SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
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A reminder to all you writers and poets!
Sandy Camepon Memorial Writing Contest
1st,2nd,3rd
-$100,$75,$50
Deadline for entry is noon, September 15
THE 9th ANNUAL SANDY CAMERON MEIVIORIAL WRITllN6 CONTEST Sandy was a writer and poet <and an historian tJ/)76J;././?tj' w ho tl aced the }iears ot` struggle for soc`ial aiid economicjusticc ln the 1]fe of the Do\\'iitown EastLside. Hc colitribulL`(1 hl.s tlioughts and t`eelings t)n `uh-
iects as dlverqe as class arld whale watcliing but tied ever}'thing to our ongoing idealion on social justice This i`ontest is to hoiioui` him and all who use llie \\/I-itten \\ord to e,xpress [hemsel\ies
This ls for \`utcrs aTid poets \\/Ilo ideiitiSr with the struggles of`the I)ov`ntown Eastside. who see :md l`eel passion in livlllg \\ lth spiritual. mcnlal. an(I pliysical }'ez`rniilgs. It llla}' I)e with \+ealth (too mucli or
iiol i`noilgh), h(tusmg (too luxurioiis or not good enoiigh). Iiomelessness (seeHig peaple or ti`}ing to igliol`e rcalit} ), both sides ()l`:iddictioii in the drug trade` the c;e\ trade. "t`rcc" tradc` commimit} . \vomen (murdered. missmg v\ hat it is to bc sarc and cre{iu\'e)` chilclreli and gi`ou ing
festivals. cerciiionlcs. iTic-
moi ials. speci.1l people al`d theli. col`tribiitions (pa51` present) all }'oii do to make } our lit`e meanirigt`ul
both ncM ancl to\\ ards tlie futul`e. \Vhew I Pr]zes u Ill be {`\\.irded fol
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A(1ditional noll-casll prizes for entries de`crvli`g rccogiii(itm GLijdelines t`t)r \\/i`it i_,_1g(-`o,1test.
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Coiilacl iiifor]"`tion t`oi. tlie writer must be lil()\ idc`d \\ ith each i`iilitest cnti}' Essa}-s: TIlis llleans \\Titing in sentences. with gi.ammal. aiid `tructiirc atti`iiii)ted.
Pocti.}-: All foi.ms ciccepted. Must ilse tlie same t`tilit (t} iieface) throi]gliout Siib.ic'el is t>i]eii t(> the ilidj\idiial {iuth(11-. It can be aboiit most aii}'tliing relevaiit to reiiders. IH the \\7oids ot Slam F`o(Jd.all "LT\] iiilisl li(I\ic a hilc. It iililsl I.I'c.{Il( `()Iiic kill(I il./ (1islill.Ii(Iilcc` a lill.Ill()il in lllc lle>ilr[` tl IIirlIIileiice t)i liicnitir)` illi(I f eel.IIltg."
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CORPORATF, THRIFT VALUES Shopping thrift is not the sanie anymore
lt used to be donations for the poor, but now Sold as vintage. appl-opriated boiitique items
Tons of free stuff dropped off al these major Giant coinpanies' stores, hoarding scHables
Of the donors. Of the customers who .h.ive` to go there Mostl.y the exploited poor. the low-income` on welfare Single moms, niigrants3 artists. supporters of c{luses
Yet. when one is around these sl(`res` uiiwallted
As liow they have hil.ed staff and guards lo slaTi` d(twn To follow around whocve]-the.y waiit, wlioever the}''
judge Whoevel. they flag \Jibes from the I_)ownlo\\Jn Edslside
ln public getti]ig touclied` gettillg stripped
Oh, charity iiidustry complex, deceptive ilivestments Make us thinking, is jtjust better lo give and donate Buy straight t`rom the liaiids of the persecuted? The poor` the panhandlcrs. the Ilo-studio ailists? The noii-renting sjdewa]k vendors. the crafters? Mi7ho but trv to make ends meet on the s[rccts What elbe ;re al[ernatives lo shoppi]ig tlirift?
