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. This is the official, international symbol related. Ecology, economics, politics for HABIT AT: TheHABITAT United Nations Con and culture, all live under the s-ame roof. ference on Human Settletnents. For two The inter-connectedness of all things is weeks, representatives of the nations of an underlying principle of nature, if the world will convene in downtown only we can grasp this fundamental law. Vancouver for an intense information Governments are coming to Vancouver exchange. We, the people of this earth, not just to talk. They are bringing films are multiplying at a rate that most of us of solutions that are working in each of cannot comprehend. Our cities are their own native lands, films made already bursting at the seams, as more especially fo'r Habitat. The largest and more people seeking a better way of undertaking of its kind in history, life stream into urban settlements on perhaps this HABITAT is shaping up as every continent. How do we cope with the first global communications event in exploding cities? How do we settle the a new era of world affairs. future? The problems are all inter- --Editorial SIGN or OUB. TIMBS. . On May 31st, 1976, the first specialworld conference in the history of North America begins. It is called HABITAT: THE UNITED NATIONS CQNFERENCE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS and it takes place in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Canada is the off_icial host for HABITAT, and our federal government has created a unique symbol to represent the problems without words, so that it speaks out in every language.
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7 April 1976
communications To the Citizens of Vancouver, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS There is now great reason to believe that & Habitat: The United Nations Canference on Human PUBLISHERS Settlements will be the largest conference ever held under'the auspices of the United Nations. Moreover, I believe that it will succeed not just because of size but purpose as well. The problems James T. Cooper of human settlements are better understood than DESIGN ever before, and perhaps understood in their true sense for the first time by the international Howard ElliotArfin eomrnunity. Our purpose will be to write EDITORIAL recommendations for an impravernent in the quality of life for all people of the world. We will do that, and I am sure that governments will listen. STAFF FOR I know from personal experience the THIS ISSUE generosity of all the Canadian people and I am sure that your city will prove again your national friendship towards strangers. Gloria Williams Dalton McCarthy For whatever inconvenience, I ask your tolerance. And I hope that I will meet many o� Colin Stuart you during our stay. Neil McNeil! John Rowell
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United Nations headquarters, New York Enrique Penalosa, of Columbia, South America, United Nations Secretary-General forHABITAT. 4 HABIT AT GUIDE CONTENTS
Canada's invitation to host the first conference on human settlements has f>rought the nations of the world. together to take a good look at a messy house. 6 Dalton McCarthy reviews the official preparatory • papers leading up to the big event itself. ESTABLISHING f.iARMONYBETWEEN If you don't represent a King, a President or a THE MAN-MADE AND Prime Minister, then in official circles you're THE NATURAL considered an "NGO". Non-Governmental ENVIRONMEN"Ji. Organizations will meet in Vancouver at the same time as the U.N., for a parallel conference called HABITAT FORUM. 9.
From serendipity to serious sun-powered THROUGH SOUND solutions, 'Appropriate Technology' ENVIRONMENTAL means cheap, long-lasting and conser PLANNING,MAN vative. Today's toy may well be tomor HAS THECAPACITY row's tool, and the exhibition is set for TO DESIGN HUMAN SE'ITLEMENTS Habitat Forum. INHARMONY WITH NATURE, The community channel that is available WHILESTIMULATING to cable TV subscribers has been. a AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING 'sleeper' for years all across Canada. � FOR ALl, INHABITANTS. Vancouver is reknown as the most wired z • city in the world for cable TV, and some THETECHNOLOGY local folks are getting on the tube to ask, IS AVAILABLE NOW. "Hello, Are You There?" WHAT IS REQUIRED IS THE INTELLIGENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BASED ON Credit goes to the first special world confer A COMMITMENT TO ence in the history of North America for THE FUTURE. causing a 9reat Canadian cultural break throu9h. It s called FESTIVAL HABITAT xs. and it s happening in VANCOUVER.
We're living in Education City as conference time draws near. There are now plenty of 1�!�Environmental Sciences.... opportunities to make the most of this once in-a-historytime event. B. R. Hinton & Associates Limited PROGRAM PREVIEWS describes a few. Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6E 3H4
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;) The final major PrepCom (Prepara LandPolicy is the most serious and tory Conference)took place at the U.N. hotly-debated issue common to both headquarters at New York this past the Third Werld and to industrialized HABITAT: January, '76. At this last big get nations. Allover the world, people are together before Habitat itself, _ all moving to the cities. This ruralmigra This is not a conference on housing. nations reviewed: tion is overloading the cities which This will be the first world confer --the develeping recommendations for then have to expand onto prime agri ence at which the organization of actionat nationallevels cultural land. human society as a whole--in cities, --the preparations for intematienal Planners !31'8 saying that this towns, villages, everywhere that co-operation massive populatian shift is making it people live--willbe considered. --the rules of procedure for discussion impossible to plan facilities such as Representatives from 142 countries and debate at Vancouver transportation and housing with any decent quality. The changes are too will meetin Vancouver. --the special arrangements for the Previous world conferences on envi fast and too overw.\lelming to cope unique audio-visual aspect of Habi ronment, on food, on population, all tat with. were too narrow, too specialized. This conference promises to take the big The majority of the countries at the TEHERANPREPARATIONS look, the view that will include social, regional preparatory conferences are· economic and political aspectsof plan known collectively as the THIRD As a practical answel' to the pro ning the future of thisworld. WORLD, and they have many common blemsa£ land speculation, the Teheran he· Search for Solulioris Millions ofdollars are beingspent to problemsthat separate them from the Conference recommended that land focus on Planet Earth during the two richer, industrialized Europe and within urban and suburban areas be weeks in Vancouver. What are we NorthAmerica. the subject of the govemmen� C9n gettingfor the money and how can we Some observers feel that Habitat cemed. use the information that will come out? will have to deal primarily with 'Third Land control will obviously be dis This article attempts to simplify the World needsif this Conference is to be cussedas a politicalissue and willvary mountains of paperthat are leading up a success. according to the politics of each to the big show. Thepreparations have separate nation. been documented and made available ·Amongst the concerns held in to anyone who is prepared to sort common at the regional conferences Delegates at the Teheran Confer through two ofyea.r.s planning all over was that the Vancouver Conference ence recommended horizontal rather the world. sheuld encourage policies that deal than vertical. construction, wherever To begin, in the preparation for with the distribution of land and with possible, so that population congestion Habitat, the world was sectioned off systems of registering real estate. can be reduced--0nly if s�ch horizontal into major regions, and then prepar atory U.N. conferences were held; Gathering around the major metropolises, slap-dash, disease-ridden • Asiaand the Pacific shantytowns bring little better than what was left behind. The people in this (Teheran, 14-19 June,1975) picture live in modest luxury, for there are some who can mana� no better than • Africa abandoned concrete culverts, while others--in the thousands upon thousands-- (Cairo, 21-26 June, 1975) will sleep in the streettonight. • LatinAmerica (Caracas 30 June - 4 July, 1975) • Europe & North America (Geneva, September, 1975) As apermanent member of the U.N. Security Council, the United States delegation was present at all regional conferences. Also, because of our special status as the host country, Canada has also been in attendance at all the above locations.
