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photos by Sean Valentini

 

DOUGLAS COLLEGE’S AUTONOMOUS NE WSPAPER

JTHER PRESS

VOLUME 15 NUMBER 3 OCT. 19TH TO NOV.1ST 1983

 

 

 

Jack Finnbogason
‘‘ Last peaceful protest ”’

His Lordship has been an-
nouncing his required yearly
payments. It’s been a hard
year for some of us. All was in
a hush, but, the whispers
started. Just a small whisper
in passing, yet it grew. It
was nurtured and fed. The
Whisper grew. The keepers of
the Whisper were happy. As
the Whisper grew, it became
louder, more sure of itself.

 

by M. Mary Palffy

 

Soon, the People of Banana
Republic amassed to hear the
Whisper. Things happened,
another session of _ the
Whisper was needed. More
people came. The Whisper

grew louder once again and a
wee bit more sure of itself.
Some called for a different
thought. ‘‘Well, let’s not pay
this year, it‘s too high; we
can’t afford this!

The Whisper smiled.

His lordship was a little
miffed, but it was such a
beautiful day to sit and chat
with his vassals. He had many
things to speak of as tea was
served. Things had expanded
in the Republic. Many fine
new things had been bought
and made. Yes, things were
different now, events to look
forward to.Why, there was

_even celebration and hustle
and buslte in the streets.

Down in the streets moré
whispers grew. One even said

that the people should come to
a common stand against pay-
ment this year, said we could
not afford these payments.
The keepers were delighted
that so many whispers were
born, more would grow.

His Lordship and his vassals
drank their tea and talked
their talk. The keepers kept
feeding and kept nurturing,
the Whispers grew. If only his
‘Lordship could hear the
Whispers; if. only the
Whispers could speak louder,
more clearly. Things were
pretty much the same as usual
in the Banana Republic... the
Whisper has said that Nov. 1,
would be a good day to start
screaming. Will his Lordship
hear?

 

  

The Solidarty Machine orch-
estrated another spectical in
the continuing anti-Bennett

 

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budget campaign massing
close to 50,000 protesters for a
march and rally in downtown
Vancouver Saturday.

With the Socred Convention
held in the Hotel Vancouver
affording the closest to direct
confrontation possible the
march instinctively became
much more vocal and almost
militant as the. ashen faced
Socred Delegates huddled be-

 

hind their wall of police.

 

The turnout for the rally
indicates that support for Soli-
darity is definitely increasing
as more people become aware
that this ‘‘restraint effects
everyone (including students)
and is not just a union issue.

Art Kube, President of the
B.C. Federation of Labour,
spoke at length on this issue
saying that we must pull
together and show a unified
front by supporting the Nov-
ember 1 general strike.

It has gone past the stage of
legislative action as the
Socreds will not listen co
reason and a more direct
action must be taken, Sg