 1`liursiia.\' (Huml 01/201) evenings. from 6:3() to 8:30 p.In.
Hum 101 and Hum 201 are eight-month coiirses fociiseil on the Arts and Social Scicnccs. Topics iTicludc first N ation Studies, history, politics, anthropology, art, music, philosophy, literature, sociolog}', gcndcr studies, ecoiiomics, digital culture, popular culture and more. Writing 101 and Writing 201 are thrL`c-month hands-oli writing courses A ne\ly-geiire and sty''1e cif writiiig
is covered every week. including memoir. poetr}', personal essay, song u'-riting` manifestos, comedy aiid more. Participants receive school siipplies, UBC student cards, bus tickets to get to and from class. meals` and funding for childcare if needed. To find out more about the courses on offer and to apply. please attend iin upcoming information/application session:
Carnegie Centre` Main and Hastings St. (third floor classroom)
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ruc`d{i}7 Au8iiqt E:,:?i-:rr2, i at 2:00 p.]Ti, for Hiim 101 & 201 + Writing 101 & 201
Downtown Eastside Woinen`s Centre. 302 Columbia St. (women only) \\-eilnesdd} fti[giisl 16th at 2:00 p.in, l`or Hum 101 & 201 + WTiling I ()I & 2()1
VPL n66a?mat ct Strathcona Branch Library. 730 E. Hastings St. (Wo Soon [Mary] Lee Chan
Room) \\'|>dnl'sda} AiLgus{ 16'h at 6.00 p.m> for Hum 101 & 2()1 + Writing 101 & 201 For more iliformation about the course on offer email h.iLm'`t-jz`3[)c`i`{`, ctr \'isit hilmanitiesl01.arts.ut)c.ca
Hiim 101 PUBLIC PROGRAMMES A Iiew six-part fiction writing series led by Clairc Matthe\`Js began on Tuesday July 11 at the Carnegie Centre. All programming is open to the public. No registration necessary-!
FICTION WRITING WORKSH0l' (NEW) Wlien. Six sessions meetiiig on July 11,13,18, 20, 25, & 27, t`rom 10:30 a in -12.00 p.in.
Where: Carnegie Centl.c Leaning Centre on tlie
from tne Library `,
Perhaps you'vc noticed the
Oxford book series ycrjJ S/I(?I/ /J?/rodwt./I.o/i,` start popiilating our shelves. There are hundreds of \\i ide-rallgjng subjects this
series ot`fers from Depression to Biiddliist Ethics, Time to Globalization and eacli bc)ok is written bv an author who com-
3rd floor, 401 Main Sl. V6A 2T7. Facilitator: C]aire Matthews Drawing on I-Ium's 2022/23 tl)eme "The Makiiig of bines facts. anal}-sis, enthu`siasm, and lie\+ perUs," over the course of six workshops tliis writing spectives on the given topics. 1`hese books are a mini-series will focus on the elements c>f fiction: setting. characterization, plot, point of v iew, theme, aiid way to ui]complicate the complicated, \`''hile still not shying away frc>m rigorous crjtiquc and inconflict. Througli ineditati\Je drawing, writing exercises and discussion, \`e']I eiiergize our writing prac- sights to enrich }Joiir understaliding. If you find
tices and biiild confidence in piitting \`i'ords to the
page. We'll experiment with the various ways of`
making fiction-from flasli fiction and short storjcs to starting a novel-and develop techniques to bring our stctrics into beiiig.
A TASTF, OF THE MIDI)I,E EAST Wlieli: Monda}is. 5:0() -6:00 p.in.
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Where: The Gatllering place (fitlless room) Fi].`ilitator. C;hahla Masoumiiejad
Middle [astem counti.ies have rich cultures and although the.\ are frequentl}' identified as one region. eacll countr} represents a distinguished i`lillure that is rooted in anclent traditlons. In this st`id} groiip. \`e
enjoy the beauty' of these cultures and e\plore the differences that make each country unique` often pail.ed with delicious sweet and savoury inducements.
yourself gravitating to Wikipedid, these wee books are for you to bro``.-sc. We.ve got a few in our collectioii. aiid if there are some hot topics }'ou waiit to see added, let us kiiow t`or consideration. By the time this newsletter rcaches yoii, our Natlonal Film Board screeliiligs ofLGBTQ2l short rilms \`']11 liave come and gone` but there arc still ways tct participate in liow \ve arc cL`lebrating Pr]dc at the library. Check oi.]t our feature display thdt includes a graphic no\i'el by Mady G & J.R. Zuckerbcrg titled A gwJ.cA & Easy. GWJ+/a ftJ
Queer an(I Trans Identilies. Ir s [\ very i+\nny tind deepl,v thoughtful guide lhdt brings llomc the megsage that e`Jer}-one should be offered the chtlnce to change` grow. and learn. I+ere`s a quote from cartc>onist Roz Chast about the graphic novel: "Here's \`'hi]t I.\ e gleancd so f!ir: thejourney to lean about onesur especially in the sphere of gelider and sexual identities. is a long find intei.esting olie.
