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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
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By wearing an orange shirt on September 30th, you commit to the enduring truth that EVERY CHILD MATTERS, every day and everywhere The Story of Orange Shirt Day The Legacy of the St. Jttseph Mission (S.JM) Residential School Orange Shirt Day is a lcgac}/ of thL. SI Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School ( 18t)1 -1981 )
C`ommenio].all()n PriijeL`t and Reunion events that took plai`e in ViJTilliams Lal\e, BC, Caiiada`
ill Mi`y 2013, Tliis project \vas the vision of Esketei]ic (Alkali I,ake) (.Iiief Fled Robbins \`I.ho is a 1`ormer studi`nt ]iim`elf. It brought together former sludcnts and their.1`£imilies fi.oin tlic Scc\\epcmc` Tsilhqot-Ill. Soutliem DaLelh and St.at`imc Nations al(mg \\.ith lhc Caril)oct Reh
gioml District` the Mayors and mu]iicipa]ities. Schc}ol I)istrict` and civic orguni7ations in the
Cariboo Region. The e`'eiits \\-ei.e designed to commemorate the residential sch()ol expcrience` to witness and
honi)ur the healing journe}' of the survivors and their faniilies, und to commit to tlie ongc>i])g process ol` rccoiiciliation. Chief .Iustice Murrav Sin-
clair challenged all of the participants to keep the rec(tnciliatjon process ali`re, as a result of tile realization tliat e\.cr} for.mer .`'tLident liad similar st()ries.
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of this project. As spttkesper`im for the Reunion group leading up to [hc c`vents. fornier student Ph}'llis (Jack) Webstud told !i±ig±Q±=i ol` hci` first day at residential scliool wlien her sliiny new (traiigc shirt` bought by her gi.dnilmothe] . \}'as taken ±`roni her as `i si`-}'c`ar old girl.
The aTmual Orange Shirt Day ()1` Septembcr 30th opens the do(`r to gl(tbal coii\/ersatii`n tin all as-
pei`ts i)f Residential Schools. Tt is an oppor-
tuiiitv to create meaningful discussion about tlie ei`l`ects ot`Reside[itial Schoiils and the legacy [he}` ha\ a let`t behind. A discussion all Canadians can tune into and cri`ate bridges with L`ach other for recoticiliatit)n. A day for survi\'ors to be reaflii.nied that they matter. alid so d() those that ha\'e been affected. Every C`hi]d Matte]-s> even ir tliey are an tidul[, from no\\7 On.
The da[c \\'as chosiin heca`Ise it is the tinie of \'ear in \\'hicli children were taken f.I-om their homes to residential schools. and hecausc it is an opportumt}/ [o set the stage t`oi. aiiti-racisni
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liom, local governineiits. schools aiid colrmiuiiities to come together in the spirit ol` rec`oiii'i]iatioii and h(tpe for gencrat]ons of children lo come. It all started in the C`aribt)o. and as i` result. School D]-strict No. 27 \vas ;hosen b\. the First Nation` Education Steering Committee
(FNF.SC) to pilot cumculum changes for all Grade 5 and Gradi] I() students I.c.Jlecting the rcside]itial sch`)ol experience. wl`ich ha\,e now been implementi`d proviiici`-wiile.
"F,aglcDancer" his limited edition Hcatlier Orange tshirt with design portrays a powerful image: an eagle gelitly wraps its wing aLroun{l a child, offering protection and
encouragement, s}'mbolizing sflfcty and the L`trength to rise and {lance. This
artwoi.k is a tribute to Residential School survivors, hitmiring those wllo hfl`.c passed, and acknowledging the Lasting impz`i`t on future generations.
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Sam MCKay, I)om in Laxgalts'ap, BC, is a survivor of the Edmont[)n Ri`sidi`ntial School. Introduced to Northwest Coast art by his grandfathill', hi` has found healing through his craft. I1`or over 35 years, he has ]ivi`d jn thi` Downtown Eastsid.`, honing his skills and ctim|)I.`ting courses at the Fredfl Diesing P`Tortliwest Coast School {if Art in 2013
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HERE WE COME!