The world population will double during the next 30 years, adding 3.5 billion more people. That is the equivalentof building 3,500 entirely new cities of a million persons each.
6 THECAIRO TALKS The Caire Conference stated the following objectives for the Habitat Conference: "There is a widespread agreement thatproblems of uncontrolledpopula- , tion growth, rural stagnatien, migra tion, the inability ofurban centres to cope with present rates ofpopulation increase, and environmental detior ation demandcorrective action at both the national�d international levels. " At Cairo, they resolved that the objective of the human settlement policies of every nation should be to securea nµnimumstandard of living- including goods,_facilities and services --for all livingand future people of this earth, and to restrain excessive consumption by privileged groups until these minimum standards are attainedfor allpeople. A special eHon is needed, say the Cairo delegates, to prepare technical Self-sufficiency is the ke'yword, wherever possible. Here, a Columbian woman and administrative groups for the makes bricks for her home out of clay, a procedure that · dates back to our planning and management of future ancestors' great ancestors. human settlements and for research and exchange of information. This is expansion does noi consume agricul the co-ordination of housing pro seen as an important step for regional turalland. grams with nearby community facil and international organizations both ities, services and employment oppor withinand outside the U.N. tunittes; comprehensive co-ordination As the great majority of the peoples All NATIONS MUST of industrial construction with hous of Africa still live fu rural areas, it COOPERATE FINANCIALLY ing, social facilities and provision of is assumed that the first, basic objec jobs; provision of housing, facilities tive of human settlement policies in and services asoverhead cost of indus Africawill be to improve conditions of trial development. Teheran said that the Vancouver life in these areas. Conference should call fqr all nations In view of the scarcity of resources, toco-operate financially to supportthe FOR the most importanttool forhelping the housing problem in human settle cost of improving human settlements, FUTURE in accordance with their capabilities. ments in Africamust be the concept of self-help. This 'self-help' directionfor The United Nations delegates from PLANNING Asia and the Pacific added that the the mobilization of human energy Vancouver Conference should give should be supported by all govern special attentionto the development of With a long-range perspective, ments through sites and service JXJ]icies for the growth and distribu Teheran pointedtowards: the ado12tion schemes, education·and training, loan tion ofpopulation and for incentives to of national human settlement policies facilities and similar programmes. attain such objectives through balan and population distribution plans; At the Cairo Conference, it was ced distribution of industry over the the creation of enlployment oppor recommended that all nation,s of the "nationalterritory" . tunitiesthat are recognized as an inte world, especially the rich, developed gral part of industrial planning; the National and international atten nations, agree to give an adequate tion, they said, should .be paid to the prevention of unnecessary drift from portion of their aid to all countries in development of local building mater rural to urban areas and the strength need, so that human settlement pro ials and the international sharing of ening of the traditional settlement gramscan happen effectively. technologicalknow-how. patterns; the adoption of minimum Towards this end, the Habitat a The representatives at Tehern standards for the quality of life in Conference should consider the crea voted for immediate environmental humansettlements. .tion of a special autonomous United quality-control standards to be fixed · The Conference at Teheran and enforced by governments. denounced: all forms of involuntary They called for priority to be given migration of any people; any form of THE AVERAGE PER CAPI to low-cost housing and its equitable confiscation of land by an occupying TA INCOME IN AFRICA IS distribution. power, where the aim is to displace LESS THAN $500 PER YEAR They want the removal of obstacles the native occupants; and the demo that block the availability· of land for litionof houses or propertyas a formof urban housing and related facilities; collective Of individual punishment. (cont'd on nextpage} HABIT AT GUIDE 7. THE SEARCHFOR SOL U'110NS Nations agency specializing in human norms for human settlements in the The one important exception to the settlements problems, and that this form of a Declaration of Human dissemination of our technological agency should be located in a develo Righ'ts. expertise is th_e sale of nuclear power ping country. For the countries they represent in plants to South Korea, India, Pakistan, Cairo also recommends that inter Latin America, they, too,recognize the Argentina. We are already sitting on national aid be channelled into need for a network of centres for a nuclear powder keg. integratedprograms for better human scientific and technological training In our present stand-off from obli· settlements, rather than into just those and-assistance, and that such centers vion, no country, alene, holds the key programsproposed by doners. for integrated human settlement to control. It is only through inter Recognizing the importance of dev�lopment must be put into oper national co-operation that we can ever water resources for human settle ationimmediately. hope to maintain what little sanity we ments, the Habitat Conference should Altogether, 130 documents were have left. recommend internationally-supported submitted at the regional preparatory There are critics who say that the training programs for water manage conferences. U.N. is not capable of fostering ment and conservation. The very brief summary of the co-operation in the world today. Yet it findings that are repeated here in is the onlyinternational public forum TAP THE SUN HABITAT GUIDE hopefully reflect tlie for discussion of these matters. &THE WIND attitudes and needs of the majority As long as nations are sitting do� of the governments that comprise the to talk about their needs, we can hope United Nationsof this planet. Cairo recommends that research for solutions--and SOLUTIONS is the and development of unconventional key word forHabitat. and non-polluting sources of energy, Where U.N. delegates usually stand such as solarand windenergy be given LEARN TO RESPECT up on the floor of the house to each say higher priority and that governments their piece, here at Habitat, each is consider these as vital resources for OUR DIFFERENCES expected to begin by showing a filin human settlements. summary of how they are coping. The U.N. delegates will have tele PRE-CONFERENCEAT CARACAS These documents that have been vision monitors built into their desks, prepared will be submitted at Vancou so that they can refer to the filmed At the Caracas Conference land ver and delegates are expected to solutions when such material becomes control was again a major issue. agree on the common points while appropriate. "Land is the essential resource of maintaining a respect for national dif All these films, hundreds of hours bothurban and rural settlemen'ls. That ferences. worth, willalso be shown in downtown fact makes it essential to recognize Based upon this information con Vancouver theaters for the first public the needfor land to be consideredas tained in the regional papers, the viewing in the W9rld.- a resource subject to public control. U.N.,meetingin Vancouver, will have Canadians are playing a key, major Thepublic ownershipof land is not an to guide the direction of planning and role in Habitat. As the host country, end in itself, but the fundamental spending on a world-wide basis for we're paying the bill for all the prepar instrumentfor the attainment ofbasic years to come. ations. Experts from the National Film objectives for economic and social Board of Canada have been travelling reform which will make the satisfac meanwhile ... all over the earth, giving technical tor.yimplementation of national human advice on the film-making. settlemen'lspolicies possible. " And, of course, the conference Meanwhile, on Sunday, March itself will happen in, our day-tp-day 28th, 1976, populatioq watchers noted environment. EVERYBODY that the world's population hit the four Come the end of May, we shall be CHOOSES billion mark. Our planet's population the most privileged people in the has grownby a billionin only15 years. world; the first to see the films sub The need for full participation of the These statistics make it clear that we mitted to Habitat; live coverage of the population in all decisions directly or must begin to plan and co-operate for proceedings on community cable tele indirectly affecting the quality of their a congestedfuture. Somepeople think vision, aµ day long; and, as we read in lives, received the vote at Caracas. that the task is too big and that every the following article, the opportunity Also from Caracas, public corpor country should deal with their own to actualy participate in Habitat ationsshould beset up with the power problems, that we simply cannot Forum, the peoples' conference at to intervene in the land market, for the afford to finance all these Third World Habitat.