The McGill Daily Culture Vol. 86 No. 040: January 16, 1997

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The Hosta es O f Peru
An interview wt a member of the Tupac Amaru
rill a in El Salvador and Guatemala to end the prisoners in Peru. They are members of farm·
armed struggle, although we arc critical of ers groups, students, women, union mem
their decisions, we think they know the situa bers, and so on. The.majority of these prison·
~;rti~w~nit·u~·n~g.~thhce~~~~~~s~itu~a--dth~e~millil~ita~ry~action of the MRTA has two goals:
tion in their countries best. The militants of ers, both men and women, have refused of·
tion continues in Lima, Peru, with day-to-day First, the release of MRTA prisoners, as well
the MRTA, however, categorically reject peace fers of amnesty. They arc subjected to special
changes. Perhaps by the time you see this, it as those prisoners falsely accused by the gov-
talks with the government. That is the view forms of physical and psychological torture.
will have ended. ernment of being MRTA militants. of the base elements of the MRTA as well as There are 12 high-st.'Cllrity prisons in 1\nl. One
Most of us will have read reams about the Second, to carry out an action against neo- the leadership. It is still necessary to wage a of them is am arine base. Ourcoqu-ade Maria Cumpa
Peruvian drama. liberalism, which the Peruvian regime is revolutionary struggle for social change. is in total isolation there, and because her fumily
We arc assured, by the daily blab, that the practicing. has distanced thcmseM5 from her, she is not aJ.
rebels who took hostages are "terrorists" who Q: Wby is it necessary? !owed any visits. According to the anti-terror Ja,~,
are fighting against "rightful government au· Q: Wby does tbe MRTA, by taking foreign A: Following the decline of the popular only family members may visit political prisoners.
thority." diplomats bostage, seek an i11lemational movement over the past few years, our Anotherprisonislocatcdatanaltirudeof4,(XX)me·
And that is presently what they want you confrontation? present task is to create a revolutionary con· ters in the Andes Mountains. The climate there
to think. A: The MRTA does not seek a confronta· sciousness. The re-organization of tl1e popu· makes life ''crY hard for the prisoners. The wind
What have you read from the group itself? tion with the international community and it tar organizations will be advanced by armed blows tlll'Ough tl1e bars and it is always cold. Many
In an interview with the German periodi· respects the integrity of its representatives. organizations, which are like needle points prisoners suffer from respiratory illness and stom
cal, junge Welt (Young World), a representa· But we did not release these diplomats so that in the side of the government. The govern· ach pains.
tive of the MRTA (Movemiento Revolucionario we could avoid unnecessary bloodshed and ment must realize that the MRTA sill exists and People who are arrested (under anti·ter·
de Tupac Amaru ·Tupac Amaru Revolution· thereby reach a political solution. The MRTA, has not, like the government propaganda says, ror laws) are sentenced within 24 hours, with
ary Movement), Norma Velazco, gave the real in the fall of 1995, planned to occupy the Pc· been destroyed. The MRTA has dealt more no chance of a defense. The prisoners must
reasons for the action (translated by the Ca· ruvian Parliament buildipg in Lima. This ac· losses to the Peruvian army in war than the then live in total isolation for a whole year.
nadian radical journal, Arm The Spirit): tion could not be carried out because the government of Ecuador. In the past 3 years, 2 Afterwards they can receive one 30-minute
commando was discovered beforehand. military barracks and 4 army helicopters were visit every month, but only from immediate
Q: \Vb at are tbe goals ofy our embassy oc· destroyed. But tl1e media and the government family members. They are confined to their
cupation? Q: In general, guerrilla struggle in Latin of Peru never acknowledged these military small cells for all but half and hour each day.
A: In the situation of violence and in· America bas ended. Does tbe MRTA also seek actions. But they cannot ignore our present They have no radio or TV. They arc denied
creased repression being exerted by the Pc· to end its anned struggle? action. medical treatment. The food is very bad. Qf.
ruvian authorities against political prisoners, A: We respect the decisions of the guer· ten, the food is rotten and the guards mix in
Q: 71Je political prisoners are a major fo· glass, rats, or cockroaches with the food.
