EVELYN SALLER - i f t h e namz does n o t sound f a m i l i a r , bu t ALEX CENTRE i s ment ioned, r i g h t away b e l l s s t a r t r i n g i n g . Before moving t o t h e l o c a - t i o n a t 320 Alexander S t r e e t t h e Alex C e n t r e was known as t h e '44' - t h e mul t i -use c e n t r e on Cordova.

M s . S a l l e r - Evelyn t o j u s t about everybody - has been r e s p o n s i b l e f o r an enormous amount of community s e r v i c e i n t h e downtown e a s t s i d e i n t h e p a s t 13 y e a r s . When t h e '44' f i r s t opened s h e w a s a t i t s n u c l e u s . It was and is unique i n t h e s e r v i c e s p rov ided : 3 h o t meals a day a t min- i m a l c o s t ; a c c e p t a n c e of week-long and even month-long mep.1 p a s s e s ; an open TV lounge w i t h t h e m a j o r i t y of wa tchers d e c i d i n g programs; a 2nd TV lounge w i t h e x c l u s i v e s p o r t s pro-

gramming; s e v e r a l games w i t h a poo l t a b l e , s h u f f l e b o a r d , c h e s s , c h e c k e r s ,

monopoly and c r i b some of t h e fav- o r i t e s ; an e n t i r e depar tment f o r h e a l t h s e r v i c e s w i t h showers , b a t h s , t r e a t m e n t f o r s c a b i e s and body l i c e , and s t a f f v e r y aware of t h e need t o r e f e r many peop le t o a d o c t o r o r c l i n i c ; l a u n d r y and d r y - c l e a n i n g fac - i l i t i e s ; r e c r e a t i o n t h a t i n c l u d e s c r a f t s and bingo. A l l t h i s and more h a s been going seven d a y s a week f o r o v e r a decade and ~ v e l y n ' s d e s k i s t h e p l a c e where t h e buck a lways s t o p s . I t ' s a l l e l luva j o b b e c a u s e , l i k e any p u b l i c s e r v i c e , t h e Alex C e n t r e c a n ' t be run by one pe r son . E v e l y n ' s sup- e r b s k i l l i s t o h e l p t h e s t a f f and p a t r o n s g e t a l o n g - t o work t o g e t h e r . H e r s e c r e t i s an open one: s i m p l e r e s p e c t f o r peop le a s peop le .

For y e a r s , t h e ' 44 ' and t h e Alex Cent r e have worked under E v e l y n ' s gu idance t o be t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e i n a l l p a r t s of t h e i r o p e r a t i o n s . Her s p e c i a l touch is s e e n i n t h e way s h e

a c c e p t e d t h e move from t h e Cordova a d d r e s s t o t h e s m a l l e r f a c i l i t y on Alexander . A t f i r s t i t was o u t r a g e t h a t more peop le were t o go t o a s m a l l e r p l a c e , b u t 'make t h e b e s t of a n y t h i n g ' and t h e new f a c i l i t y and equipment j u s t hum.

Also f o r y e a r s , Carneg ie and t h e s p e c i a l i z e d s e r v i c e s l i k e D.E.Y.A.S. and C r a b t r e e have been t h e f o c u s of a r t i c l e s i n t h e media whenever t h e downtown e a s t s i d e was covered . With- o u t g l o r y , t h e ' 4 4 ' and t h e Alex have j u s t q u i e t l y gone a b o u t d o i n g t h e i r b u s i n e s s , and d o i n g i t w e l l .

Evelyn and h e r work are c r u c i a l f a r t l iousands o f r e s i d e n t s and t r a n s i e n t s , and h a t s o f f t o h e r . She is o f f work I f o r a w h i l e f o r knee s u r g e r y and may r e t i r e soon. She is a n unsung h e r o i n e of t h e downtown e a s t s i d e . The n e x t t ime you s e e h e r , s a y t h a n k s f o r e v e r y t h i n g . She d e s e r v e s i t !

By PAULR TAYLOR

LEARNING CENTRE COURSES

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s i n g l e p a r e n t s have been c a n c e l l e d , but we must c a l l your a t t e n t i o n t o t h e t e r r i b l e d e p r i v a t i o n be ing s u f f e r e d by o t h e r s i n g l e peop le i n t h e p r o v i n c e who have been deemed: employable.

Our e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e community i s t h a t a few d o l l a r s s p e n t i n p r e v e n t i o n w i l l s a v e many d o l l a r s i n Welfare , and inves tment i n more housing, h e a l t h and d e n t a l c a r e f o r t h e poor i s money w e l l s p e n t .

Welfare rates a r e way below t h e Pover ty L ine , as you w e l l know. The minimum wage i s n o t enough t o pay r e n t and e a t .

Many peop le a r e s t u c k i n p a r t - t i m e jobs w i t h no medica l o r d e n t a l coverage.

People have t o l e t t h e i r t e e t h r o t because they c a n ' t a f f o r d t h e f i l l i n g s . Ro t t en t e e t h can make people r e a l l y s i c k .

We u r g e you t o heed t h i s p e t i t i o n .

S h e i l a Bax te r f o r P.O.W.

Dear People who put o u t t h e C A R N E G I E NEWSLETTER:

I g e t t h e impress ion , l a t e l y , t h a t you want my submiss ions t o your r a g t o be a l i t t l e more g e n t e e l .

You f o l k s , i f anyone, should know by now t h a t I am no t a n i c e guy.

There fo re , y o u ' r e o u t t a luck . I ' l l never g i v e you a n y t h i n g t h a t i s gen- t e e l o r t h a t has any kind of redeem- a b l e q u a l i t i e s .

Y r s . T r u l y , Sam S l a n d e r s

E d i t o r ,

I ' m w r i t i n g t o e x p r e s s my concern and d i s g u s t a t my har rassment a t t h e Welfare O f f i c e , 522 Alexander.

The week of January 16-20 was t h e t ime d u r i n g which I had made a r range- ment w i t h my f . a . w. t o r e c e i v e a set of f a r e s a v e r bus t i c k e t s , am $11.25 expense . I came i n t o t h e o f f i c e on Thursday of t h a t week t o p i c k up t h e t i c k e t s . A s one of t h e workers was i n t h e p r o c e s s of w r i t - i n g o u t t h e voucher f o r me a t t h e c o u n t e r , t h e d i s t r i c t s u p e r v i s o r

came o v e r and gave me a l e c t u r e on n o t coming i n t o t h i s o f f i c e a g a i n t o a s k f o r whatever . I w a s d i s g u s t e d a t t h i s remark of h e r s and t h e f a c t t h a t t h e arrangement f o r t h e s e t i c k e t s had been worked o u t beforehand d i d n ' t s t o p h e r .

The reason f o r my a s k i n g f o r t h e s e t i c k e t s i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e was t o g e t t o a VSB n i g h t c l a s s t h a t same Thursday evening. The p i d d l i n g $35 c o s t f o r t h i s c l a s s had p r e v i o u s l y been d e n i e d t o me by t h e so -ca l l ed K.O.

P e t e r Imm, Volun tee r .

A most e d u c a t i o n a l and e n j o y a b l e evening occur red on January 2 2 i n t h e Carnegie 'Theatre. Keaut i f u l s l i d e s were shown and we saw how important i t i s t o s a v e t h e T e r r a Nova l a n d s and t h e S tevens ton Naterf r o n t .

The g u e s t s p e a k e r s were from "Save ~<ichmond Farmlands Soc ie ty" and t h e " ~ n i t e d Fishermen 's & A l l i e d Workers Union . I 1 Boil1 o r g a n i z a t i o n s exp la ined why we must f i g h t t o s a v e t h i s valu- a b l e a r e a .

Save Richmond Farmland S o c i e t y was r e g i s t e r e d a s a n o n - p r o f i t s o c i e t y i n 1987 . The i r purpose i s t o p r o t e c t Richmond's f a s t d i s a p p e a r i n g a g r i - c u l t u r a l l a n d s . The f o c u s l a t e l y has been on T e r r a Nova.