Accusing community members of sllop]ittjllg
If \\i'c have to abolish llii` ralalistic doiiation bills
Now' a days, the}J hire security. actiiig as pigs ln stores such as in the dov\/ntown strips
Wann,ibe police` judges, penitentiar}r, shrinks Pi)wer-lrippers` flashiiig might and foul mouths
Intimidating customers, embarrassing them
Violated of their security` privacy` bi`Ioiigiiig,s Ho\+' do tl`c}i get awa}i with iii`cro-polilickiiig`.'
Dignity` safety, harmony, joy, pcacc` beings While tliese corporations .ire securely makillg Pi`otits from scam tactics` hearsay liiarketiiig 'HELPING' the cTijldren. the poor. tTie sick
The disablcd. the womeii. dozciis of chaiitics Reiise, recycle, lct's all bc hcrocs aiid saints
Pei.t`omiative calls to save our one planet Earth
With doing dirty biisinesses-who arc thc},'`? Another societal rot and decay. Seriously V\'rhere js the hope tliat they said they ga\/.e? When the troor ai-e bluntly disi`riiiiii`atcd Criminalized. racially aiid class profiled Sexism! These pigs approach & yell at \vomcii Let sliall do the bo}/cottilig aiid tlie abolishiiig Reclaim ! '1 he\' are
Because of` the ever-trending climate change A crisis so profitable3 prompliiig donation needs
making profits out
of our Basic iieeds. p()v-
Yet, these corporatiolis selliiig donated items Means bamboozlements I All for corp(trate profit Spiced up with discrimiiiator}/' paramilitaries What diffei-ence is this to tyra]iii}' or police state?
erty', miseries. pain
Mi]dredciracc Thc}/' are neither social \\'orkers, or for soi`idl jiistice
Br{`gging prin`e rent, staff wages, bcncfit packagc* Huge discoiints to deceive. But do not be deceived. As garbage-to-tre{lsures mel'ely is for SSS-making Thrift villages \t'hich soiind sincerely caring. NOT!
As the.\' hoard` witlihold what belongs to the needy The soaked and the drenched (in these pavements T]iose who can not afford new. or bu}J for sur\/'ival Winter clothes, proper coats` boots for work Childreli's toys, cutleries, blankets for comfoil Are tagged viJjth increasing unbelie\Jdble prices
While donatioiis still pour fi.om tlie heails and pock-
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QUEER INCLUsloN The City of Vancouver is recognising ttie queer and geiidcr diverse commumt}J witli programs and events across tlie city. Following are 5 ai`eas to consider and inqiiire about:
*2SLGBTQIA+ ARTS & CRAFTS. Social craf`t nights f`or adults` art programs for children and youth, paiiiting events foI. seniors, aiid niore! Some e\Jeiits welcome all 2SI.GBTQIA+ people \lyh].le others are cxclusi\Jel}` for TWO Spirit` tra]is` intei-sex.
geiider diverse or gender questioning folks -tiiid 2SLGBTQIA+ arts & crafts pri)graiiis in conimuliity centi`es across the city.
*QUEFR YOUTH What's available i]icludes aqiiatics` arts&cl`af'ts` cii`-
ciis. skateboai.di]ig` maiijal arts, group spoils and
nlore -fii`d 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth soc]al drop-ills and I-egistercd programs across tlie cit} ill pal-ls. poo]s` and commuiiity centres.
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*2 S|)irit, Trams & (:endtir Diverse SWIM&GYM Sunda}'s 11 :30am -I :30pm This w'eekly swim is for
folks who are 2STcjD` geiider questioning or interscx.