~~~=~~~~~:;;=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~::;;;;;;t, cus of tbis latest action. \Vbat is tbeir sillla· Prison conditions arc the same for women and
lion in Peru like at tbe present time? men. But the women must in addition endure
A: After the Fujimori-Putsch of 1992, a civil· sexual assaults and intimidation. There is also
military dictatorship was put into place in a lack of water in the prisons. All prisoners
Peru. Special laws aimed at leftist organiza· receive only two liters (or 2.114liquid quarts)
tions were passed which gave the police, the per day for bathing, washing, and drinking.
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McGill Daily Culture
January 16 - 22, 1997
C a r r y i n g o n t h e f i g h t
Friends of the Lubicon move south
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Montreal (CUP) - Banned in Ontario, a cor· room," she said. office in japan," said Bianchi. "They admitted conclusion.
porate boycott campaign may be coming back But to Tom Cochrane of Daishowa Forest this to us during the process of the injunc· Bianchi worries that the more time passes,
to life south of the border. Products, the company that brought the suit, tion." the more financial pressure Daishowa will
Al oose affiliation ofSeattle activists intends the reasoning makes perfect sense. Although the conflict has raged tl1rough have to log Lubicon territory, which has yet
to take on the Japanese multinational pulp Daishowa Forest Products of Toronto Toronto courtrooms and boardrooms for the to be substantially cut.
and paper company Daishowa. The group is was losing customers to the boycott, even last year, the fundamental issue of native sov· "Everyday that passes Daishowa logs more
hoping to persuade American clients of though a different company, Daishowa· ereignty remains unresolved in Northern AI· and more.ofthc land around Lubicon terri·
Daishqwa to stop using Daishowa paper prod· Maribene of Vancouver owns the rights to berta. tory, and the need to enter J.ubicon territory
ucts. log J.ubicon territory, and a third company Led by Chief Bernard Omniyak, the and start there becomes greater," he saia.
They are attempting to force a promise was doing the actual cutting, according to Lubicon Lake First Nation have fought to have The fate of the Lubicon territory is always
from Daishowa not to log a vast swath of Cochrane. their aboriginal title to their territory recog· in the back of Karen Wristcn's mind as she
Northern Alberta forest until a land claim filed "The Friends of the Lubicion were going nized since the end of the second world war. prepares for her possible appointment with
. by the Lubicon Lake First Nation is resolved. after our cus.tomers with boycotts for some· They have never signed a treaty with the gov· the Supreme Court. She also thinks the case
Ed Bianchi and his Toronto·based group tlling that we were not doing," said Cochrane. ernment. has fundamental resonance outside of North·
Friends of the J.ubicon had followed a similar The judge agreed with Cochrane's posi· But, like in many cases across Canada, the ·ern Alberta.
strategy earlier. Mter tl1ey launched their boy· tion, and decreed that the Friends had bro· presence of natural resources slowed the pro· "This is a tip of the iceberg type of case. If
cott in 1991, Bianchi and the Friends man· ken the law by misrepresenting Daishowa vincial and federal governments from corn· the action of the Friends of the Lubicon is
aged to persuade over 40 companies to stop Forest Products to their customers. ing to a quick agreement with the First Na· judged illegal, then people will be afraid to
doing business with Daishowa, costing the But that's just corporate sleight of hand tion. speak out, because they won't know if they
corporation an estimated $5 million in rev· designed to cloud the fact that Daishowa the Now, Daishowa-Maribene owns the rights are going to be sued by their political oppo·
enue. global entity is threatening Lubicon territory, to log the entire Lubicon territory, as a two· nents," she said.
But that campaign came to a controversial according to Bianchi. year old closed-door land claims process be· "This case has ominous repercussions for
end last year, when an Ontario judge granted "There is a definite link between the two tween the federal government and the First anyone who wants to speak out against per·
Daishowa an injunction to silence the Friends. companies, since both answer to the head Nation shows no sign of coming to a quick ceived political injustice."
Although Bianchi is pleased that other
groups are picking up the banner, he is care· Searching for meaning
ful to make clear that his group is not a part
of it.
"We can't do anything here anymore, since
we can't risk getting charged with contempt
of court," he said. "What is happening in the with art in flight
States is d1e result of various people who have
become interested and begun to contact
Daishowa customers and start an informal
boycott."
Michel de Broin and Trevor Gould at the Centre
The case was closely watched in Seattle by
Mars ha Shaiman, the editor of the magazine
On Indian Land. She has led the call for a new d'exposition CIRCA
boycott, and has picked out the first targets.