21st Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival Wednesday, October 30 to Sunday, November 10, 2024
Diane \^/ood (photo David Cooper)
We are pleased to announce the 21st Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival featuring twelve days of live and online events -both indoors and out -including music, stories,
poetry, theatre, ceremony, films, dance, readings, forums, art market, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, art talks, history talks, history walks, and more!
Guided by the theme 7hrecids a/Com€cti.on, the 2024 Festival will focus on listeni.ng and learning from the lived wisdom of Downtown Eastside communi.ty organizations, artists and
cultural circles to celebrate the threads of connection of past and present who mentor c)ur
community with their powerful thoughts, words, ideas, support and encouragement. This year, the Festival is thrilled to feature Diane Wood -artist extraordinaire and creator of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival logo -in the Carnegie Gallery in November! A few of many highlights coming to the Carnegie Theatre include: a very special Open/.ng
C`eremony; the anticipated return of Heart5Beot; a spooky D7f5 Ha//owEgn Dance; 1o i/oronci, a Day of the Dead shadow puppetry event,` the not to be mlssed `M/ease///.ng, Wanking, Cheating, Conniving, Lapdog Lackeys of the Soul-sucking Corporate Capitalist'.` Resistance + Responses from the Sid Chow Tan Archives; and, the premiere of the documentary film Unserr/edr and the play Mcryor oJOz! More details in the next Carnegie newsletter or visit www.heartofthecityfestival.com Produced by Vancouver Movlng Theatre in association w/ Carnegie CC, AUUC Vancouver and community partners
Oppenhcimer Park Art Show I 71h Annual ()ppenheimc`r
Park Art Show Offsite at the liitertTrban Gallery.1 E Hastings O|}ening Event: Septembt'r 27' 6-8l]m Tlie Oppenhcimer Park Commuiiitv Art Sh(t\+ t`eatures ai.t-
uoi`k ai`d ]nsigh[ of arti`ts and commiiiiit+ leaders connected to oi displaced from Oppeiil`eiIiier Park` tlie green spai`e kno\\n {is Lek'1eLi` the Po\`el] Street GroiwidQ. Paiireu g€`i. the
hacLyai.cl of` tlie Do\\'nto\`/n East;ide` the uiiceded lai`d ot` tlie`"miok.ulaj`eiii
( Mu`qucam)I Sk\\i¥wh7Inesli |Sqiiamish) and `alll\`iotii+
( l`sleil-Waututh) peciples. For soii`e artists, participatillg
in the sho\\i is an aniiual tradltjon` while others are cctiitrib,
utlng for the rii.st time
Pigeon l'ark Workshops Activating Pigeoii Pal.k
Si`pti`mber Workshops at 399
Cirrall St Pigc`on l`ark actlvat]ons conliiiiie throtigho`it Septembel..
Join us aml thl` Vancouver Park BoarJ foi. art wohshoi)s on Septeml)er 16` 23rcl from
N(ion-2pm. These free all studio sessions are facilitRted by liidigo & Hat tind i)i`o` ide access to art matc`rials, sTiacks aJid rei`reshJiieiits
`Social Housing' ls Leaving Low-Income People Out in the Cold When you think of that term, are you picturing a person earning $85,000? Jean Swanson
Reprinted from The Tyee
Of the 77 units at 5250 Ash SL identified by the City Of Vancouver as `social housma,' 30 per cent wll rent below housing income ll'mlts set by BC Housing and 70 per cent at the low end of
market rents. Neither is affordable for low-jncome renters
In May, Victoria.s Housing Justice Project released a ±quLo± that suppoiled wliat low-income folks liave been tellmg `is directly: when you're lo\+income. },Iou caii]iot affoi.d to reiit most iie\+i' social housing.
Siiigle mother of two Toiii Love apple at tlic project's Ma}' 9 ne\ivs conf`ei.ence at the ]egislatiire, pointing out that liousing rules require her to rent a threebedroom unit aiid make $85,000 a }Jea]. to qualify f`or that un]t.