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Cis .iHies are welcome onl}/I \\Jheii .inclioriiig attend-
ance of a 2SI GD pailicipant. Llllail 2S|CLD@±!±±!±£Q±!±±±±:±z£! for locations and detai lq
*2STGD FITNESS Tliere are circuit st}'le workouts, stretch & } oga \`iith exclusive times in fitness eenti.es Events are for folks \`/ho are 2STciD` gender qiiestioning or jlitcrseh. Cis a]IIcs are welcome onl}' wlien anc]ioriiig attendtince or a 2STGD part]ci|)ant
Basic descriplioiis f`or these and all of.our general
2SLGBTQIA+ recreation programs can be found on] ine at vanco`iver.ca;'Queerincl`ision
Entail us at Oueerjncl er.ca to subscribe to our ne\\,sletter for aiitais about registered c`lasses, weehl}J drop-ills and special e\/ent; through-
out the year.
SWERE & G¥RE
"diss" connected 1. Tangled threads; can u belie\/e what she said? Was she clianging the world or changing Your head. instead? 2. Gossips paint disc6rd> their drama prevails Her ego explodes; lest u think she is the slimy snail
Slowly she snares u into her tale. Slie spreads her venom -her tongue v`/ags on cuz she longs to be Queen. Her stories make u the sleaze. She pretends to be both victim & saiiit. 3, I wish i could scream as she paints her fantastic dream. Who \`rould listeii to my del`ensc;
when her versio]i of truth reigns as if it made sense. 4. The bully who plays victim waiits u to belie\/e hcrjaded system. She has
cRITlcls}'I `'s. ir`'suLTs
no reTiiorse.
So ii would never suspect her ol` Treasoii. of course. She pontificates from her
pulpit -tho she has no good reason 5. She claims her Turf cuz she`s a celebrated neighbour. She'll diss u to protect her own favour.
Can u connect your o\fyin dots or do u bclie\'e her'? Like a lo}Jal robot.
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Are the \`'oi.ds: Kiiid? Cruel.? Necessary'? This I ask mvselr, \}-hile relatitig the ro]1o\\iing.
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You're sa}'ing it's [ne who's the stupid one?
At least i know how to treat others which is more like a brother .... I
for pushing ()ur buttons to get our atteiitioii ib otten tlie reasoii behil`d an insult. It's the perpetrator's low sclt`-esteem caiising tl`em to blow off steam b}' intentionally hiirting othei.s; ill order to try dud raise thclr o\\ ii perceptions of selt`:
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constructive criticism is a whole other matter it ii desigiied to help ~ iiot hurt another
ancl can ofieii conie t`rom thc lo\`e of a brctth€r \\i`ho wishes voii to rlse
aiid abi(lc to }Jo`u-most excel[cnt r)otential. In8a 8-
[Editor`s nitte.. Michael ('lague \\/as tl]e Director of Car[iegie Coiliminity C`entrc for a number of } ears around the tiim ot`the c€iitur}.. He sent ti loJiger dr..ift of the i`()nowiiig. \\'hich he is presel`ting al the Unita].lan Chill.ch on Sept. I `', saying he had quotetl somethlng 1 had writteli and {isking if that \\.is Ills.\ to lead the \\hole thiilg to rincl it, t`ut liked what lie has to sa}' about the importance of comiiiunity.I
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I.I {ilii sliai.ing with you lio\\i I am :ittemptii`g to \+oik and lne thrt)ugli tlle turmo]1 ot`thls world from a
coi]imunity work perspective. Here are the clements whlch frame m}J thiiiking The Idea ot` 1iui"m j`oc/c7/ I)rogress. Is i[ possibli`? What does history tells `ii?