Since the democratic rights of the Friends
of the J.ubicon have been squashed, con·
cerned activists have no choice but to take
the boycott international, according to
Shaiman. Michel de Broin and Trevor Gould's floor. white-floors, ceiling and walls. Gould has ere·
Some of America's largest and most influ· exhibits are a case study on how De Brain's fascination with things me· ated two birds, both in bright mating plumage.
ential papers are printed on Daishowa stock, and how not to make art accessi· chanical certainly stands out. Except for two Gould made them using papier mac he and other
·including the New York Times, New York Post ble. De Brain's work involves me· unconventional wall paintings, all of his pieces materials, and I was very impressed with the
and the Gannett chain of papers, wrote chanical elements that are dis· use mechanical elements, including chrome intricate details he has been able to replicate.
Shaiman. jointed and lack connections to electrical motors, a chrome jack, chrome elec· Both birds and feathers have been amazingly
And while groups in Seattle try to keep each other, whereas Gould's use of trical wiring and stainless steel dowels and crafted. Gould has suspended each bird on a
pressure on Daishowa with a new boycott, a familiar bird-like subjects bring clamps. De Brain also uses a fair amount of long, thin pole so as to make them appear in
Canadian legal team is trying to overturn the someiliing new to the viewer. glass. flight. Had he figured out a way to make their
injunction at the Supreme Court. The exJlibit, inclusive of both I understand that not all art needs to have wings flap, people would probably duck when
Karen Wristen, a Vancouver-based lawyer artists' works, totals nine pieces. De a message, but I got the feeling that this was they enter the studio. Gould's use of water-based
with the Sierra Legal Defense Fund, has taken Broin's works are housed in a very supposed to have one, and whatever it was I paint is a satisfactory choice, but if he was striv·
on this initiative. Wristen has filed an applica· spacious studio, with expansive missed it. There is nothing radically innova· ing for complete realism, then perhaps some
tion with the Supreme Court to overturn the white walls and hardwood floors. Despite the tive about the pieces at this particular exhibit form of acrylic would have better suited his
Ontario judge's decision. The court will de· fact that one of his pieces, a huge, glossy white - I have seen pictures and apparatus much purposes. So striking and realistic Is Gould's
cide in two to six months whether or not it 3D rectangle held up by a chromed hydraulic like the ones in de Broin's vemissage in high work that a larger space for his vibrantly col·
will hear the case. · jack in one corner, occupies a lot of the space, school chemistry labs, in my dad's basement oured birds would have sern:d the exhibit bet·
~sten is not impressed with the logic his portion of the studio feels barren for some workshop and on construction sites where I ter.
behind the last decision, and she Is concerned reason. The' exhibit lacks energy - the only worked two summers ago. It was like he Overall, Gould's pieces gives the show
about the dangerous precedent it has set colour de Broln uses besides white or black added a dash of chrome and some white some of the energy that I felt de Broin's work
"The whole reasoning of the last decision Is chrome and a smldgen of red wine. glossy enamel to them all and put them in a lacks. I appreciated the common mechanical
is pretty tenuous; it's like peeling in onion There is a lack of contrast, ~mething to studio. I left with an odd feeling about what I elements in de Broin's pieces, reminders of
layer after layer Is stripped, but you end up in accentuate his pieces-the show would have had seen - not so much that I disliked de times spent with test tubes and dad's power
a place vuy different from where you started." been more impressive with a few alterations Broin's art, but more so that it was too diffi· grinder, but I just couldn't dlg up what he
"The whole thing about these kind of cases to the colour scheme of the studio, or per· cult to figure out what it was that de Broin was trying to get at. Rearranging the setup
is that there is one set of reality In the court· baps even a few splashes of cqlour around was trying to express through his art. and perhaps rethinking the calor scheme for
room, and one'set in the real world. The cor· the pieces to make them stand out from the Trevor Gould's pieces are housed in a much de Brain's segment in the larger studio would
.porations try and narrow the facts in the court· whiteness of the walls and dull brown of the smaller adjoining studio. This studio is entirely perhaps bring new life to this exhibit. .
