DERA has better idea for Expo movie Jim Green, organizer, Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association, writes: Up until now we at the Downtown Eastside Resident’s Association (DERA) have been con- cerned that the millions of dollars that the provincial government has been throwing at Expo were being drained from constructive and beneficial social programs. Together with many other organizations and groups DERA has attempted to convince the Social Credit government to reconsider its spending priorities. We have failed miserably. Expo is here and millions of dollars of our money have already been spent. So what the heck! Perhaps Premier Bennett is right. If we have $500,000 for a champagne-sipping, fireworks-flashing Expo Centre opening, then this must surely be a new era. We must be entering the era of “partnership” and “renew- al” the government has been advertising. Well, DERA wants to be a part of the new and up-dated reality. DERA has an idea for a new film which we believe would be a great addition to the Omnimax theatre which Contains the world’s largest screen. This feature length film would be entitled, People In Motion. The theme of the film focuses on what it took to make Expo possible. : S The film opens in July, 1983 with Finance Minister Hugh Curtis introducing the infamous “restraint” budget. From there the camera follows ministers of the govern- ment as they officially close elementary schools and hospi- tal wings. An exciting part of the film shows Premier Letters Bennett himself board up the offices of the Human Rights Commission and the Rentalsman. We see Grace McCarthy telling a very long line of people at a local food bank that their welfare rates have been frozen. She happily tells them not to worry about a thing, to be positive and to remember that Expo will benefit everyone. From there Grace goes on to several MHR offices and fires a number of workers. We then focus on the many and various modes of transportation that the human resources minister uses to travel the province to fire hundreds of others. The middle of the film slows and features several faceless but well known Socreds sitting in an office eliminating social programs with a mere “motion” of.a pen. Child abuse teams are eliminated along with transition houses. Funding for all senior day centres is eliminated. Legal aid funding is cut back. There is also a breathtaking clip of beautiful Nelson, B.C. where Universities Minister Pat McGeer is fervently nailing shut the doors of David Thompson University. This is well balanced by a great piece from Tumbler Ridge showing Trade and Industry Minister Don Phillips break- ing the earth for a $1 billion mine that is being dug in the wrong place. We don’t want to give all the details of the film, but we can say that there is much cutting and slashing. Bus fares and taxes go up while services go down. University fees skyrocket while quality of education plummets. And all during the action a very pleasant voice whispers over and over: “people in motion,” “Expo 86” and “be positive.” . There is much, much more: CIP cuts, Pharmacare increases, the slashing of alcohol and drug programs, a special segment on the gutting of the Labor Codeand a very special part on the destruction of the education sys- tem, with more firings and deeper cuts. The end of the film offers an innovative double screen image of Bill Bennett opening the Expo Centre while Education Minister Jack Heinrich fires democratically- elected school boards. Throughout it all the theme is clear — all this is being done for Expo. And to be very positive the film will be shown in both English and French. For many visitors to the Expo Centre this film will be a revelation. They will actually see what it took to make Expo possible. 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