The mi,`lure \ve call liuinan: What. if aiiything sets us apfirt? Cholce. Just llo\\ much free will oi` ageiic}J do we ha\.re in our lives? The moral eli`llient. Is thei`e all obligatictn to act `impl}r becaLi`e it.s the rjglit thing ttt
dcl`' Tl`e out-
c`omc` unkno\\ n? Tlic plactice ot`comiiiiinit} woiL
I-Io\\ is it iele\'atit to tlii`se cla} +`'
I wailt to empl`asize tliat the liios[ Hiipor[ant thili± \+c can be doillt± ls to be \\oiklllg l`ai.cl and woikmg i`oiiscioilsl)
tiii li\ iiig aiid \\olLnig well togcthei`. Tiiiies of stl`ess brilig oilt the best aiid llie \\oi`st in ]iiimaii
iiatuic. Hi)w \\'e bcha\ c to\\'ald` oiic aiitithci z`iid hou \\e Ti.col one aiiother arc t\\o iiualilies lliat \ve li:`ve n`oi.e coiitl`ol o\ei in o[ir li\/es than {in.v others. We ha`'e clioice in I`o\\ `vc ci`ii(1uct oilr I`elatiitiis u itli tl`oLse
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it.s all \`c really ilo contri`l.
Social Progress \Vesliiii cultuie ai`ii ci`inmuiiit\ wot-L ai-i` bii>ed oi` tlii` iib>imiLi[ion that cliai`gc rt)r tlie better ii po`siblc in `l`e liilTiian coiidilittn. It`s stl`aightrorward to speal of` Ill.ogi ess ill technologici`1 I.`rms if u il ai.i` I efe] i iiig to
the toi)ls \`c 1"n e genei ated in ei tl`oiisaiids ot }c:irs. But social pi.og].cs` -tlie work of li\ing :in(I \\'orling \+cll ti)gether as individiials and sctcictie` is :`iiother m`itter Thi' hist(`iict\l iecold I:an be at best de`iribed as mixed. Tlils I.ccitrd show.` that progi-ess is iTot 1 iiiear.11 is episodic` -tl`crc tare Indeed dal.k aiL{es --.\ et
social progress is ciimul<iti\Jc ct\i.I. time, In the \\'estcrii naii{`ti\,e democracy t)eg{m wlth riiale Clreek slcive
o\`iners. Toda}' men aiid women i'qually in m<in}J pal.ts of the wtirld ha\Je the fralicliise. In bct\\eeii \veri` the d<irk agi`s aT`d democrae} \\its lost. Then |}arliamentir} deniiici.ac}'. Ill between was the Holocaiist. Today the lJnited Natioiis Charter of Human Riglits 'roda}r thi` Ciimdi.in (Thaiicr i)( Riglits and Freedoms.
The Mixture We Call Iluman Colll|)lL`xll} {`iid slnlplicit}. We hilmans are ph}'siologicall} comple\ cl`eLituri``
Each iif lls ls unique Yet \`/e shari` \h.I saine basic i`mittions. fiir `afety, beloiigm.a and accept.iiice: tor rccogiiitictli; Iti\'c` <md iiiean-
illg Our briiins` org{lniziitioii and function ilre the same to t;.mlile 1`.` to iiiaLe sense ot the world arollnd lis ar\`1 our iiiteractlon u illi oiir eiivirtinment, and to f`ashioii tools aiid ui`dcrtdke zicti` ities that ena[ile is to
survive. Yet hou \`'e interpi`et the ``'iu ld and h\iu aiid \\1i}/ \\e go abo`it cligagmg with it are unique lo eacli of lls-
But oiir ind]vidual ui`iqiieiiess is timpcred by tl`c realit} that \+'e have to fiiid \\a} s o(` li\ ing alid \+orLing
logc.thei if uc` \`unt tu sui\'i\'e and get tl`iligs done. It is a st(try or>ocial e\ olulion o\Jer time` e\'o[ving iilore aiid lllorc complex social s}'stems. strilct`Ir€s. zind I)roci`iqi`>, But are \\e ilp ti) the I.1sL (it mamging
the \'er} things \\e lia\e i`rea`ed') What sets us apatl as huiii.in I)eing` is our selt`-a`\iari`ness. Ncttjust bciiig a\\arc` of`thc eiivir(inment I[i which \`,e live blll being a\`iarc of (tlirselves aq {acti`rs ill the ei`\ li.oiimellt {ind on i)Ill. another Thi` g1\ es us a si)i`cial respolisll)ilit} for ho\`' \ve act and for how \\'e relate to oiie aiictthcr. The lattei` i`alls foi `ci sctcial
matui.ity that too often we t`ail to practice.