Making your
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junk into music
approaches,
IIIIII!;:IIIIIIUffi a two record deal with Dutch
it has been prophesized that
East India's Grass records in
someday a connection will be
1993. Instant success fol-·
made between the development
towed and later that year the
of culture-friendly artificial intel·
band departed on a west
ligence and independent rock.
coast tour. "When we re·
Heading towards this eventual·
leased Smack Bunny Baby
ity, the '90s have produced some
we got a call from David Wm.
of the most intricate noise out·
Sims of the Jesus Lizard and
fits that blend everything syn·
Wim asked us if we would do .
thetic with an organic under
a west coast tour with them,
standing of time, space, matter
so tltat was our first real tour.
and in-your-face rock. Emerging
~had played one show with
from this twisted rubble of crum
them in Cincinnati which was
bling Coleco-vision and Commodore 64 re our fourth or ftfth show and wasn't anything in between and it seemed like Indeed, as the keyboard is sewn into the
mains, comes Dayton, Ohio's Brainiac. they saw a song or two and gave us a call on a the logical step was to move in there and do fabric of the noise band, the millennium will
Formed in 1992, this quartet has been pro· whim to see if we wanted to tour. That was a something that was middle ground between probably see an entire generation of synth
ducing casio-style, spazzed-out songs that spit big break for us because we had never really those two scenes." addicts. Or if not, Brainiac already has most
and gargle up technological waste with the been out to the west coast and didn't think Steering away from the grunge hype of the of the bases covered.
urgency of a hyperactive volcano. Comprised we were g~tting out [there J any time soon. early 90s, Brainiac focused on making music
of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Tim Taylor, that was immediate and energetic. "The whole Brainiac play Saturday, January 1Bib witb
bassist Juan Monasterio, drummer Tyler Trent, Pawn shop rock reason we got into [synth-rock] was that we Chicago's a/migbty Jesus Lizard and Matr·
and guitarist John Schmersal, Brainiac began Although synth-rock met its ultimate de were just bored of this and that. We didn't /real's UVBC al Cabaret, 2111 SI. Laurenl,
as an experimental amalgamation of various mise and backlash after late '80s new wave, want to do typical rock and around that time 845-2014. 1ickels are $11.50 + lax.
there were lots of old analogue synths avail·
able in pawn shops all over the country, and
I think that's how we got into it, we just saw
one and we wanted to get a keyboard of some
sort and we saw this moog and it was like $30
and that's cheap and a good place to start and
if we decide we can't use it at least we didn't
waste a lot of money."
In 1994, the group released its second al
bum, Bonsai Superstar, on Grass and culmi·
nated their efforts with a successful tour on
the Lollapalooza second stage. Looking for
new direction and a jump to a bigger label,
the band released last year's ltzternationa/e
E.P. (remixed by the Amp's Kim Deal) and
their third album, Hissing Prigs in Static Cou·
lure on Chicago's Touch and Go records. "We
had a two record contract with Grass and we
told Grass that we wanted to be on Touch and
Go, but we were trying to get with Touch and
Go because they are our favorite indie label.
We got Corey Rusk [owner ofT&GJ to come
to one of our shows after many many tries
and he liked us.He had the tape of Bonsai
Superstar for two months and we were corn·
ing around to Chicago and finally Eli janney
[of Girls Against Boys] said, 'look, please go
see these guys' so finally he got around to
doing that." They recently finished up an EP
to be released early this year with Chicago
noise genius jim O'Rourke (G~tr Del Sol)
producing.
instruments and personalities. Taylor explains the '90s DIY (Do·lt·Yourself) community has As the exploration continues on the fron·
his band's origins: ~ sat in the basement found new ways to use keyboards as effects tiers of electronic rock, Brainiac seem excited
for about four to five months with all of these samplers rather than melodic harmonizers. At· that so many other groups have begun to cross
pawnshop instruments we put together-the tempting to fill the void between standard over. Taylor insists that this recent trend has
moogs and all that stuff-and some pedals guitar-bass-drums configurations and indus had a positive impact on his band's future. "
we collected and weird microphones and stuff trial rock, bands such as Providence's Six Fin· It helps us because originally, when we
and just started developing a different sound ger Satellite and NYC's Girls Against Boys started, people really didn't know what to
from what we were doing with our old band began blending these blips and beats to pro think of [us]. It's not that they didn't like it,
[Pink Ladyl. We put out a single on Limited duce multi-textured soundscapes. Taylor de· they said, 'well this is weird; it's kind of punk
Potential and recorded it right around the scribes the scene back then as one brimming but you guys have a keyboard up there too,
time of our ftrst gig just so that we could have with potential to uncover something new. what the hell are you guys trying to do?' Now
something out quickly." "There were bands like Nine Inch Nails that its like, 'aw, okay, you guys are part of this
After several shows, Brainiac released their were doing synth-type stuff and Sonic Youth scene.' People are willing to accept it because
debut album, Smack Brmny Baby, and signed who were doing guitar-type stuff and there its more legitimate now in a strange way."