• implementationof public services, and needs. Thisfeature article was researched for the promotion of measures to Yet, here in North America, where and prepared by Dalton McCarthy. improve the habitat. we comprise 6% of the world's popu Mr. McCarthy--who refers to himself The Latin delegates say that innova lation, we consume 35-45 % of the as a 'freelance human being '--is tive forms of transport should be world's precious resources. experienced in environmental law adopted so as to reduce the use ofcars Experts are saying that we must research and rural community deve by individuals· and to ensure better share our super-technological know lopment. He has also been active in utilization of dwindling resources. how and the money that is generated water-quality management, and holds Recognizing the same universal from it with all the countries that a commercial diver's license. need, our southern neighbours call for supply the raw goods that make our the adoption of minimum criteria and way of life possible. 8 HABITAT GUIDE HABITAT FORUM People Have· Their Say In U.N. language, every person, prominence to speak before a world informal group, formal organization, audience. and even government body (provin Such a conference of knowledgable cial, municipal, etc.) that is not a non-government experts, represent representative of a sovereign nation atives of world-wide organizations, is called an NGO, a non-governmental and just plain people wlio care about organization. who we are and where we are going as The person reading these words is one global family, all get together as an NGO, Greenpeace is an NGO, the of May 21th under the collective title Socred Government of British Colum of Habjtat Forum. bia is an NGO. InResolution 3128 (XVIIl), by which Parallel NGO conferences during the U.N. General Assembly decided special U.N. thematic conferences to organize Habitat, it urged "Non began at the Stockholm Environment Governmental Organizations con Conference of 1972, which attracted cerned to lend every possible assis environmentalists from all over the tance in the preparation of the world. Conference." The kind of people that are attracted The Secretary-General of Habitat, to NGO forums tend to be those citi Mr. Enrique Penalosa, urges that Filled with strangers, filled with zens of this, our planet Earth, who Habitat Forum participants have friends, the streets of our settlements care the most for our continued can feel as much like home as the an input into the governmental. survival. living room. Conference. Theyare the kind of people who will Events are expected to range from a locations, as well as on Cable T.V. at travel half-way around the world- formal conference of several thousand home. sometimes on nickels and dimes--to people t9 the simple e�itions of As with the Habitat preparations, articulate, once more, the need for the work of one settlements-innovator. the non-government representa peace and co-operation amongst us, There.will also be physical displays of tives have been meeting during the for better techniques of coli)ing with solutions to the problems of human last two years to pre e their input, the problems that beset us (and for par settlements around the world. Individuals in many countries have a helluva good time meetin' up with ' Forum activities will be open to all beenthinking and planning on a prac- friends who share such visions). or who simply who wish to participate - ticallevel. Often, the NGO' s are respected want to observe. Also, the public will professionals in their field, individuals be able to watch the U.N. sessions on Some have decided that the issues who have gained the stature and the closed-circuit T.V. in designated are too complex for one big confer ence, and they have decided to stay at home and put their energies into smaller meetings.Money is a deciding factor and. many cannotaHord to come to Vancouver, especially people from Latin America, Africa and Asia. (Some financial assistance has been allocated to bringing a few NGO' s fromthese areas.) However, Canadians and Americans will probably make up the majority of the Forum participants and they may dominate the workshops and dis cussions. Some methed will have to be found to balance this situatien. We will all have to be very conscious of this problem and go out of our way to include Third World awareness into our global planning at Jericho Be_ach. This may be impossible and we may find ourselves ur "½le to respond to the political, economic and social differences between the have's and the have-nots. (cont'd on next page) HABIT AT GUIDE 9 HABITATFORUM • a Distinguished Lecture Series, Withsuch a limited perspective, our with well-known speakers and WORLD best response may be on a one-to-one writers. • Film Habitat, an international SYMPOSIUM basis with Third World delegates. The direct person-to-person 'sharing film festival on human settle ON HUMANITY of experience can be the best way ments.• --by Dalton McCarthy to personalize• and balance the activi Vancouver, B.C. ties at Habitat Forum. Buckminster Fuller David Spangler Millions of dollars are being spent Yogi Bhajan Rolling Thunder on this Conference. Those who grasp Ken Keyes St'ephen Gaskin the situation should be taking advan Swami Kriyananda Bernard Jensen tage of this opportunity and meet as many people from other countries as Hyatt Regency Hotel possible. Many solutions to Third World problems are applicable to November 27 - December 4, 1976 Canada, and we can all learn fxom eachother. inquire at 1962 W. 4th Ave. Even if this Conference turns out to Vancouver (604) 738-9815 be a poor investment because it was too large to be functional, it is happen ing anyway. Anyone with any sense of responsibility should get as much out of this 'truly unique opportunity as possible. Maurice Strong, the powerhouse Since we are all NGO' s, it is going to behind the 1972 U.N. Environment take positive co-operation from all Conference at Stockholm, former contributors to make Habitat Forum chief of the Canadian International work. Development Agency, first Secretary The structure and program for General of the United Natipns Habitat Forum includes: Environment Program at Nairobi, • NGO workshops, seminars and a and now first president of PetroCan, series of meetings for individuals has thissay to towards Habitat: and organizations to present their "Those of us involved in trying to views on human settlements tackle the problems of the environ ·- problems and opportunities. ment crisis are frequently dishear • NGO demonstration projects tened. It is easy to be overwhelmed by HAWAII dealing with solutions--social, the needs for- urgency in acting to 1 week $299 technical, political, and economic. maintain this planet as a truly human 2weeks $339 These will be presented using habitat. 