When most people hear the words "social liousing," the}' iiiiagine housiiig f`or low-Income people. Biit iiow tlie provii`cc -aiid many municipalltlcs -don`t malidate at`fordability in social housjiig B.C.'s i`iil.I.ciit dcJiiiition of social housii`g js ``a hous].iig deve]opmeiit that govcmmcnt subsidizes and that e]tlier go\Jer]iliielit or. a lioii-profit hoiising paii]iei. owns aiid/oi. operates."
ln Vancouver. before 20 I 5` social housing vvas defiiied as "residential units boiight by the govei`nment or a non-profit iising government funding in order to liouse seniors` disabled people and loui-income families or indi\.idiLals.`'
Now. it's d±fl±±£!± as housing owned by a government or lion-profit that has 30 per cent of the uliits with rent below BC Housing s houLsinc[ iiict]me limits. Or Ill Ls, meaning }'our income should be betwcen about $40,000 and $58.000 it`}ou rent a one-bedroom or bachelor apartn-i€nt. and more for bigger iiiiits. The other 70 per ceiit of. social housing uiiits are generall}/ rented at what's called "low end of mai-her -al)out 10 pei-cent below market reiits. Average market rent for a vacaiit apartment in Vancouver in
2023, ac.`ordiiig to the Canada Mortg.ige and Housing Housing Corn.. Corp., was was ±!i2i2 $2.212 a liionlh. Lo\`i end ot` market is aroimd $2,000 a month for a one-bedroom apartineiit` ±±J±±£±±js more than the total month]}i income of a per.son on social assistance, disability or basic pensioi`` about 74 per cent of`the total
income o+`a person earning mi]iimum \`iagc and 57 per cent ot`the income of a single person eaming the median Vancouver iiicome. As a result. inany socia] housing biiildings ill Vai`couver actiially exclude low-income people. Except in the Downtown Eastside. There` back in 2014, lo\`i-income people on the cit}J`s Local Area Planiiiiig C`ommittec fought tooth and I]ail for a definition ot` social housing that would include them. They didn't get all they wanted, but the}' did get a definition in the D(>\`'nto\vn Eastside Ot`1icial D€\'elo P!±±±± that says oiie-third of social housing ha s to be `Tented at rates no highcr than the shelter compoiieiit
of Income Assistance`" which is $500 a month today.
But a city council motion Passed last year has asked Vancouver city staff lo report back on aligning tlie cjty's definition of affordabi lity with the province 's. This is backwards. Instead: the city and proviiice should align their definition and funding of social housing with the Downtoum Eastside definition, not the proviiicial one. Tn July: the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction told me via email that there are about 3,530 people in Vancouver with no fixed address. That niimber represents liomeless people on social assistance. Some homeless people, including seniors and people who do not receive social assistance, aren`t counted jn that number. We desperately need housing for theiii, but it doesn`t exist. Vancower doesn't even ha\'e enoiigh temporary shelter beds for everyone who is homeless. If current social housing projects were required to house pcoplc at the shelter rate, we could hoiise a lot more people who are homeless Biit a citv' memo fi.om December 20221 isting all tlie social dlid siipportive housiiig biii]diiigs approved througli i`ezoiiing or with a dc\;clopment permit shows thiit of 40 bu"djngs. only 13 are p]amied to Tiave an}' shel(er rate units. In othei. \\'ords. 27 of those lie\\/ 40 social housing buildings could exclude lowincome people. If tliose 27 buildiiigs required at least one-third of their units {o be relited tit $500 {i month` we could liouse almost 1 `200 precious humaiis \\ilio lia\/.e low incomes and are either hoiiieless oi. strug-
gling to afford rent be.vond llieir means. All levels ot`goverlimeiit shoiild align their defit`ition of social liousing. at a miliimum. to tlie DTF.S defit`ition of one-third at shelter rate.