Choice A basic preii`ise of.comi`iunity work is that wc do have a degree of choice or agency in how we live our lives. Sc]f`-awareness is the gift that eiiables us to see ourselves in relation to possib"itjes -to choices. It is the gift that enables us to create choices for ourselves:
Tlie Moral Elemcmt ]t is iinderstandably easy [o "take a pass" on acting for change because we don't feel we can lnakc a difference. And it is true that action \\'ithout thought may be worse than no action at all. Biit \``e act not onl}' for tlie benefit oroui-own lime and place, but also for futui.c gcncrations -e`ren though we will not know the oiitcome. rurtlier, in the actiiig \\;e ina}i be creating opporlunitics that b.`ncfit the future in ways \\ie ha\i'eli.t imagilied. Informed actions from which \\'e miiy or lmy not be the benericiarics emaliate from a moral coi`\'iction of selflessness. Evei} oiie of us ill oiir lifejouriie}J \i/ill be in need of help. Evcr}' oi`c of us has tlie capacity to pl.ovide help. Peal)le have beeii coming togetlier aiid lielping one anotlier to take action for a ver},I long time.
The Practice of Community Work in This Turbulent Age A community work belief is that iiidi\,'iduals. ciiltures, and societies ai-e capable of`leat`niTig and chaiiging for the better aiid that we call best do so throiigli \\/orking together collaborati\/'cl}/'. Comiiiuiiity' \\;orb can
bc coiisjdci.cd the catalyst foi` niakilig it all possible, whetlier it.s a gi.oup of pareiits campaigiiilig for a pla}'grouiid. oi-LGHTQ+ acti`ists pressli`g for recognition and iiiclusion` or aiiti-povei-ty acli\Jists organl7ing food banks :`Iid cdmpdigniiig roi. more cquitab]c soclal policies. or eli\iiroiimentalists campaigning to /
p].otect an old growth I.aim t`orest.
It is to commuiiit}J we turn \\'hen larger s} stems l`ail. Local knowledge. Ioc<il leadership` locul net\\'orLb
and orgallizations of citizens are called Into actii)n. Wc can exiiect more of these "into the breach" summolls. Yet tlie communit}J coiitribution is not only/ in the emergenc}`. it is also in contributing to and sliaping the future in collaboration with go\'ernments and the larger s}'stems. Each has a complementai?i I.ole to
play in managing change. Coirmuiiit} work gives iis meaning diid piirpose its \\e struggle tu make scnsc of this world: and to change it t`or the better Uiiitarians. with our long engagement in social {ind economic justice` are especially suited tl) this task.
The Im|)ortani`e of Vision in Communit}' Work Vision {ind informed action characterize good commimit},' work. Toda}/ we nee(I a funhamental]}' dit`fcrcnt description of`\`i'hat social progress looks like. It is well-being expressed iiot throiigh a predomjnately rnaterialist culture. It is exprcsscd through the qualit}J of`human relatiomliips: tl`rough a shared commitment to eqiiit}' in ensuring the basics of life for i`ilizens of the globe: food, clothing` shcltcr. clean water, clean air. It is about creating meaiiingfiil choices for how people live their lives be}Jon(I the c`ultiire of materialism -be}'oiid the illusioiiary and coi`strained choices of capitalism.
Wrc can'1 stand frozi`n in thc hcadlights. Thi` ingri`dicnls that stor)ned the freeway arejust as relevallt today: the practices of good conimunity organizing.
And lt's How We Approach The Cliallenge: Can we work togcthcr to resolve these Existential Threats?
Whatever their differences our viaduct acti\Jists successfully \\'orked togelhcr f`oi. the greater good. A healthy climate ot`personal relationships like this js dependent on the most threatening prc-rcquisite of all, aclmowledging one's own fal libility: I w'c]s it'rc)/jg,. / t+.c" /7j/.Lt/oA-c7J. / fJ/Jo/ogj.=€. I doo '/ k;7tJtt/`,. / `t'c777/
[o learn.
