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Just like the

lede says...

",,.And Justice for All" is a
myth. It simply is not a reality as
certain groups are painfully
aware.

One of these groups are the
Lil’wat people and another is
The Peace pers at Robson
Art Gallery.

A Chief Justice authorized
injunctions to remove both
groups. Both groups are in
opposition to the polices of an

aged white upper class
establishment.
This same privileged group

dominates the courts and has via
this judge, attempted to
eliminate it’s opponents.

The same judge that has
ordered the removal of the
Lil’wat people from their land
has also ordered the removal of
the Robson Peace Camp from
public land(their land).

The effects of these
injunctions are
dangerous.Justice is being
circumvented as the Lil’ wat
land is occupied and the land
where their shamans and holy
leaders are buried is allowed to
be desecrated.

This act is reminiscent of
Oka and an indicator that the
government has _ learned
nothing from Oka. The message
- has been sent to native people
that their land can be occupied
by the Canadian state
irregardless of whether it is
sovereign territory(Lil’ wat land)
or not.Armed conflict may now
be inevitable.

At the Robson Peace Camp,
a group that opposes armed
conflict as a means of resolving
disputes has met yet another
obstacle from their opposition.

INVONED

First, an early morning
wake up call by six police
officers bearing rules designed
to stop the 24 hour peace vigil
taking place. Two thirds of the
"rules" were later struck when

their legal validity was
ialied
In the first few moments of

the next day city employees
hospitalized a peace camper as
they were attempting to destroy
the camp.

Mayor Campbell voted
against meeting with the Peace
Camp to resolve the situation.
Now the same judge responsible
for the Lil’wat injunction has
passed an injunction that in it’s
efforts to restrict freedom of
expression has cast a net wide
enough to catch everyone.

It is frightening to consider
that as Canada engages in war
on foreign soil for the first time
in over twenty years we are on
the verge of civil war.

The courts have
demonstrated that only certain
groups are entitled to justice. By
removing forms of peaceful
protest, the only option left is
violence.

These decisions that have
been made in order to preserve
the status quo may well wind up
promoting internal strife.The
Judge that has passed these
injunctions may soon have
blood on his hands.The red on
the Canadian flag may soon be
all too appropriate.

He’s back....
and he’s angry

I was asked to give you my
opinion, and since who am I to
refuse someone my opinion here

you are.
Go and Fuck right

off...ok?!!!!!
Matthew Martin

Think on
Valentine’s
Day

As you celebrate Valentine’s
day,. we know you probably
won't be making up a Valentine
for everyone in all of your
classes like you used to when
you were in elementary school,
but you probably will be making
one for a special someone this
week.

When you do that, it may be
prudent for you to take a look at
what love actually is.

When you're signing your
name to the card, remember
how much people go through
for love.

People die for love. In
Ireland a Protestant dies for
loving a Catholic. A white
woman in Georgia is beaten for
having a black child. A Jewish
man is criticized by his family
for marring outside his faith.

There are couples here at
Douglas that could be beaten for
sending each other Valentines.
The lesbian, gay, and bisexual
contingent on this campus has
every right to show their love
and affection for each other this
Thursday. But they will hide
their love, as per usual. They
realize to be homosexual at
Douglas is asking for abuse. The
graffiti on the washroom stalls is
enough to prove that. Why is
homosexual love less than any
other love?

Love is when someone dies
for an ideal . Love is two lesbians
touching each other in the dark.
There is love between two men
holding hands, just because they
are friends.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if
people didn’t have to go
through all that pain and
suffering for love’s sake? If we
could overcome our prejudices,
we could love people for who
they are, rather then what they
are.

If we could celebrate this
Love, then maybe the world
would not be full of all the hate
and violence and war.

Maybe we should send the
world a Valentine. She probably
needs to know she’s loved right

now.
the Other Press

Tories fuck
themselves
over for once

Soooo..... don’t you just
have to laugh?

A bunch of predominantly
white male Senators, all hyped
up about little fetuses, strike
down an abortion bill because it
doesn’t shackle down women
quite as much as they'd like.
Meanwhile, the federal
government is in so much shit
already, it doesn’t dare impose a
new bill, for fear of coming in
lower on the polls than the
Manson family.

End result - The lack of an
abortion bill for about four years
will most likely entrench a
woman’s right to choose. If the
world doesn’t implode after
four years, the judges may see
no reason to have any bill at all.

It’s a wonderful day in the

neighbourhood.
Tim Crumley

 

 

Wanted:
More
Love

Love is a very powerful
thing. Martin Luther King Jr.
said that "Love is the only force
that can change an enemy into
a friend". Christ, Buddha,
Gandhi are among those that
have spoken about love and
displayed it’s power.

Sadly, this Valentines Day
most of the world is praticising
hate and war, not peace and
love. I myself am not deterred
from loving fellow human
beings. They are members of
my global family and I believe
in Reverend King’s dream. I do
not practice hate. No challenge.
It’s too easy to hate. Love takes
something special.

To love someone is more
challenging, more rewarding,
and takes more courage than
hating someone. Why do we
continually hit instead of hug?
Why can’t heterosexual men
feel comfortable expressing
physical affection for other
men?

The answer to the first
question is a mystery. The
answer to the last question is
homophobia. I don’t practice
homophobia. I regulary hug
and kiss my male friends to
show my affection. I’m more
afraid of myself if I can’t show
love for others openly, than if I
might be gay. I know that when
I hug or kiss a male friend I’m
expressing a strong platonic
love for a delice person.

Men have got a lot of
problems with their inability to
love others openly. It is any

LOVE"

  
  

wonder that in a world run
men there is rampant violence
We need to examine matriarc
societys for answers. We need
start listening to pacifists. Wi
need to start hugging an
kissing instead of attempting t
crush each others hand whil
shaking it. "All we need i

 

One final note-Why do we
have only one day devoted to}
love???

Peace and Love,
Angus Adair

5, 5 4
Don’t waste your »
money. Become a
stinking journalist

Just think. How much
money do you spend on this}
paper, anyways? It works out to
about 30 cents an issue. Not bad.

But you really are wasting
your money by not writing for
the Other Press. You can get
really good things by coming)
down here.

You can get a job. People
who write for the Other Press
end up writing for a living.
Strange, but true. Who would
ever imagine that the people
who embrace colourful turns of;
phrase like "money grubbing{
assholes" would ever become
working writers? It happens.
This place is a regular breeding

ound for gonzo journalists
and some other life forms).

You get to get free stuff too. |
We gave away 6 albums today.
People write stories for them,
and get the albums. It happens
with other stuff too. It’s a good
way to save money.

And if you happen to get
stuck with the Riot Squad while
doing a demo, your press card’s
a lifesaver. tetany

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