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10 HABITAT GUIDE A whole troop of kids from Twin Valley School out of Wardsville, Whizz Kidsal Jericho Beach Ontario are getting a holiday to come build a dome, the kind of dome that Leading the field (literally), will be will suit any adventurous family. Take none other than two local boys, Bruce a holiday and build a house! Fairbairn and Charles Haynes. These Perfectly sturdy homes have be-en bhe sun two young gentlemen have been builtout of plain mud since Adam was quietly going about their business, in diapers (leaves?). A group 0£ archi developing the concept and techniques tects from Iran will be showing how it for 'self-help, low-cost' housing. is stillbeind done. No 1:>ictures, no models, th_ey will Many more plans are being firme-d. be building a complete, livable house up for the Forum. They include sun to show exactly what they mean. powered water purifyers and newly Their on-the-spothouse will include invented windmills that have to be the full complement of miracle inven seen to be1:ielieve-d. tions. The problems that confront us are The brightness of the sun and the severe, yet if there's any fun to be �Priso shared at Habitat, this has got to be strength of the wind will make their the place. electricity. And the organizers need help. rvriPi68 They've got the land to build upon, Garbage is Golden they've got many of the necessary materials. The re-quest goes out for waber experienced 'project managers' , Since there is no such thing as architects, engineers, building con 'garbage' anyway, they'll be cooking tractors, construction craftsmen who the ve-getable euttings, the grass from can take on individual aspects of the the mowed lawn, the left-overs from exhibition, on a voluntary basis. yesterday's supper, and even human Jim Bohlen is heading up the crew waste--a perfectly useful fuel source. for the Appropriate Technology Exhi basic issues (When all this stuff gets bubbling, bition. If any of our readers can help the gases that are produce-d can cook, 'lihe Appropriate Technol Exhi build tomorrow into today, write to ogy can heat, can light the night.) him c/o Habitat Forum, P.O. Box bitibnat Habitat Forum promises to be It should be noted that Fairbairn 48360, an exciting, adventurous program. Bentall Centre, Vancouver, and Haynes take the cre-dit for the B.C. Everywhere, people are beginning house design. The new-age energy to understand the need to shift away include a telephone number so that devices--the 'gadgets' of today that he can respondimme-diately. • from large-scale industrial develop willbe the tap and toiletof tomorrow- ment and massive-, disproportionate are the works of many devote-d people consumption, both of which are coming ·together �der the one roof. _., demanding simply too much energy to keep go�g. We, here, in the 'western world' Building Answers are just beginning to foel the pinch, in ,m9 wind the form of rising prices. While this solution-oriente-d houseis If our unrealistic standard of living expected to be operationalby the start isn't brought into a balance that can of the conference, several other such liohbs assure a future for our kids, then we units will actually be constructed while / r:;: may well run out of food before we Habitat is happening. bulbs run out of money to buy it. Included in this little global village The more humble and less deman at Jericho Beach will be a house made ding machinery for a guaranteed from blocks of sulphur, the. same stuff bresbs future (if there is such a thing) comes that might otherwise pollute the under the title of 'Appropriate Tech heavens if it wasn't being trappe-d at SBWB�8 nology ', and the focus for possible the faetory chimney-top and pressed new dire-ctions is on Habitat Fotum. into building blocks. This 'break Inside the hangars down at Jericho through' technique was invented here Beach, when the Forum opens its in Canada, and we' re now famous for gates on May 27th, many of the pro it world-wide. The Architectural Ins bakes blems that plague our human settle titute of B.C. is building this one for waber ments will be spelled out in displays Habitat Forum. and audio-visual presentations. 'Staek-wall' log houses ·have be-en out of Meanwhile, outside, on the fields used to shelter hearty Quebecers since surrounding these hangars 'that are those woods belonged to France. .. Utair being rennovated especially for the The technique works well in cold conference, some of the choices we can These drawingsare fromTHE ECOL OPERATION, climate.s, ani:i the house will go up at Minimum Cost Housing Group, McGill University. now make willbe built before our eyes. Jerieho Beach.
HABIT AT GUIDE 11 a neglec:ledchi ld slasls lo gsow up There is, however, much room for ful in suggesting concrete ways of Communications in human settle expansion and improvement. On this improving it. In granting the new ments play a major role in how we pointall involved with Cable 10 would licence, the Commission was critical live, in our lifestyles, in how we view agree. The station's General Manager of the way things have been run on the ourselves, and--most importantly--in Da'.ve Liddell said: "I would like to see . channel. It noted that the service pre how we look to the future. far,; So an expansion in our live coverage of vided did not reflect the maturity and 9ommunity television has been an community activities."Liddell believes experience that the channel had innocent young child "in this big city. that Cable 10 should be a part of the gained in the past six years. It With this article, HABITAT GUIDE community it serves. "We need live, suggested that the licencees ought to looks at the plans and at the philo immediate, local t.v.," he said. "To be provide: "adequate financial and sophy that underlies the work of Van effective, community television must human resources". couver's own communitychannel. provide on-the-spot coverage of what Liddell commented: "These are very Vancouver's Cable 10 has just been is g0ing on in the locality. Right now vague words and do not give us any given a new three-year licence to can Cable 10 is predominantly concerned thing concrete to work with." tinue its operations. With this vote of with social problems, only because the Organization and funding of Cable confidence from the federal communi people who approach us are especially 10 are major problems, and many pro cations auth0rity, the CRTC, the concerned to air these problems. This posals have been put forward as to station plans to increase its involve reflects the situation that exists in how the channel should be run. At ment with community activities in the society tod Y· It would make a change, present, the channel is owned and city.
milliona dollars on its involvement with the Hbitat conference alone. Although such a comparison is not particularly appropriate, given the vast difference in scope between the two organizations, it does serve to show the limitations placed on com munity television. Nevez:theless, Cable 10 has visibly progressed in it six years 'of operation. In 1969, Cable 10 was on the air 20 hours a week, but less than half this Li time was taken up by their own pro ductions. Today, their own material takes up an average of 20 hours air time each week, out of a total of 28 hours. 12 HABITAT GUIDE posed an alternative scheme whereby Ms. Boyce emphasized that such a Harbour.TheHabitatHometown team Cable 10 would be issued a split group would ideally hold middie-of has also toured �e FORUM site, licence. Under this scheme, Vancouver the-road political views, and would be dropped inon a class of adults learning Cablevision would finance the chan able to work independently of left English, looked at food co-ops, at nel, but the local community itself or right-wing political influences. urban lighting, and at the increasing would be responsible for running it. But whatever long-term prospects pr0blem of pets in the city. Metro Media wanted to give a wide face Cable 10, there is pressing work In coming sh0ws, . Habitat Home representation of the community aµ to be done in the near future. Particu townwill look at pollutionin the Fraser opportunity to air their views and pr0/ larly pressing is the p}an for extensive River and provide schook:hildren with blems. They proposed that a commit coverage of the Habitat conference. the opportunity to prepare theb: own tee, consisting of various local interest Cable 10 has a unique role to play in television show. The final programme groups, should beresponsible for pro relation to the conference. It is the is scheduled for May28th. grammecontent. medium which is bestsuited to provide The motivating idea behind these The idea that Cable 10 should be coverage that will bring home the programmesis that if local people can "given to the people" is one shared by relevance of the conference fo the be made aware that the problem of some of the people who now produce people of Vancouver. In recognition human settlement applies to everyone programmesfor the channel. Stanley Burke, producer of "'Why Don't We", a weekly programme that gives looal people the oppo�ty to voice their opinions and ideas, forsees that Cable 10 will eventually be taken over by a community organization and will be fin�ced by grants, subscrip tions, and possibly by advertising. This organization--whieh could include representativesof City Council --would be totally responsible for financing and programme