During t h e l a s t f i f t e e n y e a r s many d a i r y aiid v r g e t a b l c farms have g iven way t o s u b d i v i s i o n s and c o n c r e t e i n d u s t r i a 1 bui l d i n g s . "Far t o o much of our r i c h e s t farmland h a s been taken , ' I s a i d t h e s p e a k e r . "lthere w i l l we grow food f o r t h e i n c r e a s i n g popu la t ion?" Th i s p o i n t e d a t t h e massivc developments p lanned t o house hundreds of thousands of peo- p l e i n t h e nex t f i v e t o t e n y e a r s .

T e r r a Nova is l o c a t e d i n t h e n o r t h - west c o r n e r of I . t t l u I s l a n d . Bounded 011 L I I C , I ~ O I - L I ~ l ~ y L I ~ C , miclcl l e arm of t l~c , F rasc~r River, o n t l ~ c w ~ s t by SLur:;cc111 I;,11,1\s, o n L I I P e a s t by No.1 I:o<ld a ~ i d 0 1 1 Ll~e soutl i by Qui lchena (;o 1 f OOIJ r s c and Cranvi 11 e Avenue. Lt i 5 120 a c r e s o f t h e r i c h e s t farm- land i n Canada hut i t i s a l s o impor- L ~ n t ds ,I sLaj;in;: a r f 3 a f o r m i g r a t o r y waterfowl . I<i(,linlond lins few p a r k s and nec3tls opvn s p ~ ~ c - c . 'I'lie snow geese comc~ I l~rou::l~ I~c~rc, i 11 Oc.tol)cr, Novcm- I I 1 1 r 1'lic.y wil l noL land i n a r c a s c. l osc, L o Ilumn~i Ii:il> i t a t i o n .

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f e e d i n g s i t e s f o r t h e Grea t Blue Heron Other s p e c i e s u s i n g t h e f i e l d s a r e e a g l e s , Kough-legged Hawk and Red- ta i l ed Hawk, Northern Harr- i e r , Shor t -eared and Common barn owls. The F r a s e r River d e l t a s u p p o r t s t h e l a r g e s t w i n t e r p o p u l a t i o n of t h e s e s p e c i e s i n Canada.

Before t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e s e sub- d i v i s i o n s can t a k e p l a c e , a g r e a t d e a l of hog f u e l must be dumped on t h e l and . A s t h i s d e t e r i o r a t e s i t g i v e s o f f an obnoxious odour and i t ' s I s t i l l unknown whether t h i s p r o c e s s i s dangerous t o h e a l t h . Also , when b u i l d i n g s a r e e r e c t e d on t o p of t h i s

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Dennis Brown s a i d t h a t S t e v e n s t o n h a s a f i s h i n g v i l l a g e c h a r a c t e r and t h e r e is a r e a l s e n s e of community i n t h a t a r e a . The p a r t of Steven- s t o n t h a t i s be ing fough t f o r i s t h e o n l y p l a c e where one can s e e t h e w a t e r f r o n t . No one h a s r e a l l y looked a t t h e f i s h i n g p o t e n t i a l i n t h i s h i s - , t o r i c a l p l a c e .

Now f o r some famous q u o t e s from t h e i r l o c a l p o l i t i c i a n s : t h e Mayor of S tevens ton s a i d t h a t p u b l i c hear- i n g s a r e a cha rade . T h e i r Member of P a r l i a m e n t , Tom Siddon, s a i d he would l i k e t o r e l o c a t e t h e f i s h i n g i n d u s t r y on Vancouver I s l a n d .

Many Japanese Canadians used t o have f i s h i n g b o a t s a t S tevens ton . B.C. Packers bought p a r t of t h e w a t e r f r o n t f o r twelve m i l l i o n d o l l a r s . A new type of r e s i d e n t moved i n and complained about t h e f i s h s m e l l . I

We should l e a r n more about t h e h i s - t o r y of t h e s e two a r e a s and o r g a n i z e a f i e l d t r i p t o s u p p o r t t h e i r f i g h t . We j u s t might need them t o s a v e u s from b e i n g e v i c t e d when t h e Expo Lands a r e developed.

By IKENE SCHMIDT

HEALTH PROJECT - a t t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e

women's Cen t re - 44 E-Cordova

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w i l l g i v e a demonstra- t i o n of Ref lexology. You w i l l l e a r n how t o r e l a x and s o o t h a l l p a r t s of your body through massaging t h e f e e t . February 8 t h - 5:OO: - Video - ------------

Cold Journey i s a dra- ma t ic f e a t u r e abou t a young Canadian - I n d i a n who is removed from home a s a c h i l d and thrown i n t o t h e a l i e n world of t h e w h i t e man. Torn between two wor lds he s t r u g g l e s t o f i n d a meaningful p l a c e i n h i m s e l f . February 13th- 2:OO: AIDS presen ta -

t i o n w i t h c u r r e n t i n f o r - mation about t h e d i s e a s e . How t o p r o t e c t y o u r s e l f by p r a c t i c i n g s a f e sex. Other means of t r a n s m i s s i o n w i l l be d i s c u s s e d w i t h l o t s of opp- o r t u n i t y t o a s k q u e s t i o n s . 11:OO-2:00 T u b e r c u l o s i s Skin T e s t ( 1 ) February 14th- 2:OO: The Recover ing ---- ----_--__

A l c o h o l i c . Two women s h a r e t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e of b e i n g a l - - c o h o l i c ; what i t was l i k e , how they recovered and how they c o n t i n u e t o remain s o b e r through t h e AA s u p p o r t .

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t i r e community's journey from a l c o h o l i c dependency t o s o b r i - e t y . The f i l m was produced by t h i s community a f t e r r e a c h i n g s o b r i e t y . The a c t o r s r e -enac t r e a l e v e n t s from t h e i r own l i v e s . A ve ry moving and i n s p i r a t i o n a l f i l m . 3:OO-7:00 T u b e r c u l o s i s Skin T e s t (2) February 16th- 1 1 : O O - 2:00 -------------

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changes and Menopause: what k ind of changes o c c u r i n a woman's body, what you can do t o h e l p y o u r s e l f and Var- i o u s t r e a t m e n t p h i l o s o p h i e s . There w i l l be p l e n t y of o p p o r t u n i t y f o r s h a r i n g e x p e r i e n c e s and a s k i n g ques- t i o n s . For t h o s e who a r e i n t e r e s t e d , t h e r e w i l l be an ongoing suppor t group which w i l l c o n t i n u e t o meet on a weekly o r biweekly b a s i s . February 22nd- 2:OO: - Video - -------------

Pound Makers Lodge i s a f i l m about a c e n t r e where Nat ive peop le come t o b reak t h e bonds o f a l - coho l and d r u g a d d i c t i o n . The h e a l i n g p r o c e s s i n c l u d e s a r e t u r n t o n a t i v e c u l t u r e and a n c i e n t t r a d i t i o n s .