Ii` addition -aiid this is a ci.ucial addition -senior gover]iments need to pro\`ide adeqiiale rundiiig to s{ivs that aboiit
enable housing pi.oviders to biiild liousi]ig tliat rents at tliis low I.ate. A receiit citv 1.e
$32 billion in funds woiild be required over the next 10 years fi.om the pro\ incia] and redera] governments to achieve housing targets for lower-income people. Tlic federal govcrnmcnt nccds to step up with grants and subsidies high enough to c.nsurc that the social housing they fund doesn`t exclude low-income people. The B.C. government`s Commiinit`/' Housing lJ`und is a step in the right direction. But itts $3.3-billion
investment, meant to last until 2032, is earmarked for the whole province, not just Vancouver. The CHF funds projects that have 20 per cent of the units renting at the income assistance shcltcr rate. 50
per cent at the housing income limits rate and 30 per cent at the low end of market rate. This mix isn`t perfect -I would argue that the 20 per cent shelter rate number should be higher until we end homelessness -but specifically includ]`ng low-income folks in social hoiising projects is crucial. and this is one of the few government funding soiirces that require low-income uiiits. A ±±2£en±_±±[±Qr± from the Parliamentary Budget Office says that in 2019 federal finding covered a measly 14 per cent of planned spending to address homelessness Another report ±qu±d that .Lowly three per cent of units funded through the [federal National Housmg] Strategy`s langebl program are affordable to lowincome households."
If you're a pi`rson who is concerned about housing homeless ai`d low-Income people in B.C.` it's not eno`Igh to say we need moi.e socja] housiiig We i`eed to pay attcntion to the details -and push for social
housing that low-income folks can actually afford.
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CHP Watch Party of BC Residents of Social Housingr Know Your Rigrhts! September 26, 2024 3:cO -4:30 pin
ONLINE Session With Lawyers and Staff From Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) This session is for you if live jn non-profit or BC Housing. EEEB
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Let's talk about:
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• ``Behavioural contracts"
• Your questions and concerns
Meet in the Carnegie 3rd FLoor CLassroom at 2:50
Vancouver devclopcr Wcstbank wants to build 3 towers in the Ioco and iioo blocks of East Hastings. One tower would be 39 stories, one would be 38 stories (767
apartments total) and one would be 19 stories (i57 units). The tallest two would bc for rental apartments for mostly middle income and some higher income folks. The shorter one (replacing the Vcrnon Hotel) would bc seniors social housing with 52 units at shelter rate, and lo5 units foimiddlc income pc.oplc.. It's not cli`ar how mui`h money thc` government is putting into the social housing building. BecauscL the city would be allowing the developer to build 2
towers much higher than the curreiit zoning allows, the city can extract community benefits like social housing from lhe developer. It appears that the developer will pay for at least some of the social housing building and has handed it ovc`r to BC Housing. Does the c`ity want to use this Strategy for the
Oppenheimer Dislriet (DEOD)? In this area, surrounding Oppenhc.imer Park and with a finger going down Hastings to Columbia, the cuITent zoning rcquircs that privalely owned rental housing buildings include social housing. Only 2 buildings have been built in Io years under this condition. But, coupled with a condo restriction in the area, property values have been low and about i5, loo per cent social housing buildinE;rs have recently
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Last year City Council passed a motion to "Explore options to update the DTES Area
Plan, with the goal to deliver a greater number of social and supportive housing units in the DEOD." Does the E. Hastings tower proposal mean the city `vants to allow huge market rental towers to replace SROs in the DEOD in order to extract enough funds from developers to replace a fcw SRO rooms?
Is this the new plan for the rest of the Downtown Eastside? If you're conccrnc`d about the I)TES gc`tting more housing that mostly excludes low income residents, the city is holding a
public information meeting on October 17th from 5pm to 7:3o pin at the Japanese Hall, 457 Alexander St. Or, if you are a DTES residents come to the regular Fri lunch Carnegie Housing l'roject mcctings to lean lnore.
I couldn't believe my ears. Had I just heard what I thought I did? "The question is, should the builders be
responsible both for providing the homes and transferring ri'sourccs to low-income households, and thc. answer is no."
That was Tom Davidoff saying that poor people should never expect to move into new homes. And 1`om Davidoff is a UBC professor who gives the province advice on housing, and hc also talks to the mcdid all the time about housing toct. Is this what hc's telling them?