rontent. But is advertising a viable propo sition for community television? Burke said: "I have no objection to a "What do you want to do with this "Hello, hello, are you there?" compclny like Sony, which has lent channel? Phone in." Cable 10 videotape equipment, being given airtime to advertise their of this fact, Cable 10 will be covering everywhere, we might start to discover products if they have contributed to the conference continuously while it common bonds with .people of other the programme." Burke envisaged one is happening. countries who face similar problems. possibility where a company like Sony Unlike the mass media, which bears Stanley Burke explains, "Unlike financesa programme,and then a film a wider responsibility for communica commercialtelevision, community t. v. of their products could be shown, ting the ideas expressed at Habitat, allows the public to express their either before or after the programme. community television has the oppor ideas on the air. This concept is totally Dave Liddell, on the other hand, tunity to focus on the importance of alien to the thinking of the profes says that advertising could compto the conference to the localcommunity. sionals who run commercial chan mise the efforts of community tele This is the theme of a weekly pro nels." vision to show programmes free from gramme currently showing on Cable Burke firmly believes in the ideas 10 commercial interest. "We are not a called Habitat Hometown. The of Ennis and McLuhan, who maintain commercial interest, and we are not show is hosted by Vancouver broad that society's attitudesare determined cast personality Chuck Davis, and is competing with the other channels for. by its means of communication. This commercial revenue, we are com designed, in Davis'swords, "to inform is not "obviously true", as Burke peting with them for viewers." He local people of the reason for the con believes, but it is certainly correct could not forsee the possibility of ference, introduce some of its key that the modern-day media is a power Cable 10 being taken over by a com people, and show examples of local ful and influentialinstitution. munity organizationin the near future. Habitat-relatedissues. " The broadcast media, Burke feels, Lois Boyce, executive producer of In previous shows a number of is oontrolled by arrogant and faceless the programme "Pressure Point", problems specifically related to B.C. bureaucrats who set themselves up as echoes these sentiments. "It is too have been highlighted. In one pro arbiters of public taste and opinion. It spon for Cable 1.0 to betaken over by a grammea localfellow, Dave Spearing, is timefor a change. community organization," she said. explained why he had chosen to live "Revolutions in history," Burke "No organization exists that is on a mountain slope. The explanatiG>n explains, "are caused by a revolution ready to take it over. Any that might was that if this practicewas extended, in the means of communication." exist in the future would have to be more flat land would be available for A good example to confirm this view is able to work together. There is at agriculture. This idea is particularly provided by the invention of the present too much dissention among importantin mountainous B.C., where printing press, which is supposed to local media groups to make the thing agriculturalland is so precious. have indirectly caused the Renais workable. What would be required is On another show, two men tell sance. At the very least, it made lear an organization representative of all Chuck about the space-saving advan ning available to a far wider audience tages of living on the sea. These two political persuasions who can com than had previously been possible. municate with one another." men live in a floating home at Coal 13 COMMUNITYTELEVISION Contrary to established thinking, pends on the public for survival. A airtheir own particular problems. The Burke believes that revolutions are company director may work in a pent emphasis is on those with pressing caused by spiritual or intuitive inno house suite, but he has to know what is socialneeds. The programme is finan vations, not as the result of a rational going on down below. Government, cially and morally supported in this process. Those enslaved by reason on the other hand, is totally out of endeavour by a church organization can only think in straight lines, they touch", he said. consisting of representatives from six refuse to acknowledge what lies "When community t. v. is controlled differentdenominations. outside reason, says Burke. by the community, it will be able to Programmeshave included a lookat Stanley Burke maintains that the fulfill its unique role. When the Vancouver's housing problem, a visit present day media is due for a spiritual community takes over Cable 10, it to the city's Skid Row area, and a upheaval. Programme controllers will define what community broad feature on women and religion. are today's examples of the linear castingis. " Ms. Boyce says, "The idea is to dis thinkers in history. They refuse to Some of these sentiments are cover the pressure points that society believe that the person in the street echoed by Dave Lidell. "Community creates in certain individuals. Thus we is capable of expressing views on the television is egalitarian, " he said, "and are particularlyconcerned to publicize air, and that such a thing on t.v. is is guided by an entirely different the plight of people in desperate philosophy than professional t.v." situations." "When community t.v. was a new The future for Cable 10 is optimistic, idea, the professionals merely laughed provided it can overcome the problems at it. Now they are concerned, and see that currently besetit. But it is not just the need to keep communitytelevision up to the cablevision company or 'to a starved. The better community t.v. community organization to keep these becomes, the more alarmed profes hopes alive. It is also up to the public. sionals become." On this point Stanley Burke has the Lois Boyce is also attracted to final say. "Cable 10 must be used by community television because it allows the community. All we can do is make the public to express their views on it available to the public, it is up to the air. all of us to provide the material. The "People have become aware that question we should put to the public they do have a part to play in the is, 'Do you give a damn?' "• decisions that affect their lives. With -by John Rowell. not "watchable". the use of community t. v., the public's "This attitude is typical of people in role in decision making is given more governmentcircles," Burke says, "but prominence." not so of those involved with private "Community television needs to be FOR FULL, enterprise. It was left to private developed. Very few people have a enterprise to finance a community t. v. concept of what a community channel ALL-DAY. channel in Vancouver. I believe this is should really do. People must be told because private enterprise is closer that community t.v. is there for them COVERAGE to the public than government officials to use." and educationalists." PressurePoint, the programme pro "After all, private enterprise de- duced by Ms. Boyce, allows people to OF From left to right, media animator Gloria Keiler, Broadcaster Stanley HABITAT Burke, City Alderman Art Cowie, Parks Board Commissioner Bowie Keefer and Chuck Davis tackle the growing interest in the TV channel that's here for any WATCH body's use--Community Cable 10. CRBLE
