THE UBYSSEY Founded in 1918 Vancouver, B.C., Friday, September 11,1992 Vol 75, No 2 Anti-discrimination coordinator accuses AMS of neglecting its responsibilities by Lucho van Isschot the position at all. But as a per­ with AMS vice-president Carol ing the matter, Forsythe discov­ son on a student loan, she said Forsythe, to work out the ap­ ered that the Anti-Discrimina­ Committee The AMS has refused to she could have used the money. parent misunderstanding. tion Committee was not even an recognize the efforts of volun­ "During the final interview, A couple of weeks later, she official AMS committee. And, teers who are working to ad­ which happened sometime in spoke with Forsythe, who told as such, she said, the position of was active dress the issue of discrimina­ Anti-Discrimination Coordina­ tion at UBC, according to tor was not an official position in 91-92 Nikola Marin, last year's AMS either. During 1991-1992, the Anti-Discrimination Commit­ "What surprised me was AMS Anti-Discrimination tee coordinator. where the selections commit­ Committee met regularly. Marin, who was selected tee got the mandate to select Soon after being ap­ as the committee's coordinator anybody," Forsythe said. "It is pointed coordinator for the by the AMS Selections Com­ not even in Code and Bylaws— committee, on February 21 of mittee in February of 1991, is its not an official position." 1991, Marin had met with upset because the AMS has Kogila Adam-Moodley, a fac­ neglected to pay her the hono­ Forsythe said she was ulty representative to the rarium she was promised. baffled that Marin was ever President's Advisory Com­ As coordinator, Marin appointed to an 'unofficial' post mittee on Race Relations. worked with the President's on a committee that did not Marin approached Adam- Advisory Committee on Race 'officially' exist. Moodley because she hoped Relations and organized video But Forsythe continued to the two committees could discussion nights, as well as look into the matter, and she work together, from time to other functions. contacted Mike Hamilton, who time. Marin said, "In this cul­ had been the chair ofthe Selec­ And through to the end of ture, money serves as a symbol tions Committee in February that school year, Marin ex­ of worth so I think its very of 1991. changed information with important to ask who gets paid, Hamilton did not remember Wendy King, a student rep on and for what. whether or not Marin had been the President's Committee. "Most ofthe people actively promised an honorarium. "We were liaising with involved in anti-discrimination Forsythe said there is no Wendy King, a student repre­ work at UBC are or have been way ofknowing who told Marin sentative to the President's women, and a number, myself that she was going to receive Advisoiy Committee on Race for example, are women of co­ an honorarium. Relations," Marin said. "She lour. The allocation of funds "She may have been told came to a couple of our meet­ toward anti-discrimination [that she was going to receive ings." work appears to follow a reac­ an honorarium]. But no paper­ Duringhertenure,Marin tive, rather than a pro-active work was done, and as a result, coordinated a number of ac­ pattern." there was no honorarium," tivities for the committee, in­ The Anti-Discrimination cluding the construction of a Nikola Marin, coordinator of the AMS Antidiscrimination Committee Forsythe said. Committee was established in Forsythe said that if Marin wall in the SUB concourse on the spring of 1990—soon after the middle of February, 1991,1 her that the AMS would look wanted to receive some com­ which students exchanged the controversial publishing of was told that I would receive an into the question ofthe missing pensation for the work she did views and opinions about dis­ a particularly offensive engi­ honorarium," Marin said. honorarium cheque. as Anti-Discrimination Com­ crimination. neering nEUSlettre in March of "I really wasn't doing it for mittee coordinator, she, or Through the committee, 1990. the money," Marin said. "But I Forsythe investigated the someone acting on her behalf, Marin also helped to coordi­ And the committee's first felt the honorarium was impor­ question of the honorarium, and would have to bring a motion to nate several evening video coordinator, Carol Hui, was al­ tant in signifying compensation found out that no money had council. presentations-discussions in located more than $3,000 by the for work that is important. been left aside for Marin. Even then, however, the SUB. Advertised around AMS to organize the committee's "The ball park figureof $800 In fact, according to Forsythe said Marin would campus, these were set up as activities over the summer. Forsythe, there had never been probably not be able to get the opportunities for students to that they gave me would have discuss the issue of discrimi­ Marin said, "It is curious worked out to maybe $ 1 an hour, an honorarium set aside for the honorarium she was promised. that $3,000 was spent on the nation with reference to but receiving a lump sum at the Anti-Discrimination Committee Marin feels that she was popular movies. Anti-Discrimination Committee end ofthe year would have come coordinator. misled by the AMS. in the year following the EUS in handy." "I looked it up in the records "I feel like I was led down Money for the wall, and nEUSlettre incident." When Marin went to the and, indeed, they had selected the garden path," she said. "In for the video rentals came out Marin said that, initially, AMS business office in Febru­ her to be the Anti-Discrimina­ trying to get paid, I have wasted of the pockets of Anti-Dis­ she was surprised to find out ary of 1992 to collect her hono­ tion Committee coordinator," a lot of my time. It has been very crimination Committee there was an honorarium for rarium, she was advised to talk Forsythe said. After research­ frustrating." members. 3000 years of Musqueam history by Chung Wong Here is some history the • 1808 Simon Fraser, hopingto find brought in. In particular, the the North Shore is best Archaeological evidence indi­ Musqueam have had with white the mouth ofthe Columbia River, passing of many traditions and cates that the Musqueam people people: arrives and records that he has responsibilities for survival from • 1989 Then-Premier Bill Vander have inhabited the Point Grey seen a very large Musqueam vil­ generation to generation is virtu­ Zalm is greeted by jeers from area—ie this campus—for more •1791 Contact is made with lage—the largest Native colony he ally cut off. Many Musqueam have Musqueam people as he intro­ than 3000 years. Spaniards and an artist paints a has ever seen. died and their social structure is duced the new Pacific Spirit Park It was with this evidence that portrait of an elder, the oldest drastically altered. on the Endowment Lands. The the Musqueam band declared existing picture of the Musqueam. • 1820 Fort Langley is built. Musqueam used this land for se­ territorial rights to Point Grey in The Musqueam are also intro­ • 1859 The Royal Engineers are cluded ceremonies and other tra­ 1976, but it was not until July duced to European diseases which sent to protect land from a pos­ ditional practices. 1991 that their land claim, which begin to decimate their popula­ • 1849 The Gold Rush lures many sible American invasion. extends to the Greater Vancouver tion. white settlers out West. Their Musqueam people at New There are 800 Musqueam area and the North Shore, was presence takes a toll on the Westminster are relocated to the people living just south of SW officially accepted by the federal • 1792 Captain leorge Vancouver Musqueam civilization and many south shore because colonel Rich­ Marine Drive adjacent to the En­ government. arrives. Musqueam die from the diseases ard Moody believes defense from dowment Lands. September 11,1992 THE UBYSSEY/1 •. • • iiiiaiiiiiiiii 1 i a i •!•••• .'.'.'.' 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