A Cflll for Change in the Rhythms of Social Progress We will survive as a species by in`agining alid acting on a v]sion ot`social progress foiinded on mutuality and respect for one aiiother. and for the eii`i ironment. We ha\ie to practice buildiiig social progress cvcr}r day . In the 2 I S` cei`tury we caniiot be confident that the loss of progress in one era leaves a legacy that can be recovered and built upon ill anotlier. Unless \ve keep steadily at it. now. there will be no t`uture. We have an opportunjt}' to change the stor} ot` social progress in liistory. We ha\ie an opportunit}' to dispel the fear and disillusionment of these troubled times. Con`mimity \`/ork could not bc itiore I.elevant in helpiiig us lo keep steadily at it. Tt is a lil`c raft of`hope -
because comiiiunity work /.s z/s.
()ur communit) \`iork ..works" when \`e deiiionsti.ate acts of`generosit}/ and selflessness to oiie aliothcr, in accepting aiid mo\ ing on \\'hcii not ill agreement, in appreciation for \`hat each can coiitribute` and in takilig time to lic,tell to one aiiotlier and to ui`derstanding oiir oun beliavioiJrs. B}J tliese actions \ve ai.e pl`acticiiig ti c`ultiirc of` mutualit}J and cooperation Hi oul. I.elationships aiid wol`kliig ceaselessl}' l`or our o\lyli ciiiotlonal liiatuiity aiid the skllls to manage conflict constructively.
The qiiote earlici. in the service fi-om psychiatiist Viktor Fi-ankl expressed it well in copHig \\ ith tlie world at its \\-oi.st fi.om liis time ill coiicenti.atioii camps: .`.
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As Unitai.ians w€ i`re reiinnded to practice these habits among oursc]\Jes aiid \\'i[h strangers -for \ve are all citizens of the globe. Ilere is \`'herc liope is to be foiiiid and where we can build a better world.
When ever}' tollch makes a change` and evel.}I ch(IIige changes the [o_1Iche_r, lfiose_waves p_i chullge`piLk .Ill)
(iml jum `;ith other \\.aves Of chal.ge' alid pi-ogress ls liiilmjesl. (Poni[ R. Tay[ol., Etlllol.` (`tN.negie Newblel1er, Downtown Etlst.`i(le. Jiine I 5. 2022).
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The previous page has, in a few short words, shown what is happening right now regarding housing and the City of` Vancou\'er's direction on dealing with c)ur ongoing housiiig crisis
Mayor Ken Sjm and his ABC Party. dominating or at least controlling the vote on Gty Cc>uncil, are engaged in disturbiiig polic} changes. These affect what kind of hoiising is going to be perinitted in the Downtown Eastside and adjacent neighbourhoods. Recentl}', a inotion passed to allow the building of high-priced condos in the Do\\Jnti)u'n Eastside Oppenheimer District (DEOD) This is supposed to uplift tlie area, but what it does is provide housing foi-almost no one now living here. Tt is, on paper, supposed to align the nccds ot` e\'el`yoiie who needs decent housiiig \\iith those \+'ho can bu} -me.iniiig that lhcrc \`J ill be an expected .trickle-dowii` eft`ect to licav€ social hou`iiig for the i`est of` us.
Ilie clevil is in the details. Social liousing is a defined
term tliat is takeii to mean .`i`oii-market.-biit this is t`ai`
Approach to Homelessl]css." Dt)es this niean tliat the unhoused aiiiong us will bc somehow spread out (rcmo\red to) places around the `rcgioii`? +`ighting back agaiiist this trend will take organised aiid focused \`/iti-k. The best suggestion right no\\i is to get jlivolved \\'ilh those keeping abreast
of this stuff and woi.king to expose wl`at is happening.