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f a t h e r s e e s h e r ) I t e l l them t h e So when ya f i n i s h t h i n k i n g , l e t me speak t r u t h . T r u s t ... one of t h e few And t h e n maybe compromise possess ions I have found no way t o Because i t d o e s n ' t m a t t e r where you go pawn o f f . I guess t h a t is why t h e I can f o l l o w your l u d e e y e s 1 w i t c h e s l i k e t h e i d e a ( t h e y a r e S t arwind good c o l l e c t o r s of humane paraphen-

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I s e l f ; p l e a s e s t a y tuned f o r o r i g i n - a l b a s i s of a r t i c l e ? poem? p r o s e ? 1 Do w i t c h e s o u t h e r e b e l i e v e i n P e r f e c t Love and P e r f e c t T r u s t ( t h a t t h e Carnegie fami ly . was o n l y two o u t of t h r e e s o do n o t A l o t of v o l u n t e e r s were s o soaked p u l l t h e ' t h a t was a s e c r e t t r i p ' on i n t o t h e p l a c e t h a t they became

I me.. . t h a n k you). So I do n o t know s t a f f . For example, J e r r y S e n t i n o who I am, what I do o r why I ' m h e r e is now on Ki tchen a f t e r spend ing a and i f I d i d I probably wouldn ' t . f i r s t s t i n t on S e c u r i t y . J e r r y , you S u r e l y you must have your own opin- f l a u n t t h a t b e a u t i f u l Hawaiian s m i l e i o n by now and they say t h i s i s a and everyone j u s t l i g h t s up s e e i n g p l a c e t o w r i t e t h e s e s o r t of comments? i t ! Henr i Heber t , a long-t ime vol-

c r i t i c i s m s ? R e l e v a t i o n s ? s o go ahead , u n t e e r , is a r e a l peach and among I d e s e r v e i t . Well no chance of t h e b e s t of t h e C a l i f o r n i a r a i s i n

s t a y i n g on t o p i c today s o I w i l l v o l u n t e e r s . A l i c i a b r i n g s a new q u i t w h i l e 1 ' m ahead. (Come on, p l a y l i g h t i n t o Carnegie d e d i c a t i o n 6

1 t h e game - what i s my r e a l name?) l i g h t e n s up my day. 1 ( S t a f f a u t o m a t i c a l l y d i s q u a l i f i e d ) I am a v o l u n t e e r . I am Miki, a

I f r e e - v e r s e w r i t e r f o r t h e Carnegie S tarwind

Newsle t t e r . I n my o p i n i o n everyone LeLter Lo t h e E d i t o r : who has sha red t h e e x p e r i e n c e of

Over lit p a s t decade, many people have focused t l ~ e i r a t t e n t i o n on Andrew Carnegie ' s Carnegie Mall. Thcre i s always a rainbow o v e r t h i s p l a c e . . That day a decade ago, any- one wllo wanled L O s h a r e t l w s p i r i t of l i g h t c o n t r i b u t e d t h e i r l a b o u r 6 d e d i c a t i o n t o the Carnegie Cen t re . A l l were working so h a p p i l y and t l ~ e y and we bccnmc. w11aL you mir,hL c a l l

hanging t e n i n Carnegie w i l l a lways have a s p e c i a l l o v e f o r t h i s p l a c e . That i s why Carnegie always h a s f u t u r e endeavors i n t h e a i r , always a w a i t i n g rainbow. Share t h e rainbow and good l u c k t o J a n i c e , Gord, B i l l , Donald, Donalda, Henr i , A l i c i a , Rob Morr ison, I r e n e , J e r r y and t h e r e s t of o u r a n g e l s . Love a n g e l l o v e ,

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COMMON DISUNITY

You d o n ' t unders tand what I ' m going through Hippie d i p s - s h a r i n g t h e i r wea l th Holding t h e world w i t h t h e i r Commie views You grow o l d and l o s e your h e a l t h l o s e your shape and i n t e r e s t too

Is i t common - t h i s d i s u n i t y ? t h e r e is no th ing t o u n i t e u s excep t perhaps t h e i l l i c i t sp read of o i l f lowing North from s o u t h of t h e border No cause f o r unharmony, u n r e s t , d i s -o rde r

S e n i o r s day, d a r k i n t h e pa rk coupled w i t h some a c t i v i t y s i n g a song f o r some t i c k e t s n o t working, no c a u s e f o r p i c k e t s unorganized t e n a n t s have no r i g h t t o s t r i k e

I go t b e a t up i n a r e s t a u r a n t 'Cos a Frenchman d i d n ' t l i k e my f a c e S a i d , "Beware my f r i e n d , i t ' s no t your p l a c e t o t e l l me what I want, t h e s t o r y l i e s behind t h e e y e s I Am

r s o I f l a u n t ! "

Can't walk, always walking

i t h e p r i c e I pay f o r d r i n k i n g and a t s i n g l e occupant automobi le Could have pa id f o r a cab f a r e I s t a r e

bu t I ' m broke and on w e l f a r e Th i s could have been you what w i t h a l l I ' m going through would be n i c e f o r a c a r r i d e but such luxury 1'11 s t e p a s i d e t o save some c e n t s f o r payments due

Could have caught t h e l a s t bus bu t i t ' s r e a l l y n o t t h a t f a r and I need new s t r i n g s f o r t h e g u i t a r s o what I ' v e saved I ' v e a l r e a d y s p e n t I t ' s j u s t n o t enough (and t h e r e ' s always

I t ' s h e a l t h i e r t o o o r s o I r a t i o n a l i z e t h e e x t r a c a s h I ' l l u s e t o p a t r o n i z e An e x t r a buck o r two f o r t h e n e x t v i s i t Wri te a l e t t e r , make i t b e t t e r Change t h e system f o r t h e b e t t e r 'Cos t h e Winner i s n ' t me, i s i t ?

r e n t )

WONDER OF WONDERS! ! !

The Carneg ie P o o l lbom Stlpport Group h a s pu rchased a brand-new snooke r t a b l e .

I n J u l y of 1987 a g r a n t p r o p o s a l was s e n t t o t h e f i r s t o f f o u r found- a t i o n s , d e t a i l i n g a n i d e a of s t a r t i n g a program c a l l e d STREET SMART. Out- s i d e o f C a r n e g i e , anyone h a v i n g t a l e l i t i n p l a y i n g p o o l h a s t o p rac - t i c e i n p o o l h a l l s and b a r s . I f you d o n ' t have much money you c a n ' t a f f o r d t o pay up t o $ 4 / h r . t o u s e a t a b l e , and h a n g i n g around j u s t watch- i n g w i l l e i t h e r b o r e you o r even l e a d t o i n c r e a s i n g l y c r i m i n a l a c t i v i t i e s .

STREE'I SPIA1iZlirT would employ a q u a l i - f i e d i n s t r u c t o r i n p o o l s k i l l s and tournament e t i q u e t t e , w i t h t h e ad- v a n c i n g p l a y e r s e n t e r i n g t o u r n a m e n t s i n t h e Lower Mainland and a round BC. I n c l u d e d i n t h e p r o p o s a l was t h e need f o r a new t a b l e .

For a y e a r and a h a l f , f o u n d a t i o n a f t c r f o u n d a t i o n i g n o r e d t h e r e q u e s t : p o o l has a n e g a t i v e image and no one w a s i n t e r e s t e d i n h e l p i n g .

A 1 1 t h i s t i m e , b o t h Danny K o r i c a & B e l l Mayer q u i e t l y and c o n s i s t e n t l y worked on p r e p a r i n g good food and r u n n i n g t h e Pool Room's c o n c e s s i o n s o n Thursday n i g h t s a n d , u n t i l r e c e n t - l y , F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n s . S i b y l Wagner, t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a s s i s t a n t on t h e 3 rd f l o o r , comple ted a f i n a n c i a l s t a t e m e n t f o r t l ~ e P o o l Room i n Nov- ember and t h e r e was a b o u t $5 ,600 c l e a r i n t h e a c c o u n t . N a t i o n a l B i l l i - a r d s i n Burnaby gave C a r n e g i e a g r e a t b r eak on t h e p r i c e and s o l d u s a $6 ,400 t a b l e f o r $4 ,700 . The t a b l e was i n s t a l l e d on J a n u a r y 1 3 t h and Percy T u t t e E n g r a v i n g , on Pende r , made a p l aque t o b e a t t a c h e d t o i t .

7 'his p l a q u e s a y s t h a n k you t o t h e two pcop l e who made t h i s amazing a d d i t i o n p o s s i l ~ l c . I t r e a d s :

THIS TABLE PURCHASED THROUGH THE FUND-KAISING EFFORTS OF

D A N N Y KORICA & BELL MAYER

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The o l d e r t a b l e w a s d o n a t e d t o t h e Vancouver I n d i a n Cent re on B a s t i n g s .

Pool. Room B l u e s

I ' v e g o t t h e b l u e s t o d a y L e t ' s go t o C a r n e g i e P o o l Room To t a k e t h e b l u e s away.

