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Dear Planet;

| am writing to express concern over the pro-
daycare propaganda that is being posted around
the school, especially when plastered to someone
else’s space or display. These people at posters
are fraught with misleading and false statements.
Though they suggest that 38 people at ECCAD
need daycare facilities, | notice that they include
staff and faculty in those numbers. | think that
staff and faculty have the means to find
alternative solutions. Of the remaining students
a number of them likely have suitable day care in
their own neighbourhoods. | would estimate
that fewer than 1% of ECCAD students for whom
this is a serious issue.

As a woman | believe that daycare access is a
serious need. What | don’t believe is that the
College should allow itself to be browbeaten by a
few radicals into assuming what is not their
responsibility ( note that the College does not
have a housing department let alone subsidized
housing for students). Emily Carr College is not
responsible for my aging mother, my sick cat, or
my health care-all of which are integral to my
family, personal and educational well-being. |
am opposed to even one nickel of our education
money or one square foot of our precious space
being allotted to what remains a few people’s
reproductive choice.

Parenting is a privilege, not a rite. Let us keep
that in mind. Let us also keep in mind that even
in this p.c. [politically correct] age it is OK to say,
as we did earlier this school year to the
gentleman with swastika “art”, that expressive
freedom/parenting is important but that the
creators/parents need [to] then take
responsibility for their actions and to recognize
that often their “expressions” infringe upon the
well-being of others.

Anne Smith, 3rd year student

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Dear Planet;

Many people may have seen the Daycare action
posters around the school. My hope is that most
people would support the proposals.

For myself, as a single mother with a young
baby, day care on site or near the school would
be ideal. These days there are so many horror
stories of child abuse in baby-sitting situations

that basically you have to keep your fingers

crossed and hope that you judgment is correct.
Running from home to sitter to school and back
is tiring in itself but having to do that and do the
rest of the things that you need to do to take
care of you baby sometimes seems impossible.
Having a safe place nearby where | could check
in regularly would be ideal.

In the so-called real world, daycare in the work
place is on the agenda. With the breakdown of
family structures, many of us do not have close
family to help us care for our children. Many of
us are from other areas of B.C. or have
immigrated from other countries and some of us

_ are older and have returned to school as parents

of young children. This is how it is in he real
world. As an institution, ECCAD is not immune
from these issues. Both Langara and B.C.I.T. have
daycare’s, it would be nice if ECCAD could follow
in their examples.

ECCAD’s daycare would be a positive thing for
the college and community that surrounds us.
Staff and faculty would also benefit as their
wages as teachers are not exactly the highest.
Kids are a part of life and by including them in
our lives we can all gain.

Obviously, as a mother, | am incredibly biased
but these days | feel that any steps that we can
take to help raise our children in a positive
manner is a vote of confidence for the
future...and, god knows that we need to leave
this place in a better condition that we found it.

Anne Muir, Media student

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Dear Planet;

OK, I’m in the fourth year now, so | figure its
relatively safe to spew ire.

What the fuck is it with the annual Photo
Exhibitions and Pub Nights? Huh?! Can
someone explain the phenomenon to me? Every
year there seems to be some sort of event that
threatens the safety of displayed works. Pub
nights are great but not when your own piece,
which you have worked on for months, is naked
on the wall and the smoking, drinking ECCADies
are getting restless. Last year, some “Chocolate/
Clay Slinging Faerie” moved several delicate
pieces down against the wishes of the artists.
Then, there was a coffee night ( but, at least they
had the good grace to try to protect our show ).

So, | guess what I’m asking is this: to all those
who are planning Pub Nights to raise money for
their departments, please please please try to
book the gallery when their is no show in the
same space.

That’s it. | feel better now. Thank you.

Rona, 4th year student

Dear Planet;

In response to the performance on March 4th,
1993, where two men sat on the stage. One
man chanted “push and pull”, while the other
described a very aggressive, violent sexual act, a
one sided physical experience. | suggest that
both these performers go through the experience
themselves of being physically penetrated in just
the manner they described. From my
perspective it didn’t sound like much fun.