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This ``'as last month, August 7th to bc. exact. lwas attending an cvcntwith a panel discussion on luxury housing. Tom Davidoff wasoneofthepanelists, and souJas the
Carnegie's own Jean Swanson. I was glad when she pushc.d back against what he was saying. Jean pointed out that when a new building goes up and nobody can afford to live there except rich people, it can make the whole neighbourhood unfriendly to poor people. Local businesses "start catering to
wealthier people, and the pcopli. who don't live in the lowers, who .aren't wealthy, who depc.nd on businesses that have lower pricc`s, will start to get prict'd out."
You can see that happen all thL' time in the DTES. Maybe you remember how different the neighbourhood around Woodward's was before they redeveloped it. `\''hcn wealthier people move in, Lhc businessc.s become
fancier too, and suddenly security guards
and cops harass people on the street to get out of sight. The message is clear: "This is our neighbourhocid now, and you don't even deserve to bc seen in it." But Davidoff isn't concerned with that. Hc. replied that "the ability to buy retail at a junky retailer is hot] really what's helping people hold on." According to him, who cares if you can shop at the local businesses? \Vho cares ir they see you as part of the community, or as an eyesore to bc moved along? As long as you have the money you nccd, and a homL-to spent that money renting, you'll bc okay. Low incomc- pc.ople "need more money and they need more homes," but that's about it.
Well, I won't say no to more money and more homes, but if he thinks that's the end of the list, hc is wrong. I have lived in the
DTES and in suburban Richmond. While the DTES has so many problems, the power of community here is so strong. In Richmond, I felt totally alone as a poor persor`. I looked around and all I saw were happy, middle class people in their nice homes. I felt like the fly in evci`yone's soup. In the DTES I fei.1 like I matter to people.
That's the importance of community. This is what we'rc fighting for. Wc need homes and money, but nobody can use that as an excuse lo break our communitv and tear us away from each other. So back oi.f, Tom Davidoff! RI±ad rmore in "BC housang expey+'s theories rev`eal some cLpf)rlllinxT Prol)lerrrs" o n The Ceorg.a StrcLit|Tht' a .cool)site.
The provincial government says the city must allow 2o-storey buildings within Zoo metres of a Skytrain station, 12-storey buildings within 4oo mctres, and 8-storc`y buildings within 8oo metres. If thcsc
rcquirements are higher than what is currently allowed in an area, thc` cxistiiig buildings become very attractive to developers wantini;I to delnolish and build higher.
What concerns us is that privately-owned SROs might be sold off for redevelopment if the opportunity for big profit is thcrc. Thc- maps below show the two areas where we think tenants might be at risk. Gas[own's 14 private SROs with 757 rooms. and Strathcona's 3 privatc` SROs with 48 rooms will bolh by "up7,oned" by this policy.
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Council "may" require that each unit is replaced and offered lo the prc.vious tenant at lhl- same
amount they were paying before redi`vi.lopment. Or, the dc.vclopcr can pay lhe i.ily $3ook per unit and redevelop the building into whatever the zoning allows, which is condos and c.xpensive rentals outside the DTES Oppeineimcr District. Regardless, with a nearly o°/o vacancy rate, current tenants would have nowhere to go if they
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VACANCY CONTROL POLICY
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2023. Unbroken was nominated for the Governor Gen-
The evenings are becoming a bit cooler and it is getting dark much earlier. We are approaching the end of summer. As the weather changes, wh}' not borrow a newly released book at a Vancctun'er Public Library branch? Here are a few of our most recent additions. ]on Taylor.' s Frie(I Eggs & Fish Sc(.Ies is a colleetlon of stories about the life of a commercial fishernian living in Sointula, Malcolm Island.