The Carnegie Housii`g Project meets in Carnegie, 401 Main. every Frlda}/ at noon and can be reachcdatfgr±Let±ichousiligpro|c`cti`'4_7`1Qmail.cLg±±±
By Paul Taylor
lf you or someone you know is struggling with opioid use addic-
tion, please call the new provin-
oiit ot`the fmanci.il 1-each of the large majorit}' of cul`reiit rcsidents Simpl} piit:
Pooi` peoi)1e can.I afford soci€`I hous]ng as this government defines it. For Inn.v people nou' li\i'iiig in lioll-market Ilousing
cial Opioid Treatment Access Line at 1-833-804-8111 toll-free
t]iere are federal govcmmellt subsidy progl.aliiq that
for immediate assistance from a
pi-o\ idc +`uiids to make up tlie differeiice bet\` con a percentage of a rcsident's iiicome and tlie hoiisiiig charge.
dedicated team of health profes-
These subsid}i programs have liiiiits and rules and are almost {ill time-limjtcd. meaiiing thiit in a certain nunber of years they will expire. Evcrv subsidized household will t`ace an economic disas`6r it` or when t]ie varioiis levels ot` go\iemment change the rules or. worst case scemrio` stop thelii {iltogether. T`housandb will have no place to go. The curreiit situation with thousands of people unhousL`d \\iill be exacerb{ated when new hoiising is built only for those able to pay high prices, but this seems to be the directioti that Vancouver`s current City Council is heading.
Another slam at the poctr and unhoused population \\/tis lhc recent adoption of a dircction whereby tlie need for low income rei`tals will only be I/3 met o\'el. the iiext 10 years. The nccd t`or hoiising for people with model.ate incomes \`'ill bc only I /3 met. rl he need for high-priced coiidos and non-rental will be met with 3 times more thai] js needed. This only makes si`nse it`the desire of Ken Sim and his ABC i'arty use \`hat they are calling a ..Regioiial
sionals. Help starts here. This was released by Jennifer Whiteside
Build-up or Trickle-Down Democrc(ay in .Chai!is ._ The Deei] Hisloi+ of lhe Radicul Righls Steallh Plan for Amel.[c« by NairLcfy MELc,Lean` exposes ho\\. billionaires took over tlie Rcp`Iblican I'aily to siibvert democracy aiid tiim the lJnited States iiito their kleptocracy, a despot.s democracy. Tlie extreme right sees taxes .is theft and believes got ernments should be limited to operatlng the militar}' and police and pro`ectiiig privcite property. An}'lhing else erodcs the :`1jberty of`the bod}' politic." (p 21 +` MacLean) Tlie market economy alone can solve societ}''s problems.
James Biichanan, a leiiding economist at Mercatus Ceiitre at George Mason University, formed alliances with the billionaire Koch brothcrs aml colinections to right-wing think tanks such as the Cato lnstitutc,
Freedom Works and the Hel-it.ige Foundation. authors of`the notorious PJ.a/.€ff 202J. a game plan for a iiext Trump adliiinistration ln 2005. Buchanan \\role that people who f`ailed to save iiione} for future needs [rclirement] ``.ire to be treated as subor{]im`te membei.s ot`the species, akin to... aiiimals uno are depctldent." (p. 214)
Buchanan and tliese foimdations shaped toda}i`s radical right's aiiti-go\Jernment poll-
t]cs.
