Uplifting or Gentrifying? Townhall for a Better DTES (Jun 26)
Plus upcoming events in Chinatown this month
The City of Vancouver has unveiled plans to bring 32-storey market housing towers into the Downtown Eastside, posing the biggest gentrification threat that the DTES and Chinatown have faced in over a decade. Making matters worse, Mayor Ken Sim and City Council have also voted to freeze new supportive housing development at the same time.
Why this issue matters deeply to Chinatown:
Many low-income Chinese seniors live in the DTES and rely on its vital services
Numerous Chinese clan associations, organizations, and businesses are rooted within the DTES boundaries
What happens to Chinatown’s neighbours affects us all
The Carnegie Housing Project is hosting a Town Hall to bring the community together to push back and envision a better shared future.
Date & Time: Thursday, June 26 6:00–8:00 PM
Location: Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main St. (inside the Carnegie Community Centre)
This is a space for the DTES community to create a shared vision and stand against the City’s devastating plan.
To learn more about this issue:
Read the Vancouver Sun op-ed: Resist the Gentrification of the Downtown Eastside by Amanda Burrows & Katie Koncan
Watch the 2024 community panel, featuring DTES voices and City Councillor Rebecca Bligh, who proposed this motion
Chinatown Community Events
Chinatown Today is now publishing twice-monthly calendars of free and low cost events in Chinatown. To keep up to date, follow them here.
Find the events for the rest of June below. To view the full listing with links to the events, visit here.
And get ready for the first public outdoor event of the season in Chinatown happening this Sunday, June 22 at the Chinatown Memorial Plaza!
Kirin Rising 麒麟革命 will be hosting the a free Chinese unicorn Hakka kirin dance workshop and a Hakka Living Library. Free RSVP here.