L o t s o f p e o p l e s i t t i n g t h e r e W a i t i n g p a t i e n t l y f o r t h e i r t u r n Oh no, someone is n o t h e r e .

Next on t h e l i s t we do a s k I t is t h e i r t u r n H e f i n d s o u t i t is a t a s k .

B a l l s on t h e t a b l e b e i n g s h o t everywhere P e o p l e p l a y i n g do g i v e a c a r e Does he win o r d o e s h e l o s e High o r low b a l l , you have t o choose .

I n t h e p o c k e t s b a l l s must go Anywhere; down t h e y go ~ t ' s a s h o t - t h a t W a s s low.

Cue s t i c k h e r e and b a l l s i n s q u a r e , P e o p l e p l a y , s e e w h a t ' s where. Some p l a y t o w in , some l o s e , They s h o o t t i l l t h e t a b l e i s b a r e .

The game i s now o v e r So I must go I ' l l s i g n o f f by s a y i n g " ~ h e e r i o !"

Mary C a p p e l l

The Board, Garnegie Community Centre A s s o c i a t i o n

Dear Muggs,

P l e a s e p a s s on t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n t h e thanks of t h e s t a f f and myself f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s generous f inan- c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n t o ~ a r n e g i e ' s Christmas f e s t i v i t i e s .

The ho l iday season was t e r r i f i c h e r e a t 401 Main S t . , and I ha ted t o s e e t h e good t imes come t o a n end. I r e a l l y f e l t a s e n s e of Carnegie a s my family o v e r Christmas and I ' m s u r e w e w i l l a l l c o n t i n u e t o hang i n t h e r e t o g e t h e r d u r i n g t h e h ighs and lows of 1989.

So, thanks t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n f o r its money and v o l u n t e e r l a b o u r i n 1988, Muggs! Your Board 's e f f o r t s and com- mitment t o t h e people of t h e downtown e a s t s i d e a r e a p p r e c i a t e d and r e s p e c t e d by t h o s e o f u s working, as c i t y employ- e e s , a l o n g s i d e you.

S i n c e r e l y , Diane MacKenzie D i r e c t o r

Free E n t e r p r i s e

I f you have a n income t h a t is un- d e r a c e r t a i n l e v e l , you a r e e n t i - t l e d t o a t a x r e b a t e of $70. So, you can count on some s l e a z e t o t r y t o s h a f t you: a t a x p r e p a r a t i o n scam r a n f o r a day n e a r Jenny Pent land P l a c e when some people go t t h e i r p e r s o n a l t a x forms.

With no income o t h e r than a n a s s i - s t a n c e cheque once a month, i t t a k e s about 3-4 minutes t o f i l l o u t t h e form. The s l e a z e a t t h i s o f f i c e was charg ing people $10.50 t o f i l l o u t t h e i r forms and would then pay them t h e money l e f t - $59.50 - by cheque i n t h r e e o r f o u r days . He's a s sured of g e t t i n g t h e $70 and makes over $100 an hour r i p p i n g people o f f f o r t h e i r r i g h t f u l f u l l $70. A f i v e - week month, no cash and "Miracle" i t c o s t s you $10.50 f o r $70.

DERA i s do ing i t f o r f r e e and Carnegie is do ing i t f o r f r e e . It t a k e s about 6 weeks u n t i l your $70 - comes i n t h e m a i l .

On P u b l i c Inpu t

An i t e m i n a paper r e c e n t l y announ- ced t h a t a n 81-uni t S e n i o r ' s Housing development had been approved. The c o n s t r u c t i o n is t o begin i n February, 1989. The p u b l i c - t h a t is, t h o s e l i v i n g l w o r k i n g immediate t o t h e s i t e on Alexander - made a s c o r e o f p o i n t s on t h e d e s i g n , t h e impact, t h e s i te , and o t h e r concerns on record . These r e c o r d s form p a r t of P lann ing meet ings and C i t y Council meet ings , reviews by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of A r c h i t e c t s of BC ... uniformly opposed t o t h e concep t s and p l a n s o f t h e d e s i g n e r s . A t one

meeting w i t h t h e a r c h i t e c t s , t h e pro- ponents were making changes a t t h e r a t e of about one p e r speaker .

S ince t h a t t i m e , a f t e r a l l t h e meet- i n g s were o v e r , t h e r e has been no showing of t h e r e v i s e d b u i l d i n g p l a n s o r changes. It had t h e proper p o l i t i - c a l backing and is j u s t going up.

THE MEGAPROJECTS COULD BE THE SAME!!!

n order to gauge the ignorance of ,ur remarkable voting public, we, lour majority government, would ike you to respond to our questi- mnaire so that we may better #ewe it to you in the future.

) With respect to the Free Trade Lgreement, what is a "permissible ubsidy? a) a macho-corporate defense contract. b) helping your member of parliament pay his overdue account at Helga's massage parlour. c) Medicare, regional development, and UIC payments. d) subsidizing Canada's energy resour- ces so they will be cheaper for the Uni- ted States.

1) How may Canada increase it's visibil- ty as a world player in international ,eace and defence? a) make the armed forces wear pink scarves. b) send Canadian troops to Southern Africa to oversee the independence of Namibia and Angola. c ) purchase $15 billion worth of sub- marines which stay underwater all the time. d) become amalgamated into the U.S. Armed Forces and participate in over- throwing democratically elected regimes in the Third World.

3) What are your greatest fearsabout the Free Trade Agreement?

a) the Americans will get our best hockey players, like the Wayne Gretzky deal. b) our rivers and lakes will be diverted into the U.S. so they can drink clean water because they have polluted their water. c) I still won't be able to purchase that C D player I had my eyes on. d) I don't know all the words to "Amer- ica the Beautiful".

4) Why did you vote for the Progressive Conservatives?

a) I'm filthy rich and I don't want to part with my money. b) I couldn't help it. I was accosted. c) I always have a friend in Global corporate. d) I'm from Quebec. We always pick the winner because we want to be in power and shaft all jlou anglophones. Viva Quebec! e) I voted for the party whose name I couldn't understand.

5) What do you consider the greatest environmental threat to Ca~dians?

a) acid rain. b) the greenhouse effect. c) toxic wate. d) having the biggest polluter in the world as our neighbor, with George Bush as president, and entering into a Free Trade Agreement with them. e) all of the above.

6) Who is Canada's greatest ally? a) our former colonial power, Great Britain. b) our former colonial power wanna- bee, France. c) our colonized native peoples. d) our new colonial power, the United States?

7) What do you like about the United States?

a) the Peace Corps. b) their big huge budget deficit is bigger than our big huge budget deficit. c) it's easier to join a gang down there. d) you can buy a gun at thecorner store and shoot people who bother you on the freeway. =

e) Morton Downey jr. \

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FEBRUARY'S FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS

Feb. 5 - STAND BY IG

Feb.12 - LIVING DAYLIGHTS

Feb. 19 - COLOUR OF MONEY

Feb. 26 - WRONG IS RIGHT Wanted: Wetbacks and dthercheap

Every F r i d a y a t Ca rneg ie T h e a t r e . labour sources (children okay) for a and t h e s t a r t i n g t i m e i s 7 : 0 0 p.m. variety of menial tasks. Contact Can- Admission i s F R E E ! ! ! ada Relocation and Employment

Centre.

For Sale: River diversion kits. Negot- iable prices. Canadian and U.S. resi- dents only. Contact Simon Reisman.