T} lcr Cohcii, who succeeded Buclialian and iiow (]irects the causes` base camp at tlie Koch-full(led Mei.catus Centei. followii`g the liberlaiia]i neoliberal trickle-down ideolog}'. prophesies that in lower-iiicoliie palls ot` Amel ica the -`qualit}' of u atei.`. in ight liot be \wliat I,'iiited States citizeiis are used to. biit ..paltial shaiit}' towils" would satisfy the ]ieed for clieapcr housing as I-wage polarizatioii`-gi`o\fy's and gotemnicrit sllriilks. (p. 215. MacLeal`) Cohci` cl`.iii,\ i gieat popiilai it}' \\/ith his blog. 7l/jLJ jty/[rrg7.;7f// RtJ`jt)/77/7tJ;7
There is iiotliing margiiia] about the right's plaii t`oi` .'suboi`dinate members of the species be]Iig housed in
shal`t}'towm with subsla]ldar(I water as government slliinks." Nor is tllcre all}'thing iiiargiml in P1.oject 2025 that ad\'ocates uJilcll}i ilicreasiiig piesidelitial po\fycr. such tlial follo\+'ing tlie Siipreme Court decisiol`,
a president gains close to abqolutc immumt}' froiii prosecutioii. This ci`eates a dlctatorship alid fu]fil]s
Triimp`s dream of acquiriiig Putin-like power
When threatened with \\ihat they see as e.\ci`ssi\'e democracy aiid widesi)re{id social pi.ogress or a failure of democr{ic}i that threateiis tlieir bottom line. right-wing billioiiaire corporate capitalism casil}; slides into fascism. Sc`holars liave noted that big business de\/eloped all increasingl}/ close partncrsliip \`'ith the Italian Fascist and German Na7,I go\'emmeiits tifter the} took I)c>\` er. (Ec't7#tj;77i(..` a/ Ft/I)I(./j`7j7, Wikipedici) In the U.S.` culture wars arc creating a feediiig freii7} to\\ard the cultish support of a waniiabe dictator. who cuts billionaii.cs's taxes and \`'orks to disimntlc the administr<ative state. In their book, 7l/7c7 [Tjj//.t/ £c't;'c'/
17`'AT,. £`G/it"//P ;`T BtJ//ct.I/r7r E`.c>r,`'ov7f' Richard Wilkinson .1nd Kate Pickett
coiiipare how much richer the richest 20% in each of` 23 dc.vi'Ioped natioiis are thaii the poorest 20%. In the richest nations` includiiig Siiigapore alid the USA. the richest 20% are 8.5 to I 0 timcs as rich {]s the poorest 20%
ln the Nordic colllltries, where governmeiit beiietits equalize ilicomcs, the gap drops to
aroi]nd 4%.
Wilkinson and Pickeu then compai`e data acquired from the United Natioiis aiid other reliable sources tliat measure social gradients and qoc]al problems: life expectaiicy, infant mortality, iii`irder rates. imi)risolimcnl` mental illness and addiction rates. social mobilit}'. and more. In e\er}' case. nations wlth greater inequali|v lia\'e worse oiitcomcs [n the L'SA. tliere ai.e 14 timcs as man} people injail per capita than in .Japan` where the income gap is similar to the Nordic countries. Infant mortality in the States I.s twlce as high as it is ill Japan, Sweden, Finland. aiid Nor\+ia}J` the U.S. has a 2 to 3 times higher I.ate ot`mcntal illness
and addiction. (See Richard Wilkinson's Ted Talk.) These coiiclusloiis about inconie disparity coiitrast libcrlarian neoliberal capi[alist ideologies with Keynesian i`conomics. w'liich advticatcs govcmiiieiit in\;ol\'ement in the ecoiiomy to mitigali' pain cd`ised
by the market.s boom €`nd bust cycles and social dysfunction caused b}z lnequ€ilit}'. ()ne onl} needs lo
compare the diffcreiice between government-supported universal Medicare ill Canada and olhcr democracies with private Insurance schemes ill the USA. where illiiess drives people into bankruptc}' aml liomelessness.
Given the evidence fron` 7l/)e 5P„W /jet'e/ and the wa}i that the U.S. econom} has rebounded from COVID under Bideii's "building from the bottom lip and the middle out.. inf`rastructure construction progi.ams3 which have reduced inequality and child po\Jerty, the choice between economic patliwa}Js is crystal clear. Do we waiit totalitarian billionaire neoliberalism that trickles down incqualit}'` po`iert}, addlction, shanty to`\ins. and l`omelessness, or do we want Ke}'iiesian economics with go`'ernment as a t`unctioning par`ncr uiith tl'ie market in a democracy that advances social progress`.' 8`,I GILI,ES CYRTINNE
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