Learn Uyghur Traditional Dance at Chinatown Matriarch's Day
Plus floral crafts, dance performances, and a Chinatown seniors market!
Mark your calendars — Chinatown Together’s biggest event this Spring on Sunday, May 12. Celebrate the women and femme stewards of culture during Asian Heritage Month and Mother’s Day with Matriarch’s Day!
Join us in celebrating Matriarch's Day, a special event honouring the matriarchs who have long been the pillars of culture, family, and representation.
What to expect:
Uyghur traditional dance demo and workshop by Adalat Dance Academy
Dance performance & tribute to late community poet and activist William Lim by Carnegie Dance Troupe of Karen Jamieson Dance
Drop-in floral workshop by local artist @shyegg_ where you can learn to create beautiful pipe cleaner flowers that will last a lifetime
Chinatown seniors mini market, where local Chinatown elders will be selling their handmade wares
Snacks and beverages will be provided, courtesy of Chinatown Together throughout the event
WHEN: Sunday, May 12 2024, 1:00PM to 4:00PM
WHERE: Chinatown Plaza Mall - 106 Keefer Street
COST: All free!
To ensure inclusivity, interpretation for instructions will be available in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
In the face of ongoing gentrification, it's crucial for us to unite in support of our Chinatown and DTES communities, honour our elders and their cultural heritage, and revel in the collective joy of artistic expression.
Through each Chinatown Together event, we are dedicated to backing grassroots efforts, amplifying the genuine voices of our community, reclaiming our cultural roots and safe spaces, and standing firmly united against encroaching gentrification. Celebrating community joy is our most powerful resistance to these forces - let's come together and celebrate in Chinatown as one!
This event is supported by the City of Vancouver and community donors like you.
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If you like what we do and want to see more of it, please consider donating to the Chinatown Together Cultural Fund so that we can continue to do this work as these events are made possible by community donors like yourself!
China considered banning dancing grannies, but you can dance your heart out in Chinatown this Saturday!
Apparently Chinese Square Dancing is so popular in China that it’s caused tensions in neighbourhoods where residents think it’s a nuisance. Learn more:
But in Chinatown, you can dance your heart out freely this Saturday with community elder Swallow Zhou’s Chinese Square Dancing dance and qigong class. Learn how to flex and flow with community on April 27th.
WHEN: Saturday, April 27 2024, 1:00PM to 4:00PM
WHERE: Chinatown Plaza Mall - 106 Keefer Street
See you there!
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Mon Keang school is falling behind on votes in the National Trust for Canada’s Next Great Save competition. They need you to keep voting every day until May 6th. Help them now: