Kung Fu vs Gentrification in Chinatown this Saturday
Kung Fu vs Gentrification in Chinatown this Saturday
Kick out gentrification with kung fu and lion dancing + Save the date for poetry reading and dance party
Kick out gentrification at 105 Keefer and in Chinatown with a free kung fu and lion dancing workshop with the Chau Luen Athletic Club tomorrow, Sept 2 from 2-5pm at the Chinatown Memorial Plaza.
You'll learn the basics of kung fu, lion dancing, and drumming from one of Chinatown's longstanding benevolent society athletic clubs. There will also be a kung fu and lion dancing demo, and a post-workshop snack social to re-energize and connect with the community!
All ages welcome. Beginner-friendly!
Save the Date: 105 Keefer Protest Thank You Dance Party on Sat, Sept 16 6:30pm!
To thank everyone for a decade of effort of fighting 105 Keefer and gentrification in Chinatown, we’re hosting a thank you dance party to celebrate you! There’ll be cheeky carnival games, dancing, cake, and a special screening of late community activist Sid Chow Tan’s community films. Sat, Sept 16 6:30pm — save the date!
Chinatown Rhythms: Tai Chi and Poetry Against Gentrification (Fri, Sept 8 6:30-9:30pm
In collaboration with artist S F Ho, join us on Friday Sept 8th from 6:30–9:30pm for an evening in the heart of Chinatown to move your body and mind!
Featuring:
Tai Chi led by community elder and activist Mrs. Ma
Chinese classical instrument music by Zoe Leung
Cantonese, Mandarin, and English language poetry with Bo Liu, Selina Boan, Mercedes Eng, Debby Leung, jaye simpson, and others to be announced
Welcoming by Manuel Axel Strain
In addition, there will be snacks, NARCAN, and Chinese translation for the intro and outro of the event.
Accommodations for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members forthcoming.
Message from the curator, S F Ho:
It’s been so heartening to see community continue to come together against Beedie’s awful development proposal at 105 Keefer. Sharing art, language, food, and heritage at the Chinatown Memorial Plaza demonstrates our living cultures that will not be erased by gentrification, greedy developers or a poor-bashing city council.
We need your help!
After hosting several events, we’re now getting an overwhelming demand from the community to host even more events (including a film screening, comedy night, author reading, and more) stretching well into September. To help us with the costs of expanding the event series, consider making a donation to the community events fund to make the events free and accessible to as many people as possible.