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8) What don't you like about the United 4 States?

a) the Peace Corps are a bourgeois pol-

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b) our budget deficit is bigger than the : United State's in per capita terms. : c) gang warfare, ghettoes, violence, and the self-centredness of the population. ; d) they elected George Bush as pres- ident. I

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9) What do you like about your prime : minister Brian Mulroney? I I

a) I like how he sings "When Irish Eyes : are Smiling". I

b) he's the only human being who can : actually look down and see his own : chin. I

a c) he's a francophone (see question :

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d) he leads the party whose name I : can't understand. I

e) I'm filthy rich, I don't want to part : with my money and I share Brian's : vision of a country where the wealth is ; concentrated in fewer hands. a

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Thank you for your support. : United states.-class I with air brakes necessary. Contact Manifest Destiny Moving Company. From THE PEAK Employment: Workers needed to dismantle industries. Preference given to those with own tools and an absence of intellect to under- stand the importance of industrial diversification. Send resumes to Kerkhoff Deconstruction. Employment: Protesters needed to protest louder than the anti-free trade people. Previous experience in bar brawls, yodelling, and union-busting preferred. Candidates whoshow excep- tional narrow-minded opinions and like to shout them, need not have the above qualifications. Contact T o r i party headquarters

'ME l~A'Hl~~l<S 0 1: CON l~l~1~lil<A'l'l O N bu i 1 L

t h e c o u n t r y a round a r a i l r o a d i n which t h e y 11ad I ~ c , i v i l y invcsLed. L L was e x p e d i e n t t o u n i t e t h e ~ ~ L I I I ~ r y , t h e r e b y i n c r e a s i n g t a x revenues s o t h e government cou ld r , ~ i s e eno~ t j ; l~ money t o s u b s i d i z e p r ivdLe enLerp r i s e .

So, why i s anyone surprised aL ' F r e e T rade ' wI1icI1 i s a luedlls L O

s u b s i d i z e t h e economic debL of Canada and t h e U.S.A.'! With a l ~ i s t o r y of b u s i n e s s c h i c a n e r y mixed w i t 1 1 p o l i - t i c s , t h i s i s o n l y a means t o t h e end o f f i n a n c i a l s l a v e r y f o r t h e masses .

The C i v i l War i n t l le S t a t e s was i n s t i g a t e d l p r o m o t e d by t l ~ e uuder- l y i n g b u s i n e s s i n t e r e s t s of t h e Nor the rn r i c h , who were f a l l i n g Lar behind t h e i r S o u t l ~ e r n c o ~ m Lerpc i r t s . I n t h e Sou th a few f a m i l i e s wcre making money hand o v e r f i s t t l ~ r o u g l ~ t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n and "use" oL human machines - t h e b l a c k s l a v e s . The few r i c h f a m i l i e s i n t h e North had t o pay f o r t h e i r l a b o u r e r s ' work.

The Second World War began i n t l ~ e E a s t w i t h Japan wan t ing more marke t s f o r t h e i r growing i n t e r e s t s . The 1JS wou ldn ' t r e l i n q u i s h t h e i r s t r o n g h o l d on t h e P a c i f i c rim and war ensued . I n Europe Ger~nany wanted more a r e a i n which t o expand German economic i n t e r e s t s . H i s t o r y books d o n ' t t e l l t h e f u l l s t o r y , i n s t e a d l i m i t i n g s t o r i e s t o c o n c e p t s o f n a t i o n a l s i m , i d e a l i s m , e t h i c s and sometimes even m o r a l i t y . The economic r e a s o n s a r e n e v e r t h e o n l y s t i m u l a n t s f o r change but t o d i s c o u n t t h e i r impor t ance l e a d s t o what i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e a r t i c l e t o t h e l e f t .

' F r e e T rade ' i s n ' t f r e e and n e i t h e r a r e you.

Tom Lewis

TINKER'S DAMN

LMMO and t h e s e r i e s l e a r n i n g math a t t h e movies cookie c u t t e r . c a r v i n g day i n d e n i a l 'bout t h e woozies g u t t e r f r e e z e s , wow Emergency red and whi te sounds l i k e i t ' s s a y i n g , "Woow, woow!"

Garbage Gin Smith r i g h t P i c k e r s l i n e d up i n t h e a l l e y fade t o b lack Naught t o be Scene I t ' s them (Who I am) I f e a r

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Inches a c r o s s t h e t a b l e from me Someone w i t h whom I d o n ' t want t o be Droning on about h i s misery But i t ' s my boredom he d o e s n ' t want t o s e e Communication t a k e s a f a l l A s once a g a i n we s t a r e a t t h e w a l l An uncomfortable l u l l o f s i l e n c e L e t s t h e a i r r i n g w i t h i n c o n s i s t e n c i e s Across t h e room e r u p t s l a u g h t e r And I s i t ill at e a s e Trying t o g a t h e r t h e courage O r a f a c s i m i l e o f how I f e e l A l l t h i s t a l k about no th ing How can t h i s pe r son be f o r r e a l Lord knows why I s i t h e r e l i k e I do I n s t e a d of look ing f o r someone i n t e r e s t i n g .

Another q u a i n t i l l u s i o n s h o t down by t h e t w i s t of conversa t ion .

Sounds around a l o t j u s t t o g e t a meal d i sheve led c l o t h e s c o n c e a l r e v e a l f e e l f o r t h e warmth b r i e f r e s p i t e from t h e e lements Warm up ashen g rave mug Numbers added - t o t h e l i s t - t h e r e ' s j u s t more and more

people g e t t i n g on t h i s l i s t -

Taum Dan Y Crea

I s t a r t e d my n o t a t i o n s of people f o r t h e UP AGAINST THE WALL WHEN THE REVOLUTION COMES l i s t today. It is overdo but i t should be fun. Another d i v e r s i o n and f r e e c o p i e s t o t h e p o l i t i c a l l y and s o c i a l l y d i s i n t e r e s t e d types .

Starwind

Auras tumbling t o g e t h e r l i k e l e a v e s ga the red by b i r d s Concepts expounded q u i c k l y n o t u s i n g any words

Knife f l y s f a r t h e s t when thrown from a qu ick mind, ve r sed i n v e r b a l i n e q u i t i e s which can bounce o r s l i c e depending on which end s t r i k e s t h e t a r g e t o r s l i d e s o f f and h u r t s someone e l s e .

Lindon Peace; a concept l i m i t e d by i t s e l f War; popu la t ion c o n t r o l Drugs; t h e a d d i t i o n of t h e masses

t o t h e myth of s e l f Crowds; poo l s of minds, some rough

and choppy, some calm. Lindon

Song f o r a Lady

You'd look good i n a c l a s s i c c a r O r d r e s s e d up l i k e a movie s t a r And a f t e r i t a l l here's j u s t you

You'd look good on a w i n t e r ' s day Riding i n a one-horse s l e i g h And a f t e r i t a l l There ' s j u s t you

And a f t e r a l l my songs a r e sung And a f t e r a l l them shows a r e done A f t e r i t a l l t h e r e ' s j u s t you

You'd look good on a r a i n y day You4,d b r i n g a rainbow r i g h t away And a f t e r i t a l l here's j u s t you

So a f t e r a l l them shows a r e done And a f t e r a l l my songs a r e sung A f t e r i t a l l t h e r e ' s j u s t you

Tom Lewis (1985 - Regis te red C.A.P.A.C.)

U n t i t l e d

SENIORS SUPPORT GROUP

A t t h e January meet ing a new Exe- c u t i v e was e l e c t e d , s t a r t i n g w i t h NORM MARK a s P r e s i d e n t , B e l l Mayer a s Vice-pres ident and B i l l Trembley a s S e c r e t a r y . The a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e S e n i o r s p r e s e n t l y i n c l u d e c o f f e e i n t h e newly f u r n i s h e d lounge, t h e r e g u l a r good-time dance on Mondays and s e v e r a l t r i p s and p i c n i c s each yea r .

The r e g u l a r monthly meet ing is on t h e second Tuesday at 2 :00 p.m.

The r i v e r s of t h e p a s t Are l i k e s t r e a m s That r i s e o u t of nowhere Then descend t h r u The broken e a r t h ' s s u r f a c e Hidden i n b a r r e n l a n d s The o a s i s of memory. On l o n e l y n i g h t s I reach back Events f i l e d happenstance End on end They cannot be r a t i o n a l i z e d O r changed They a r e on ly What they a r e Of no consequence J u s t l i v e s .