January 16-22, 1997
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Township-wise, local existentialist, Vie dis· which shape the value systems of the main,
plays his talented song writing and an ac· instead court a fiendish brand of clarity and
quaintance with personal subjects most peo· raw creativity, only to eventually be enveloped
pie didn't know existed. Conceived on the in the echoes of their own fantastic melodies.
back porch of America and attacked by an The professional studio and instrumental
adoring alternative music industry (because talent, although on the outside of this, are
he's like Keats), everybody loves him because hyper-focused by the challenge and display a
grinding technical
he's so profes·
sional about dying creativism of the best inde·
young, and Bob pendent efforts. Their sup·
Mould (Sugar, port work sounds, by con·
Hiisker Dii main trast, more sane and famil·
man) mixes it. The iar, surrounding the eerie
fuss is because lyrical score with a comfort·
those who actually ing musicianship of slow
believe life is an iJ. jazz bass grooves, mixed
:..t=mil.~!IIJusion dispelled by back wall-of-noise riffs and
death (or some· other tricks. Vie's voice, bet·
thing) rarely pro· ter I believe, occupies the
duce much. But centre with an unmistak·
when they do ... able metallic purr, like a
~~~~Mql Vie's folksy, '50s sports car engine.
Vada-Red, White, Grev plastic-stringed guitar unblinkingly conducts Buying this CD means you have simple
IPvrrhlc RecordsJ the tracks as a sad blend of downbeat tones tastes and sophisticated needs, and are una·
and contemplative rhythms. Remember, on fraid of panhandlers. This is the thinking per·
Nordic band Vada's Red, \Vbite, Grey is one long, painful experience. Producing a mono to· the other side of the tawny, sexual sounds of son's acoustic rock, meaningfully engaging yet
nous rhythm, lead guitarist Christer Suneson ·the last 40 years' youth-quake, there mills the demanding a tacit understanding which is be·
plays about two chords repeatedly on each opposing lobby. Flabby and atrophied, these yond the average consumer.
song without variation in style. Although the unwilling adherents to the world of action,
album has an array of instruments ranging being devoid of the pubescent experiences - Mullein Buss
from the violin to the hirp to the sallowflute,
Vada create a sound reminiscent of a junior issues of society's materialistic id~sm, but the chorus, 'in your face, in your face, in your
high band practice where the musicians are male caucasian face,' completely destroys their attempts at credibility. Moreover, the seventh
playing out of tune and off beat. Vada fail to track, "Paper aJld Ink," peq>etuates the subordination of women with li11es like "I am God in
use the techniques of syncopation and disso· your land and you're the queen in my hand, underneath your sheet." It sounds like for Vada
nance effectively, and instead their efforts yield romantic love and a woman giving up her freedom to her male companion are the same thing.
noise - very annoying noise. I am still unsure whether the band take themselves seriously, or if the album is a parody of
They endeavour to address a deeper side bands that play up to the deep and tortured rocks tar stereotype. However, the CD case dis·
of life ''{ith their lyrics, but again fall short. plays an arrogant sticker that reads "This Is It. Enjoy This Nordic Blend. You'll Never Forget.
Lines like 'you try to sell me all your plastic' Never." Well, I Will Try Very Hard To Forget. Very.
on the opening track, "Two Face," entertain - Jessica Lim
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• St.1ttlng you own Business
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12:00 pm Opening Remarks (VP External) 2:00pm Introduction (VP External)
rm-.. 12:30 pm Ron Laursen, Senior Vice-President (Scotiabank) 2:30pm Professor Peter Johnson (Director of the Dobson
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International Student Advisor) 12:30 pm Gilbert McMullen, Co-ord. for Credit Counselling Canada
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