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14 HABIT AT GUIDt: eulture· �east For tlne � All �1:S,.-I'VA'i 11A111TJIGf They'll be dancing in the streets of life of Vancouver, the Festivalhas two cultural life of Vancouver has become. Vancouver when the Habitat confer other aims, ". . . to put the city in a Examples of indoorhappenings are: a ence comes to town. From mid-May good frame of mind leading up to the twoweek film festival featuring exper through July, the people of Vancouver actual conference, and to welcome. the imental, documentary, visionary and will be treated to a massive cultural 10,000 visitors expected during the Canadian content films; a theatre pro feast to coincide with the conference. UnitedNations event. " (JJramme featuring eleven different Called Festival Habitat, the event The event will encompass all major Canadian theatrical companies; and a has been put together as "an ongoing art forms.Art and craft, music, drama, craft festival emphasizing contempor and livin(JJ demonstration of how a city film and dance, all will be �eluded. ary Canadian work and including a col works", to quote the organisers. Al Indoor events will take place mainly in lectionof nativeIndian crafts. though plans for the -festival were the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, A special surprise that is promised hastily put tegether in a three month the new David Y.H. Lui Theatre, the is the Vancouver Art Gallery pro period, definite dates have now been Arts Chili Theatre and the new City gram called Night Shift. It is consi set for most of the activities. Stage. Outside activities, such as dered "a revolutionary program", Festival Habitat has been initiated colourful street processions, will be which no other public institution has and planned by the City of Vancoµver, held primarily in the Downtown, Gas ever staged before, says VAG co with the help of the B.C. Government town, avd Chinatown areas. ordinator Dorothy Metcalfe. The gal and the Canadian Habitat Secretariat. Stagingevents at Vancouver's small lery will feature three consecutive late The whole thing will cost $750,000 to theatres is a valuable boost to their night events every night betweenJune stage, most of the money coming from prestige. Vancouver East Cultural 1st and June 10th. grants donated by the participating Centre Director Chris Wootten com For those who enjoy outdoor spec governments. The rest of the money mented, "It so happens that all the tacles, Habitat Festival will also be willhopefully be earned through ticket new and original things in Canadian organizing street activities for five sales. Theatre right now are happening in weeks betweenMay 25 and June 26. A This is very much a people's festi small theatres. The small theatres weekend festival in Gastown is likely val.. It is a demonstration of Vancouver have come to reflect their regions far to include flutist Paul Horn and other culture on a larger scale than has ever better than the big names, so we have musical groups; a bicycle race from before been conceived. invited small theatre companies from Hope to Vancouver, ending in Gas "We think that the Festival, in its each region of Canada to perform, and town; native dancers; mime, magi own way, will play a significant part that way we hope we can put together cians and jugglers; marching steel in showing how cities can be more bands and a balalaika orchestra. .some kind of picture of what Canada habitable and enjoyable," said Ernie lS. " In Chinatown, an outdoor exhibition Fladell, Festival administrator. The variety of activities that are of formal Chinese music, folk and Apart from exhibiting the cultural planned show just how broad the (cont'd on next page) FESTIVALHABITAT May and spent the next six months travelling around B.C. and across Canada collecting support and ideas for a definite concept for the festival. Working with her are sppie of the members of the Circle Craft Co-opera tive, a group which she helped to found in 1974, and which is co-spon soring the Habitat Craft Festival. To date the response from crafts people across Canada has been out standing. Metalworkers from New foundland, toymakers from Nova popular music is being considered, as dian Crafts will be a representative Scotia, Inuit carvers, Indian silver well as a series of games and enter shew bringing together several fine smiths, as well as potters, weavers, tainment for childr�n and their er� 1 collections including the Cana jewellers, textile designers, creative parents. dian Contemporary Crafts Collection people from all parts of the country Also, special banners have been (formerly the Jean Chalmers Collec have indicated their desire to partici designed by four Vancouver artists tion), the Canadian Arctic Producers pate in this historic event. Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Smith, Sherry (including the Eskimo Art Section of When all these plans and activi Grauer, and Michael Morris - which the Dept. of Indian & Northern ties are taken into account, the will decorate almost the whole city. Affairs), the Indian Arts and Crafts Festival Habitat begins to shape up One of the many colourful events Corporation (including the Indian Art as a significant cultural highlight being planned as part of this incre Sectionof the Dept. of Indian & North for Habitat. This forthcoming grand dible local program is the Habitat ern Affairs), the Nova Scotia Designer exhibition of such a wide variety of Craft Festival, which is attracting Craftsmen, and the Craftsmen Associ Canadian talents will hopefully show enthusiastic response from crafts ation of B.C. This will be the first us proudly.• peopleall across Canada. major exhibition of high-quality Administered by Circle Craft Co Canadian crafts ever held on the west The photographs that appear in •this operative in Victoria, the Craft Fes coast. article were taken at the Fairweather tivalwill run from May 21st to July 5th Concourse Fair will feature profes Craft Festival, which happenec:J on the at the historical CPR station and at the sional and quality crafts for sale pur plaza at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Granville Plaza in downtown Van poses. At least 150 established crafts on Saturday, April 3rd. couver. people will be displaying and mar In order to give a complete picture of keting their crafts during the six weeks ethnic and contemporary Canadian of the Festivaland each willbe there at crafts, the Craft Festival will consist of least eleven days. three major sections, the Exhibition of Plaza Fair is a fair opento all crafts Outstanding Canadian Crafts, the people in the process of developing Concourse Fair and the Plaza Fair. their craft, those who can only attend The exhibitionof Outstanding Cana- for a short time, those with limited supplies and those involved in more experimentalcraftwork. Boothswill be changing ev�ryfew days and, withthe open .market concept, the Plaza Fair should be a stimulating experience for both craftspeople . and visitors.
The historic, Vancouver CPR building is the site for the Crafts Festival.
All the Craft Festival events are being organized by Yetta Lees, Circle Craft Co-operativeDirector and crafts woman, who has been appointed Co ordinator of the Habitat Craft Festival. She was appointed to this post last 16 HABIT AT GUIDE PROGRAM PREVIEWS
Program Previews looks to groups, activities, agen cies and institutions that are VANCOU:VER Habitat-oriented. In this DISTINGUISHED section,.we check up on ser HISTORICAL vices that promote a better LECTURE SERIES understanding of our human INSIGHTS settlements. Some of those wh? appe ar herein have been The Distinguished Lecture The Habitat Speaker active for yearS, hile Vancouver Historical In w · Series, presented by the PrO Last summer, the United NationsAssociation, through the Habitat Committee , The Gastown Information Action Program, utilized Center can answer questions eight student coordinators to IDERA about Habitat or direct the inquirer to the proper initiate study-action groups InternationalDevelopment in various B.C. localities. source.The Center is located E'.ducation Resource Center at 131 Water Street in Gas- The projects centered o� (IDERA) is the funnel land development, communi light Square. through which many U.N. Introduction to Habitat, a cation· in multi-racial com educational programs flow. munities, and the eHects of 10 minute film, is shown It eoerdinates and dissemin- · uponrequest in the Center' tourism on. human se�e ates information for such s ments. The U.N.A. contin 25 seat theatre or on the groups as OXFAM, CUSO, video screen, which is ues to offer support to �Y and UNA. Lately, IDERA's on-going projects, and IS located in its reception area. . Outreach Program has been extending its 'Community travelling about the pro Screenings of films provided by the National Film d Action Program'. U.N.A. vince bringing Habitat issues � . willhold its annual U.N. Stu to many communities whose in conjunction with Preview dent Seminar in Vancouver members cannotcome to the Habitat can be seen at 12 The Great River Fraser this August.Plans and dates Conference in Vancouver. noon and 4 p.m. In addition, have not yetbeen finalized. This program also includes video tapes from Vancouver The Westwater Research sessions on Third World Na Cable 10' s Hometown Institute of UBC will soon be series are available tions and the issues' which Habitat _ publishing a book on its these countries will raise at for viewing. research into the water the special U.N. Conference chemistry and ecosystem of on Trade and Development, the Fraser River. In addition, scheduled for Nairobi, the Institute has a series of Kenya, May 3rd to 28th. bulletins which the general IDERA not only educates, public -will find informative. but also helps groups insti For those with more techni gate further study and ac cal interests, the Institute United"Nations Asso tion. publishes technical journals. & For details, phone. 