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To: abuelita who wrote (27819)	7/27/2003 12:18:55 AM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104216

spoke with my daughter today. she's working for the dept of parks and recreation in vancouver - oppenhiemer park to be exact. it's not your typical park. first thing she does on her shift is don a pair of plastic gloves, pick up a pair of tongs and clears the area of used needles and condoms. but she is loving her work - it is her function to bring "art to the park" and she does that very well. there is a great sense of community among the users of the park - it's shared by local seniors, local alcoholics, local druggies and a playground for local preschoolers ... all disenfranchised. they all keep to their own area of the park - except for the outsiders. her dad had lunch with her yesterday and she relayed a story. the other day, she noticed a 'guy' eyeing the kids. she approached him and stood in front of him between him and the children and started a conversation so he would have to acknowledge her. he became confrontational and aggressive - she backed off. she looked beyond him and saw a street worker who indicated she was aware of what was happening. as the 'guy' become more aggressive, the 'street worker' intervened and stepped between them elbowing him a good one in the stomach so he buckled over. my daughter told him he'd have to leave or she'd call the police - he left. my daughter thanked the woman for coming to her assistance. they both introduced themselves and the woman said, "that's okay. he couldn't have done anything to me that hasn't been done already". we have such a long way to go in this society to make sure our most vulnerable are kept safe. .. just sort of ramblin'