Read all about stingy skippers, rotten fish, and the camaraderie of "wharf rats" in this witt}r and thought-provoking book. Pwppy B/wi#, by Kerry Nichols, is a heartwarming and educational guide on raising a puppy. On everything from crate training to spaying and neuter]Iig` this book will jnfoiiii puppy owners in an cv]'dei`ce-based and actionable way. The author takes an approach tliat prioritizes ; fulfilling i`elationship with }'oiir dog rather than one based on
rote obedience. Bestselling author of Five I.itt]e Indiaus` Mictielle C]ood's newest book rrw/A rc//7#g examines a wide rai`gc of Tiidigei`ous issues from
broken treaties lo the importance of Indigenous literature. Central to the book is the insistence that mcaningfu] reconciliation requires the recognition of Indigenous self:rdetermination, the return of lands. and the redistributictn of the wealth that was stolen from Indigenous Peoples For the±;e and other new books, please visit a Vancouver Public Library branch near you. Happy Reading -Daniel uNBRol(EN: DISRUPTING TOXIC COLONIAL-
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What do.s sinaL] ball mean to me? Piligpong is oiie of my fa\Jourite sports. I played it with my classliiates wlien I was at school. When I worked, I played it witli my co-workers. After retirement. I pla}J it with members with multicultural back-
ground in Cariiegie Community Center. F]}'ing over the table-te]inis, the siiia]l pingpoiig ball
brought my full atteii[ioii. How to ser\Je` recei\'e, which part of the table may I liit it to,1iow much aii-
g]e a]id speed` push, or smash. I should attack or det`end. alld so on. I aliiiost forget cvcr}rthil`g ai`oLiiid us.
Tt seems as if I return to my carefl.ee childhood with my youth dl.Cam. M}/. clotlies iire drenched by sweat. My body get fully relaxed. My mind is cxtrcmely happy. During llie eveiit` I kiiow about iiialiy Chiiiese with common liobb}J. The small pingpong coi`iiects us. Piit
forward the topic we converse. We often discuss hitting methods and how to be emotionall} hedlth}'` when get lost. Skillful pla}/ers teach iiie pounciiig on ball's wi`ys. Same techniques' players study attacking col.Inter methods. For beginncr` we train them right postiire for playing Over time, our skills are impro\iing. and our friendship are deepeiiing. At the same time. small pingpong relie\'es my homesick. When pl{iying pingpong. }'ou can use your experience or try a iiew method to keep it back and forth tl}'ing You need to run. pounce on. move (iuickl}J or slo\\`ly3
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Through the power of story, acclaimed journalist and author Angela Sterritt shares an invitation to disrupt
withdraw. push. chop` smash. and so on. Meanwhile you need continually think ot`what time I shoiild attack. \`''hen I had better defend, and which sitiiation I have to counter-attack. So, this activity exercises our muscles and enhances
colonial violence, specifically as it relates to the ongo-
our intelligence.
ing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women
Ill a \\'ord, the pingpong sr)ort ei`rjches aiid colors our
and girls and t\^/o-spirit peoples.
seniors' life. Embodii`s respect and care from the
Her bc)ok l/nbroken, published by Greystc)ne Bc)oks, is
Centre. I`he small biill represents sincere love t`rom staf`t`aiid leaders in Carnegie Communit}' Centci..
part memoir and part investigation into the murders and disappearances c)f Indigenous women and girls. It
became an instant national bestseHer in May
Jasper Waiig
No More Dead Friends
The Patientfl.atient Here I sit again in the hospital The IM-patient patient Whose patience is being tried. not ill control of my time Or the situation or m}i body
Or mv mind for that matter Just vi'anting to \`'alk a\\ray from jt all! Being a patient Being patient. Waiting in Emergency, waitjiig f`or a doctor. a treatment, Something for this pain, waiting to go home Fi`r the energy to cope witli il all This aging bod}i and its unwanted suaprises lM-patien( ai`d still a patient Aiid then sittuig undei. the trees outside the hospital With a hi`eeze and warm sunshine The patient leai.iis patience I breathe it in, overcoiTie with the beauty of Creatioii My heail fills \`'ith peace aiid gratitude for the prayers of lo\Jed oiies with prayei`s foi. tliose I love
And as I walk ill this time of \\'aiting. . .m} eyes are opened Aiid I experieiice Creator`s love as it flows through me.
Heali]ig the IM-patience M}/. sori.ow .ind real. I.e]eac;ed
And I becoiiie a patient patient again And as l`m i`ot }'et an OLTT-patient |7m iin IN.patient patient. patient.