Shared warmth Th i s is a l l t h e r e is The sum t o t a l of a l l my l i f e A voyage of memories From f u t u r e p a s t To f u t u r e no th ing .

Tom Lewis

Tips . to Mental P a t i e n t s

When you t a l k t o yourself don ' t do i t ou t loud Because t h e person next t o you th inks i t ' s him And when you dance do i t i n t h e dark slowly They can sense t h e energy t h a t ' s not s o c i a l Sixteen people t a l k i n g i n one man t i r e s you And when you a r e down you a r e easy t o k ick So take t h a t a c t i n g course t o d e a l wi th wel fa re And when t h e b i g s p i d e r s crawl on t h e windshield Don't say anything u n t i l someone e l s e does Never ask f o r a f r i e n d un l e s s i t ' s f o r l i f e When you reach f o r t h e soap say "Aids, what a cu Las t l y , don ' t answer yourself twice - i t ' s borin

STARWIND F i r s t they c a l l e d me schizophrenic but they saw how I saw and danced on. Then they gave m e sh izo-af fec t ive d i so rde r and I marvelled a t t h e master weaver 's plan F ina l ly they showed me drug-induced psychosis and asked f o r my opinions, opinions of a pup i l o r maybe, perhaps, j u s t a PUPA with s t r i n g s

But when t h e waste h i t s t h e t u rb ines I f e e l t h a t I ' l l be t h e r e and laughing So when w e a l l s tand up we must remember To ca r ry and support a l l those who can no t .

Starwind

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* U I C p r o b l e m e * g e t t i n g l e g a l a s s i e t a n c e * u n s a f e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s

i n h o t e l s o r a p a r t m e n t s * d i e p u t e s w i t h l a n d l o r d s * i n c o m e t a x

I D E R A i s l o c a t e d a t 9 E a s t H a s t i n g s o r p h o n e 6 8 2 - 0 9 3 1 .

D E R A HAS B E E N SERVING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE FOR 1 5 YEARS

Working. Always moving. One s h o r t minute t o say h e l l o t o say h e l l o - we s a i d h e l l o s o b r i e f l y a t t h e Cen- t e n n i a l Hote l - h e l l o goodbye, and I m i s s you s o many m i l e s away why c a n ' t t h i n g s be d i f f e r e n t - no I loved be ing w i t h you never enough t ime t o g e t h e r , you were go ing o r gone and your k i d s , your b e a u t i f u l c h i l d r e n L iana , Brenna, a l l f a d i n g away n i c e warm memories c a n ' t l i v e i n t h e p a s t , how about t h e f u t u r e ? P l a n s and p o s s i b i l i t i e s always mov- i n g wha t ' s new i n your l i f e ? Love t o h e a r from you. Love t o be w i t h you maybe sometime, always yours

Andy

6:3O. Wed.

CASTING CALL

Carnegie H a l l P l a y e r s is ho ld ing open c a s t i n g f o r an upcoming pro- d u c t i o n i n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e t h i s Spr ing ( d a t e t o b e d e c i d e d ) .

Lady Luck

S t a r l i g h t s o b r i g h t Ton i t e what a n i g h t .

S ing a song Don't t a k e too l o n g . . .

See t h e shadows I n your mind

For you' r e s o 1

Kind Lady Luck

Goodnight ... Frank

Big S i s t e r I f you would l i k e t o be invo lved second S i s t e r

( a c t i n g , s c e n e r y , l i g h t i n g , costumes, Big Land make-up, e t c . ) b e a t Classroom 62 on Dance a l l n i g h t

f t h e 3rd f l o o r on Sunday, February 5 Lady be my g i r l "

a t 7:00 f o r a f u l l p roduc t ion meet- For t o d a y ' s our day ing . Audi t ions w i l l b e h e l d a s a Gotcha on my l i s t p a r t of t h i s meet ing and s c r i p t s Give me a f i s t w i l l be provided. See you t h e r e ! Power t o l a d y love .

Grant Hirst Frank

When my c h i l d r e n were s m a l l t h e y ate w e l l . S ince I ' v e been on w e l - f a r e I have seen one ve ry s e r i o u s problem t h a t i s r e l e v a n t t o what t h i s meeting i s a l l about: Lack of food, e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g a five-week month. I b a r e l y g e t enough t o s c r a p e through i n a four-week month. A f i v e week month w i t h t h e same amount of money i s imposs ib le f o r me t o handle . We always t o t a l l y run o u t of food.

A t one p o i n t i f I ran o u t o f food I would go and t r y t o g e t a food voucher. I was t o l d n o t t o come back f o r a n o t h e r food voucher a f t e r us ing t h e system about f i v e o r s i x t imes i n about t h r e e y e a r s . I was s e n t a le t ter which s t a t e d t h a t I should i n s t e a d go t o t h e food bank. I should spend money on t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o and from a food bank t h a t was t e n m i l e s away. Th i s d o e s n ' t happen i n a l l cases . Some f i n a n c i a l a i d workers w i l l g i v e a food voucher i f needed and n o t condemn you f o r i t . A l l s i n - g l e and two p a r e n t f a m i l i e s on w e l - f a r e should g e t a food voucher when- e v e r they need i t , e s p e c i a l l y i n a five-week month. I f a p a r e n t i s turned awayj t h a t i s abuse o f c h i l - d ren by t h e system.

My c h i l d r e n ' s f a t h e r makes $40,000 a y e a r . I have t h e c h i l d r e n and we have a l l l i v e d way below t h e pover ty l i n e s i n c e be ing on w e l f a r e . Our Premier s a y s have b a b i e s , n o t abor- t i o n s . No one had t o t e l l me t h a t . The Premier s a y s we should have o u r c h i l d r e n , then h i s government makes i t imposs ib le t o p r o p e r l y f e e d them. I n d e a l i n g s you have w i t h t h e Prem- i e r ' s o f f i c e , p l e a s e a s k t h a t t h e food voucher system is made e a s i l y a v a i l a b l e t o a l l p a r e n t s on w e l f a r e wi th no punishment a t t a c h e d t o t h e i r

use . T h i s would assist i n a l l e v i a - t i n g t h e problem i n a l l of t h e Van- couver s c h o o l s t h a t have no food programs, a s w e l l a s h e l p i n g t h e c h i l d r e n i n f a m i l i e s throughout t h e p rov ince . Th i s would a l s o a l l e v i a t e t h e problem i n t h e home d u r i n g t h e summertime and on t h e weekends.

It i s my unders tand ing t h a t t h e F e d e r a l Government w i l l n o t become invo lved i n t h e a r e a of C.A.P. g r a n t s u n l e s s t h e problem i s addres- sed throughout t h e p rov ince . A l l c h i l d r e n would have t o b e n e f i t from t h e sol-ution. I f addressed i n t h i s

way, h o p e f u l l y , a l l c h i l d r e n would have t h e b e n e f i t of enough food.

I would l i k e t o t a k e t h i s t ime t o thank you f o r t h e food program t h a t i s p r e s e n t l y i n p l a c e i n f o u r i n n e r c i t y schoo l s . I have a g r e a t d e a l of r e s p e c t f o r t h e members o f t h e Board who l i s t e n e d t o hard-working peop le i n t h e community and a c t e d on what you hea rd and saw. Thank you f o r c a r i n g about t h e s e c h i l d r e n ' s needs .

Mother o f 2

I n d i a n Prayer

Oh, Great S p i r i t whose v o i c e I l iear i n t h e winds, Whose b r e a t h g i v e s l i f e t o t h e world , h e a r me . . . I come t o you a s one of your many c h i l d r e n I am s m a l l and weak I need your s t r e n g t h arid your wisdom May 1 walk i n beauty May my e y e s e v e r behold t h e r e d and p u r p l e s u n s e t Make my hands r e s p e c t t h e t l l ings you have rnadcl,

and my c a r s s h a r p t o your v o i c e Make me wise s o t h a t I may know t l ~ e t l ~ i n g s

you have t a u g h t your c h i l d r e n , The l e s s o n s you have w r i t t e n i n every l e a f and rock. Make me s t r o n g , Not t o be s u p e r i o r t o my b r o t h e r s , b u t t o f i g h t

my g r e a t e s t enemy - Myself. Hake me e v e r ready t o some t o you h i t 1 1 ~ r a i g h t e y e s So t h a t when l i f e f a d e s a s t h e f a d i n g s u n s e t My s p i r i t may come t o you wi thou t s t ~ a n e . . .