DOCUMHNTARIES FOR THINKERS When: Second and third Saturda,v of the month, 6:00 I).in. Next screening August 12.
Where: Carnegie Centre Theatre Facililator: Paul Woodhctuse and Ck`ude Ranville
oil the 2nd and 3rd Saturday ofcvcr,v month join us in the Ciimegie AilJitorium to watch aiid discuss some scintillating dociimentarv films. Ilie film series shows .in excellent selection o-f thought-provoking films covering histctrical and contemporary social` cultural, political, and eiivii.onmental issues. Cakes a]]d beverages are served during intemrission
There fire similarities between people who embark on thisjourney` but it's also differclil for everyone." Jf you've asked yourself qiiestioiis like
"what is qiieer?" +.\`Jliat is gender ideiitjty?" and "what-s gender cxpression`.J`' tbl.s giiide is for you!
VPL also has an online guide called " Il.ans3 NonBinary, and Two-Si)irit Resources3. that offers iiiorc about terminolog,v dud prcinouns as well as usefiil websites` recommended bookcil, dnd advocacv resources. DaiijeHe LaFrance
Time for a Change? At tlie core of ancient teachings lie profoilnd insights oil the transformati\Je power of lettiiig go of the past and fully embraciTig the present moment. These timeless wisdom teachings emphasize the importance of transcending dttachments to bygc)nc exrieriences aiid redirectiiig our focus to the here and liow. By wcaving together tlie essence of these teachings, we aiTive at a holistic understanding: We are reminded that dwelling on past evclits, whetherjoyous or rcgretfu]; hampers our ability to authentically engi]ge \`rith the prcseilt real it}J. The
acceptance Coiiipassion not only heals wounds b`il also no\]rishcs our relationships witli others, fostering imit}r, and intcrconnectcdncss. IIi synthesis, the combined \\Jisdom of lhcsc tcactiings reveals that true liberation lies in releiising attachments to the I)ast` embracilig the impermanence of all things, and cultivating miiidfulness, compassion, and authenticity in tlic prcscnt molTlent. By let-
tiiig go, we fiiid freedom from suffcrilig, a profound connection to the iiiterconnected web of life. and a path lo inner peace and conteiitment. By Bill H
I)ast. v.'ith all its memories and lcssoiis, cannot be
altered. EIlergy expended on regrets or nostalgia mcrcly-distracts us from the only moment we truly possess - lhc prcscnt. The impermanence of all things is an immutable truth. Life is in constalit flux. and recognizing this impemanence frees us t`rom the shachies of attachmeiit. 8}' accepting the transient natui.e of existence. we lean to release our grip on Past experiences, both positive and negative, cultivating an atti{iide of c`quanimity that allows us to navigate the
pasted on the back of my hands hands that wring o\;cr
present with grace and composure. Another vital teaching centers around the pitfalls of e.xcessivc concern for external validation. The ceaseless quest t`or approval and the fear ofjudginent hinder our ability to live authenticall,v in the present. Instead, the focus should shift inward, niirturing our own thoughts, actions, and virtues. By l]berating ourselves from the weight of others' opinions, \`rc can discover our true essence and forge our own ptlths. These teachings converge on the power of iiiindfulness and presence. By c`iltivating av\Jarcncss jn the present momelit` we gain profoiind insights irito our thoughts, emotions, and sensations. Mindfulness iillows us to break free I-I-om the c}Jcle of sufferjlig created by attai`hment to the past. It enables
iis to embrace the fullness of our experiences, fostering a deeper connection w ith ourselves and the world dround iis.
I+`urthermore, compassion emerges as a guiding
the water basin wflshilig away the shame of deeds done in the dark recess
of the night where no one guards the damage i liave created this snake writhes on his back through loilg tall grass. like tl Zen master kiindalini energy about to biirst forth I long for that healing gaze one fi.om :in absent mother \`i'ho was once yoiithfill, full of vigor v`ihat fortimc. is at tlie window
where i"gic is a]lowcd to haripeii to break the raptiire of vignc`"i`s I v.i'as made through reluctztni`€
over and over, like radiant drops ijf sun priilciple. By letting go of past resenlmcr]ts`judgmet)ts` aiid grudges, \iv'e open ourselves to the transJathinder Salidhu formative power of forgi\-eness, understandiiig, and
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