DEPRESSION IS A WHAPON
Karen Thorpe lf the world knows how long lt takes to heal a broken heail Perhaps everyone will take care Of each other more, or ma}Jt)c not Inflicting trauma is pre\,.alent Hurting inside` be silent Surrounded by propaganda (if di`struction Killing, bombing. I()rturing souls Depression is a weapoi`, a broken soul To eradicate capability and capacity ']`o defend the self. love the selt` Feed the se[f`, nurture the self
Hunger too is i"iatc, inlemalized Maln()urishment and lack of compassion From the rest of the world lt is notjust the sadness It is the ]mss wcapon of destruction That haiinls the vulnerable Thi` loss of faith and hope Mildred Grace German
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Dear Editor,
To the Mayor & City' Coui`cilors of` Mission, B.C`.
Mr Cyrennc's summary ot` Naiicy MacLean's "Democracy in Chains" presents a stark and unset-
As an Indigenous womcin and a citizen ot`Mission, I am disgusted that tlie roman catholic church, that kil led so many of` our children and got away with the]r crime, was allowed by you to hold a service today oil the unmarked graves of.their
tling picture of a radical right-wing agenda to subvert democracy and entrench billionaire power. However, the review.'s hyperbolic language and selective presentation of facts mirroi. the book's own controversial and disputed claims. MacLeaii's book has beeli widely criticized for its methodological flaws` f`actual ina-ccuracies: and par-
little \.'ictims in lleritage Park: the site of tile
church.s Mission `Indian residential school.. Tlie chiirch`s racist acticin, and yours, \\ias outra-
tisan bias. Many scholars have castigated jt as a \`rork of fiction masquerading as historical scholarship. The re\/'iewer's account uiicriticall}' echoes the book's most sensatioTial claims, witliout acknowledg-
geous and inexcusable, and shows that notliing has changed over a ceiitury. Would your city couiicil ha\Je allowed an}' other serial killer to hold an event on tlie graves of their \Jictims'? Why then is the Chui`cli of Rome allowed
ing the iiitense debate surroundji`g its credibility.
to do so cand flauiit tlieir crim inal uiiaccouiitabilil},'
Moreover` tlie revie\\,'er's coiiflation ot` 1 ibertariaii-
t`or a Caiiadian
ism and f`ascism js a misleading trope, ol`e that MacLea]i's book has been critici7,ed for perpetuatiiig.
While soiiie right-wiiig ideologies have fascist lendcT`cies, this does not iiiean that all libeilarian or neoljbei.al ideas a[.e inherentlv fascist. The re\ ie\~'cr's Hi\.location o-f Ricliard Wi]kiiison aiid Kate Pickett's "The Spirlt Level" provides some balance` higlilighting the well-docuniei`ted liliks between iiicome inequality and social problems. IIow-
ever. the contrast between libertarian neoliberalism and Keynesian economics is too starkly drawn. and the reviewer's conclusion presents a false dichotomy. Ultimately, the reviewer's summary reads like a
press release for MacLeaii's book` rather than a critical evaluation of its claims. Gi\Jen the book's disputed reputation. a more nuanced and critical approach would be waiTanted. Regards, Bill H.
geiioclde that tliey liave eveii admitted to? The geiieratioiis of cliildren \`Jliose bones the cathol ics trod on today died at tlieir hands by rai]es, bcatii`gs> starvatioii` and [o]1ui`e Ratlier thaii aid
and abet such a criiiie, the Gty of Mission is obli-
gated by the law to do the opposite aiid stop licensing or fundilig tllrough tax exeiiiptions a self-adiiiitted ciiminal body like the Chui.ch of Rome. If your governmeiit does nut prevent such tra\iesties against our people b}J the catholic chureh, \ve will hiive no alternati\/.e but to stop them ourselves.
Wliy do you think so many catholic churches have been buriied to the ground in receiit years? lf the catholics try another such travest}i at the park, our people will be there in force.
Jennit`er Johnson Sto:lo Naticin
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