228-4956. ciation has also been assis IDERA's Resource Center ting in the organization of has many films and print B.C. communities to attend materials on human settle the B.C. Non-Governmental ment issues. It has been REAL ESTATE Organizations Workshop working closely with Habitat (Habitat B.C.) in Vancouver and Habitat Forum. For fromMay 6thto 8th. more information, call 738- BOARD In addition, the U.N.A. is 8815. The Real &tate Board of preparing four resource kits Greater Vancouver repre� that contain slides, work sents over 90% of the ar�'s activity cards and Mitten real estate agents. Each day materials. Although inten BILLBOARDS. Merchants and groups it sponsors public service ded for upper high school wishing to utilize the Habitat broadcasts on CJOR and study programs, these logo can pick up kits which Coming · soon, billboards explain how to properly CHQM AM and FM. The materials are quite suitable segments cover topics rang for community use. Kit all around this area will reproduce the Habitat display the works of the nine symbol. Buttons, posters ing from good buying prac topics include: tices to ecological concerns. - AlternateTechnologies winners in the recently com for publicdisplay and written pleted Habitat Billboard information .are available In march, the Boarci donated - One-Company Resource a substantial number of Towns Contest. Originally only free of charge. The Center - AlternateLifestyles three winners were to be also displays publications three of its publications to -Tourism chosen, but the enormous re which can be purchased af the Gastown Information A lack of funds has slowed sponse caused a change to Center for free distribution government book stores. to the public: down this valuable pro be made. The runners-up Phone 666-8641 or come in will receive an autographed Green UrbanLand Poli cy ject, but it continues never any day of the week: Study (GULP) the less. U.N.A. cannot yet copy of Chuck Davis' The say when these kits will be Vancouver Book. The bill Monday to Thursday, VancouverMap Guide available. boards are being sponsored & Saturday - 10 am to 6 pm A Consumer Guide To by members of the local Condominiums 011 For further details, phone Friday - 10 am to 9 pm (cont'd on ]!B· 2 'I · 733-3912. business community. Sunday - 12 noon to 5 pm 18 HABITAT GUIDE / HABITAT-- they're coming to town from all over the world to talk about the problems of people and the places where they live. We do .that every day with our listeners, who talk to Jack Webster, 'Ed Murphy, Pat Burns, John Wilson, and Chuck Cook. Stay tuned. ' A JIM PATIISON RADIO STATION HAWTAT GUIDE 19 The symposium will bring together experienced experts who are working on similar EDRA projects throughout the world. It will examine a Environmental Design Re- broad range of political, SPICCanadian Scientific Pol search Asociation (EDRA) economic and social issues lution and Environmental will hold its 7th Annual Con- . relating to the application of Control Society (SPEC) is ference from May 25 to 28 such housing methods in actively involved in many at the Totem Park Conven- bo th the develof)ing and the important issues. Tl}.ese in. tion Center on the UBC cam- developed worlds. elude strip mining of coal, pus. EDRA consists mostly So that working people supertankers in Georgia of architects ancl behavioural can benefit from the sympo Strait and the proposed third scientists. sium, specific efforts are runway at the Vancouver The focus of the Confer- being made to schedule airport. Great concern over ence is behavioural science some of the events in the the effect that humansettle theory, research, methodo- evening and on the week ments are having on the eco logy and the application of end. system of the Fraser River each to environmental de- For more information, call has sparked a public educa sign. EDRA brings together 228-9011. tion campaign. By means of students, professionals, aca a slide show and talk, demics and other parties SPEC is bringing the issues interested in environmental to many people, especially in design, architecture, plan the Delta, Surrey, Richmond ning and env4'onmental psy and·White Rock areas. This chology. For particulars, group is also setting up a phone Dr. Russell at 228- r cling depot in Kitsilano. 2851. ecy LOWCOST A Low-Cost and Self-Help Housing Symposium is being organized as part of the Habitat Forum program. Habitat Forum construction This symposium will last the at Jericho Beach. two weeks that the Forum is H�BITAT in session and will encom pass a wide range of speak HOUSING VAN.BOARD ers, workshops, panel de bates, open discussions and People in the Vancouver audio-visual presentations. area now h�ve a unique op OF TRADE Input from local people with portunity to meet visitors to concrete (no pun intended) the Habitat Conference by and The Vancouver Board of experience in low-cost giving them a home for the Trade represents some 3500 self-help housing is invited. duration of the event. In Hangar 7 on the Forum businesses in this area. Its site, there will be a major Application forms for Civic Affairs Committee is photographic display of householders interested in Gary Gallon, long-time anchorman now conducting the third at SPEC headquarters, extends an owner-built and innovative the plan are available at com invitation to come in and browse. Since phase of its campaign to ac low-cost housing. In addi munity centres, banks, libra this picture was taken, SPEC has quire building materials and moved into a new location Just down tion, there will be a de:Qlon ries, post offices, govern supplies for ilie Habitat the road on Vancouver's 4th avenue. stration of self-help building ment offices and schools. Forum site. At last count, methods, a programin which The telephone number of the over half of the suppliers By the 1st ,of May, SPEC' s the public can participate. referral centre is 732-1191. were members of the Board Handbook For Ecology Ac of Trade. tion In B. C. will be ready. It Members of the Board of will serve as an introduction Trade are also taking part in to ecological problems con fronting this province, and Hometown Habitat on Van couver's Cable 10 at 7 pm. indicate possible alterna They are contributing seg tives. The Handbook will ments to shows on economics also provide informatio'n on and transportation. potential group and govern Those interested in help· mental actions. This hand ing towards the construc book is meant as an introduc tion needs of Habitat Forum tion and a catalyst for further can phone Griff Miles at study and activity. For more 681-2111. information, call 736-5601. 20 HABIT AT GUIDE PROGRAMPREVIEWS marketing system for its there is a collage showing own products, and those of the types of- housing and other co-ops. CRS can pro architecture in different vide valuable assistance to parts of the world. On the those interested in setting other there is a collage por up production collectives traying the peoples of the NSA e d managd by the workers worl and their staplefoods. Neighbourhood Services.. 1-1'.t:��==\=?