Signed, The unspoken other half

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Dear Planet;

| am writing to express concern over the pro-
daycare propaganda that is being posted around
the school, especially when plastered to someone
else's space or display. These people at posters
are fraught with misleading and false statements.
Though they suggest that 38 people at ECCAD
need daycare facilities, | notice that they include
staff and faculty in those numbers. | think that
staff and faculty have the means to find
alternative solutions. Of the remaining students
‘a number of them likely have suitable day care in
their own neighbourhoods. | would estimate
that fewer than 196 of ECCAD students for whom
this isa serious issue.

‘As a woman | believe that daycare access is a
serious need. What | don’t believe is that the
College should allow itself to be browbeaten by a
few radicals into assuming what is not their
responsibility (note that the College does not
have a housing department let alone subsidized
housing for students). Emily Carr College is not
responsible for my aging mother, my sick cat; or
‘my health care-all of which are integral to my
family, personal and educational well-being. |
‘am opposed to even one nickel of our education
‘money or one square foot of our precious space
being allotted to what remains a few people's
reproductive choice.

Parenting is a privilege, not a rite. Let us keep
that in mind. Let us also keep in mind that even
in this p.c. [politically correct] age itis OK to say,
‘as we did earlier this school year to the
gentleman with swastika “art”, that expressive
freedom/parenting is important but that the
creators/parents need [to] then take
responsibility for their actions and to recognize
that often their “expressions” infringe upon the
well-being of others.

‘Anne Smith, 3rd year student

Dear Planet;

Many people may have seen the Daycare action
posters around the school. My hope is that most
people would support the proposals.

For myself, as a single mother with a young
baby, day care on site or near the school would
be ideal. These days there are so many horror
stories of child abuse in baby-sitting situations
that basically you have to keep your fingers
‘crossed and hope that you judgment is correct.
Running from home to sitter to school and back
isting in itself but having to do that and do the
rest of the things that you need to do to take
‘are of you baby sometimes seems impossible.
Having a safe place nearby where I could check
in regularly would be ideal.

In the so-called real world, daycare in the work
place is on the agenda. With the breakdown of
family structures, many of us do not have close
family to help us care for our children. Many of
Us are from other areas of 8.C. or have
immigrated from other countries and some of us
are older and have returned to school as parents
of young children. This is how
world. As an institution, ECCAD
from these issues. Both Langara and B.C.1.T. have
daycare’s, it would be nice if ECCAD could follow
in their examples.
ECCAD’s daycare would be a positive thing for
the college and community that surrounds us.
Staff and faculty would also benefit as their
‘wages as teachers are not exactly the highest.
Kids are a part of life and by including them in
our lives we can all gain.

Obviously, as a mother, | am incredibly biased
but these days I feel that any steps that we can
take to help raise our children in a posit
‘manner is a vote of confidence for the
future...and, god knows that we need to leave
this place in a better condition that we found it.

he real

not immune

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Lenet ;
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Dear Planet;

OK, I'm in the fourth year now, so | figure its
relatively safe to spew ire.

What the fuck is it with the annual Photo
Exhibitions and Pub Nights? Huh?! Can
someone explain the phenomenon to me? Every
year there seems to be some sort of event that
threatens the safety of displayed works. Pub
nights are great but not when your own piece,
which you have worked on for months, is naked
‘on the wall and the smoking, drinking ECCADies
are getting restless. Last year, some “Chocolate/
Clay Slinging Faerie” moved several delicate
pieces down against the wishes of the artists.
Then, there was a coffee night ( but, at least they
had the good grace to try to protect our show ).

So, I guess what I'm asking is this: to all those
‘who are planning Pub Nights to raise money for
their departments, please please please try to
book the gallery when their is no show in the
same space.

That's it. I feel better now. Thank you.

Rona, 4th year student

Dear Planet;

In response to the performance on March 4th,
1993, where two men sat on the stage. One
man chanted “push and pull”, while the other
described a very aggressive, violent sexual act, a
Cone sided physical experience. | suggest that
both these performers go through the experience
themselves of being physically penetrated in just
the manner they described. From my
perspective it didn’t sound like much fun.

Signed, The unspoken other hal