. . . l ' r a n s l a t e d i n t o Lnglisl l by Chief Yellow Lark

of t h e Sioux ' I ' r i l ~ c , 1887 . . .

C h r i s t m a s l le lnories

'The C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n r e a l l y began when C a r n e g i e had t h e i r a n n u a l c h i l d r e n ' s C h r i s t m a s P a r t y on Dec- ember 1 7 t h . It w a s a t t h i s e v e n t t h a t I met Cuba's son Zak and we became i n s t a n t f r i e n d s . Another f r i e n d , Carl, w a s r e u n i t e d w i t h h i s mother s o i t became a happy t i m e f o r a l l .

On December 21 , Mom and I t o o k Zak t o t h e N a t i v e E d u c a t i o n C e n t r e c h i l d r e n ' s P a r t y . It w a s t h e f i r s t t ime Zak t a s t e d bannock and l i k e d i t .

Tha t e v e n i n g Cuba, Zak, Mom and I went t o t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Youth A c t i v i t i e s S o c i e t y c h i l d r e n ' s P a r t y . The d i n n e r w a s d e l i c i o u s and p r e s e n t s were handed o u t s h o r t l y a f t e r .

The most b e a u t i f u l p a n a t a I h a v e e v e r s e e n hung f rom t h e c e i l i n g . The e a g l e was made by t h e Spanish- s p e a k i n g p e o p l e . When t h e c h i l d r e n smashed t h e p i n a t a t h e y d i s c o v e r e d i t w a s f i l l e d w i t h candy, money & movie p a s s e s . Zak and I would l i k e t o t h a n k eve ryone who made s u c h a w o n d e r f u l C h r i s t m a s f o r a l l t h e c h i l d r e n i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . A s p e c i a l thankyou t o S a n t a & rhe Mrs.

I t h o r o u g h l y en joyed p l a y i n g music on C h r i s t m a s Eve and s t a y e d up a l l n i g h t . l h e Goxing Day d i n n e r w a s a n o t h e r h i g h l i g h t f o r t h e C a r n e g i e p a t r o n s .

!lorn and I h e l p e d d e c o r a t e t h e t h e a t r e f o r t h e N e w Y e a r ' s Eve d a n c e . John 1,yons e n t e r t a i n e d f i r s t

and was f o l l o w e d by a n E a s t e r n European I ~ a n d c a l l e d "Odessa". B a r b a r a .Jackson d i d an e x c e l l e n t j o b as A c t i n g D i r e c t o r . llappy New Yclar L o evc ryone .

Wayne S c l ~ m i d t

A V a l e n t i n e Wish

D e a r e s t Conrad, T h i s i s your b e s t f r i e n d , M i c h e l l e ,

p l u s a l l y o u r f r i e n d s i n C a r n e g i e . You've danced and s a n g t h r o u g h o u t

y o u r l i f e , and t o u s a l l , y o u ' r e e v e r y i n c h o u r k i n g .

Take l i f e , l e n g t l l c ~ l i t t h r o u g h l o v e & l i v i n g and l i v e f u l f i l l i n g l y t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y s ; may you p r o s p e r .

On your hand , t h e Lord spoke t o you and baby G a b r i e l welcomes you w i t h a l l t h e k e y s f o r e t e r n i t y & l i f e .

L e a t h e r & l a c e a r e o n l y one p a r t o f myse l f t o g r a n t you y o u r dreams.

Dancing s t a r l e t t e s i n y o u r e y e s a r e what we see.

With h e a r t and s o u l , l o v e Miki

P e a c e w a f t i n g g e n t l y

Matching . . . .Watching We know what w e l i k e

L i s t e n i n g . . L i s t e n i n g We know w e are b r i g h t

C a r e f u l ..... C a r e f u l Don ' t s tare a t t h e l i g h t Mot i o n . . . . . . . . Motion No th ing seems r i g h t

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on the au tumna l breeze' k n e e s .

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n u t , f e e l comfort L .T . \\a\>\'Y

The r a i n f a l l s g e n t l y 011 my s o u l Come r a i n f a l l g e n t l y make me w h o l e 'rhe r a i n seems l i k e i t ' s a l w a y s t h e r e The r a i n i s c o n s t a n t - seems t o c a r e Come r a i n f a l l on my d e s e r t f l o w e r S h i e l d m e f r o m t h e s u n ' s h a r s h power L e t my l o v e grow d e e p and d e e p e r D i s g u i s e my t e a r s f o r ~ ' m a w e e p e r Help m e l i v e you are my k e e p e r The s u n s h o n e b r i g h t l y on my s k i n The s a n d k e p t my r o o t s b u r i e d t i g h t l y And I f l o u r i s h e d i n t h e b r i g h t s u n l i g h t And when I r e a c h e d t h e z e n i t h h o u r 1 f e l t a s u r g e o f p r i m a l power And o p e n e d u p my d e s e r t f l o w e r t o t h e s u n t o t h e o n e Who g a v e h i s l o v e l i k e t h e s u n a b o v e And h e p a u s e d i n f l i g h t t o d r i n k h i s f i l l Then f l e w away i n t o t h e l i g h t y e t I l o v e d him s t i l l and p r e s e n t l y i t f a d e s t o n i g h t and now I s h i v e r i n t h e c h i l l

E l i z a b e t h T h o r p e

S o c i a l P a r i a h

Seems I was a s o c i a l p a r i a h My name was mud I j u s t d i d n ' t b e l o n g I was j u s t a s o c i a l p a r i a h I was n dud S o m e t h i n g was wrong a s I t h r e a d e d my way t h r o u g h t h e maze o f e n d l e s s b o r i n g f r i e n d l e s s a l c o h o l d a y s I hoped I ' d f i n d a good s o l u t i o n I hoped I ' d f i n d a b s o l u t i o n So now I t h a n k them a l l F o r p u t t i n g up t h a t w a l l F o r i g n o r i n g me i n t h e h a l l s Yes, I t h a n k them a l l f o r h a t i n g me f o r b a i t i n g m e f o r n o t d a t i n g me ' c a u s e i t made m e s o s t r o n g a n d now I n e v e r want t o b e l o n g w i t h them ' c a u s e when p u s h came t o s h o v e a l l i t d i d was make m e l o o k f o r l o v e I ' m j u s t a s o c i a l p a r i a h One d a y I ' l l b e t h e m e s s i a h .

E l i z a b e t h T h o r p e

I am d r e a m i n g I see a n e l d e r l y C h i n e s e woman Her b r e a s t s a r e small l i k e m i n e She w e a r s a n o l d f l o w e r e d d r e s s . . t h e f l o w e r s a r e s m a l l . . She l o o k s a t m e and s m i l e s b e f o r e s h e t u r n s and w a l k s , g l i p a s t t h e w a l l , o u t o f s i g h t . And a v o i c e i n my h e a d s a y s c l e a r l y i n h e r f e m i n i n e v o i c e : I 1 We v a l u e mos t what we e n j o y mo We e n j o y m o s t what we v a l u e mos a n d I t h i n k y e s , d o n ' t we?

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E l i z a b e t h T h o r p e

WINTER ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL

The f i n a l line-up is mmple te f o r t he f i r s t year of Vancouver's newest annual f e s t i v a l event . The WINTER ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL w i l l t ake p lace from February 9 t o 12 a t t h e Vancou- ver East Cu l tu ra l Centre and t h e Wise Hal l (behind t h e VECC). With four days of conce r t s , workshops and l a t e n igh t caba re t s , WINTER ROOTS w i l l provide an escape from the Feb- ruary blues dur ing t h e c i t y ' s grey- e s t month.