->--, themselves, For more iil.for Screenings of various Association of Greater Van �tion, phone 254-1158. ecologically-relatedfilms are couver is an umbrella organ at 12 noon, 2 and 4 pm. ization for five local neigh Lynn Canyon is located a beurhood houses. These ; short drive from the heart of groups are concerned witli : North Vancouver. The Cen the quality of life in their dis- ter charges an admission of tricts. They provide such ser- 25¢ for children; 50¢ for vices as drop-in and counsel- adults. For more information ling programs for the young - phone 987-5922. �d- senior citizens, legal aid -- Other centers which can f clinics, and programs that beof great interest to people provide inexpensive nights r E D U p wanting to learn more about out for a family. N�A does The Fed-Up Cooperative the environment and our eco not represent all ne ghbour- i Wholesale which has been logy: h houses in the wer � � involved�alternate fo rms of BurnabyNature House f and ea, but t can � � i food purchasing, and which -294-3010 direct enqwrers to the pro- distrib d e utes to over 50 foodco Richmon Nature Center pr o7ganization. . · ops, can be oontacted for - 273-7015 Neighbourhood Services information about joining Wild Foul Refuge I Association part in will take such a group. Those who -946-6980 the Internation Federation LYNN belong to member-run co North Vancouver Game of Settlements conference at ops take part in the work of Farm - 987-2622 UBC�s Totem Park Conven- gathering and distributing CANYON · Capilano Fish Hatchery tionCenter. The Conference, food among the member - 9871411 which runs from May 31 to ship. Members are also June 4, will avail itself of highly involved in the policy The Lynn Canyon Ecology Forum Sessions and expects making and administration eenter combines displays, to have some input. of the co-op. The telephone filmsand an activitiesarea in For information on the number at Fed-Up is which one can draw and conference and particulars 872-0712. paint. Thrl*I of the displays about neighbourhood hous- The Coaliti�n of Inten- involve: e es, phone 731-6511. tional Cooprative Commun --how man interacts with ities encompasses many plants and a depiction of far groups involved in coopera- ming practices; tive living situations. A com- --predator-prey relation ·sO CJ A'a;,· Ed. mon aspect ofi these groups ships and man-animal inter •-----•••1111!1-.is an interest in alternate actions; For those interested in the lifestyle.s and a search for --the same piece of land topic of Social Welfare and more fulfilling relationships Human Settlements there. than they have experienced shown as it was utilized by will be a symposium hosted in other living situations. Native Indians, early Euro by the Continuing Educa- Those interested in coopera pean settlers and present day humankind. tion Department of the tive living set-ups can phone School of Social Work at 733-0616 for more informa UBC. It is scheduled from tion. May 30 to June 4 and will There are many experi INTER have a daily period of parti cipation at Habitat Forum. ments and successes in co Thesymposium willcome, up operative ventures in the with recommendationswhich Lower Mainland Area and promote more effective poli around the province. The FAITH cy for governments at all majority of the people parti cipating in these enterprises Interfaith Habitat Forum levels is an amalgamation of var Also, from June 6 to 11, are quite involved with human settlements issues. ious faiths and religious tra there will bea conference of ditions which,are mterested Social Work Educators, with For example, the Consu mer Resource Service is a in furthering a recognition of some participationin Habitat Two other exhibits� com cooperativeorganization that bine maps of the world with the apiritual nature of Forum. For further informa humankind. It fullyacknow tion on the symposium or the operates a cannery, man collages placedon them. The ufactures bee-keeping equip maps are of interest because, ledges that the causes and conference, phone Professor effects of hunger, poverty Mary or Professor ment and also has its own unlike what is usually used Hill and lack of shelter must be Richard Splane at 228-6207. bee colonies. It has just in schools, their proportions started a western Canada are correct. On one map, (cont'd onpg. 22) HABIT AT GUIDE __...:..______� ------21 PROGRAMPREVIEWS (Interfaithcont:d) Artists: A Pro tean View is a collection fought. Consequently, the ofCanadian the works of 17 Cana IHF intends to take part in dian artists with wide HABITAT B.C. the solutions to these pro ranging styles and tech A British Columbia pre-Habitat mini-confer blems, and will participate in niques. This also runs ence convenes on the campus of the University the Forum activities and ex £ram May 31 to July 4; ofB.C. early in May. plore the issues. Like other. provinces have been doing over Interfaith wants to foster will Art On The Buses the 1:.>ast months, our provincial government an understanding of the bring the works of four has made some money available--in conjunc beliefs which are common to other Canadian artists tion with the national. Habitat Secretariat out all religions. This group will right into the streets. of Ottawa. operate a booth at the Forum Reproductions will be dis These funds have been used to establish the site which will provide lit played on the autside of ·�.C. Workshop Committee', which is chaired erature and post lists of litur 250 metro buses. This pro by the well-known Vancouver City Planning gical events. It will also have ject runs from May 31 to advocate, Mrs. Hilda Symonds. a m�ting place at the site, in fone 30. The Workshop 0perates out of Vancouver's which all are welcome. United Nations Association office on Cypress During the middle week street. This operations center is a wealth of end of Habitat Forum, many information on international affairs. Our local congregations will invite U.N.A. is run by Lydia Sayles, who is herself members of other faiths to VIDEO an active board member for Habitat Forum. join them for services and The B.C. Habitat Workshop has sent two social activities. It is expec experienced people into the field to beat the ted that many valuable drum for 'HABITAT.B.C.' experiences will come out 0£ John Woolliams is serving as the 'resource such exchanges. INNOne of Canada's first person' for the Lower Mainland area. Interfaith will conduct a Jan Morton has been travelling all over this Youth Workshop at Rose video tape libraries is in, huge province to spread the good word. mary Heights in White Reck operation on Powell Street in Their job is to answer questions an what on May 2nd. IHF has plans Vancouver's Japantown. Habitat is all about, and, much more impor for other workshops, but the Known as Video Inn, it is tantly, how this great movement for better schedule has not been final maintained by a group that human settlements can relate to . the local ized. For further informa calls itself the Satellite Video setting--wherever this may be. tion, phone 261-5011. Exchange Society. Commun ity groups oftentimes use "What we are tcying to do," says Jan, "is· to the library, but t4e public is help a community understand the nature of largely unaware of the ser such an international event, and by doing that, vice. Video Inn invites indi to promote an understanding of the global VAN.ART viduals to borrow their tapes interdependenceof this world of ours." free of charge. It has con Although HabitatB.C. is due to convene at GALLERY tacts throughout the world, U.B.C. from May 6th to 8th, this session is not and has amassed a substan considered an end in itself. tial library, much of it relat Two of the primary objectives of the Work The Vancouver Art Gal ing to human settlements shop are to compile a catalogue of the best issues. Video Inn also offers lery, in conjunction with Fes features of B.C. settlements, and to lay the workshops which teach basic tival Habitat, will present a groundwork for an on-going communications production techniques, and unique program from June l network. help people overcome their "Whafwe re trying to get people to realize," -10 called Night Shilt. The '. hesitance to use video tape Jan emphasizes, "is that Habitat is a contin shows start at 10 pm and run equipment. Groups wishing uing process, not just an event." until 2 am. Some 200 local· to make a video tape record Solutions are only as effective as the people professional artists will pre ing of their activities can who are applying them, and the campaign sent thirty one-hour perfar obtain free tape from Video sl an for Habitat B. C. is Habitat is YOUR mances including music, og Inn if the Inn may copy the Community. mime, dance and theatre. finished product and include Delegates from the 'steering committes' Tickets are free and must be it in its library. For further that are now being set up throughout the pro picked up on the day of per details phone 5?8-4336. vince will be gathering at U.B.C. to meet each formance. Phone Dorothy other, to exchange points of view, and to pre Metcalfeat 682-5621 for pro pare a statement to be submitted to the pro gram details. ceedings during the big conference itself. In addition, the VAG will Amongst the issues to be discussed at have three displays related Habitat B.C. are: Energy Policies; Quality of to Habitat: Habitat: TowardShelter is the Environment; Housing Policies; Land • a collection of prize win Ownership and Use Policies; the Role of ning designs which were Governments; Services for People; Transpor used to improve a squat tation; Rural Settlements; and others. ters' settlement in Manil For more infor,mation about our own Habitat la, Phillipines. It runs from B.C., phone the U.N.A. office at 733-2721.• Mav 31 to July 4; 'Program Previews' researched and written by Neil McNeil!. 22 HABIT AT GUIDE