The f e s t i v a l f e a t u r e s a program of over 20 "roots" o r i en t ed a c t s drawn mainly from Vancouver's f o l k , a l t e r - n a t i v e music and mu l t i - cu l tu ra l scenes. This y e a r ' s head l ine r s f e a t u r e SPIRIT OF THE WEST wi th t h e i r new l ine-up, STEPHEN FEARING AND FRIENDS, p lus U.K. f o l k rockers and Richard Thompson alumnis CLIVE GREGSON AND CHRISTINE COLLISTER. Veteran B.C. s inger / songwri te r ROY FORBES (a.k.a. Bim) teams up wi th f i d d l e r SHARI ULRICH of Hometown Band and so lo fame, and rocker BILL HENDERSON of t he band Chill iwack f o r a once only c o l l e c t i v e e f f o r t t h a t is not t o be missed!

A dynamic new music f e s t i v a l t h a t ' s unique i n Western Canada, a welcome break from Vancouver's w in t e r r a iny season, and t h e beginning of an ann- u a l event t h a t t h e e a s t end can c a l l i t s own! TICKETS

- $40 f o r weekend passes - $15 f o r concert day passes - $ 9 f o r workshop only daypasses

Avai lable from: Black Swan Records, Highl i f e Records, Track Records, Zulu Records o r by c a l l i n g t he fes - t i v a l o f f i c e a t 684-4022.

FIGHT BACK TO SURVIVE I n w r i t i n g i t ' s usua l t o p ick an

i s s u e and t r y t o shed some l i g h t on i t . When a whole wack of t h ings a r e happening a t t h e same time wi th t h e same ideology behind them, o b s e r v h g a th read of i n j u s t i c e can make f o r i n t e r e s t i n g th ink ing . It aan a l s o make your gu t s t u rn . . . - Rent Control Defeated -

Mayor Gordon Campbell, a f t e r spen- ding hundreds of thousands f o r an e l e c t i o n campaign based on "Caring f o r Neighbourhoods" and s o on has un i ted with o t h e r members of t h e NPA ('Nothing but Progerse Assoc. ') and defea ted a motion t o i n s t i t u t e r e n t c o n t r o l - on t h e ever-popular l and lo rds and owners of housing - t o s t o p t h e h ikes of a s much a s 60% i n one month. "It doesn ' t work," s a i d one. Campbell was quoted a s say ing , "There w i l l always be bad l and lo rds and bad tenants ." So, don ' t even t r y t o use t he power o r l e ade r sh ip of t h e Mayor's c h a i r t o f o r c e f r i e n d s and suppor te rs t o l o s e a buck o r two. 'Business i s progerse & progerse is bus iness ' and a l l t h e r e s t of t h a t dogma. Dogma i s a c o l l e c t i o n of bad ideas presented a s f a c t . - Welfare Cuts Rolled Back -

The Socreds want thunderous applause - f o r themselves - f o r being forced t o r e s t o r e a s s i s t a n c e cheques, f o r s i n g l e pa ren t s , t o t h e l e v e l they were a t before c u t t i n g them i n October. "We should be proud of our record," thun- dered a cab ine t min i s t e r . That i s , w e , t he v o t e r s , should app rec i a t e So- cred i n t e l l i g e n c e a f t e r being out- raged by Socred s t u p i d i t y . v ic ious-

n e s s and i n d i f f e r e n c e . A s t e p f o r - ward a f t e r t a k i n g a s t e p back is s t i l l go ing nowhere. . . - Media & The Z a l m -

Our i l l u s t r i o u s ( s i c ) P remie r now has former media hacks working t o ~ h a n g e h i s image. ' N O i n t e r v i e w s , no t a l k s , no q u o t e s , no news' i s good

j news. P a r t o f t h i s Miss ion : Imposs- *

i b l e i s t o have u s " f o r g e t " t h e two I -

RCMP i n v e s t i g a t i o n s ( s o f a r ) and t h e excuses t h a t c o n t r a d i c t e d e a c h o t h e r f o r weeks; t h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f Poo le and t h e $100,000 i n hush money p a i d wi th t a x d o l l a r s ; t h e s e c r e t d e a l f o r t h e Expo Lands t h a t vo ided 2 y e a r s of l o c a l p1ann ing ; the t h i n g s l i k e

3 j o b s , b e t t e r e d u c a t i o n , t r a d e u n i o n s and complete d i s c l o s u r e o f p o l i t i -

I c i a n s ' f i n a n c i a l d e a l i n g s - t h e Zalm was quo ted as s a y i n g : "If t h a t ' s what you want , you shou ld v o t e NDP."

I - S t . James & Recyc l ing -

; T h i s c h u r c h s u p p o r t e d DEEDS t o g e t a g r a n t t o upgrade one of t h e i r b u i l - d i n g s . I n p a r t of t h e b u i l d i n g was t h e i r r e c y c l i n g o p e r a t i o n . DEEDS wan-

. t e d t h e e n t i r e p l a c e and t h e r e c y c l - ing went t o t h e back y a r d . Neighbours

1 complained o f t h e e y e s o r e and h e a l t h hazard p r e s e n t e d by t h e ' t r a s h ' and r e c y c l i n g i s now c a n c e l l e d . M i r r o r s ;

r smoke & m i r r o r s ...

- Coal Harbour & Marathon R e a l t y - A r e c e n t p u b l i c mee t ing was s a i d t o

have had no p r o t e s t s . Funny t h a t no one knew i t happened u n t i l i t was over . Marathon h a p p i l y r e p o r t e d t h e i r p l a n t o have t w i c e t h e d e n s i t y as t h e West End. Funny a g a i n t h a t t h e West End is a l r e a d y t h e most d e n s e l y popula.ted u rban a r e a i n Canada.

The t h r e a d o f i n j u s t i c e th rough a l l t h i s is t h e a lmigh ty d o l l a r b e i n g t h e r e a s o n why. P r i c e l e s s i n t a n g i b l e s l i k e i n t e g r i t y , e t h i c s , m o r a l i t y , t r u e democracy, s p i r i t u a l p r o g r e s s ... j u s t words? Are t h e s e j u s t words t o t w i s t and a s s i g n meanings t o , t o f u r t h e r e x p l o i t p e o p l e , t o enhance s l a v e r y ? ! !

"Do i t r i g h t " i s t o o broad a concep t f o r t h e p e o p l e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r much of t h e above; i t c o v e r s t o o much ground when a l l t h a t is impor tan t t o them i s t h e amount o f money t o be made.

J u s t i c e is a p r i c e l e s s i n t a n g i b l e . Karma is a f a c t .

By PAULR TAYLOR

I am BLACK I was born BLACK When I go o u t i n t h e sun I am BLACK When I am s i c k , I am s t i l l BLACK When I am dy ing , I ' m BLACK When they bury me, I am s t i l l BLACK

You a r e WHITE You were born PINK

When you go o u t i n t h e sun you t u r n RED - Then you go BROWN When you g e t s i c k you tur i l WHITE When you a r e dy ing , you go GREY When they bury you, you a r e PURPLE AND Y O U ' V E GOT THE FUCKING NERVE

TO CALL ME COLOURED!

Author unknown.

CELEBRATE

YEAR OF THE SNAKE

k 11:OO-12:OO ART DEMONSTRATION on the 3rd floor By Canadian-Asian Art Society (Exibition Feb.5-25)

* 1 : 00- 2 : 00 BALLROOM DANCING in the heatr re * 2:OO- 4:00 DANCE in the Theatre

* 4:OO- 4:30 CHINESE DANCE DEMONSTRATION - demonstration by Strathcon

* 5:OO- 6:00 CHTNESE DINNER - advance tickets $3.00; pur

* 6:OO- 9:00 DANCE WITH LIVE MUSIC in the Theatre.