Labour Landscapes: A Storytelling Walk
A Collaboration Between Right to Remain/ Revitalizing Japantown? and Centre A.
A part of the Powell Street Festival.
Come walk between past and present, through labour landscapes of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and Chinatown, and listen to stories of intercultural presence, solidarity and resistance. This walk will re-claim, enliven and connect some of the labour histories of the neighbourhood, those which have been erased from dominant histories, by the forces of colonization, racism, and gender and class prejudice. It will illuminate and prioritize the rights of present-day inhabitants and labourers amidst rapid social and environmental change. This walk is a special collaboration between Right to Remain/Revitalizing Japantown? and Centre A.
With featured storytellers: Audrey Kobayashi, Audrey Siegel, Doris Chow, Herb Varley, Jean Swanson, Kate Millbery, Lorene Oikawa, Naveen Girn, and Tom Delvecchio.
Date: Saturday August 1, 2PM – 4 PM
Starting Point: Meet in front of the Vancouver Buddhist Temple. 220 Jackson Avenue (corner of Jackson Avenue and Powell Street).
Endpoint: Arrive at Centre A for refreshments and a tour of Goonj: Being Brown in Chinatown, 229 E. Georgia Street.
For More Info: Visit the Nikkei National Museum booth at the Vancouver Buddhist Temple, 220 Jackson Avenue.
And before the walk starts, join us for some art-making!
Art-making Workshop at the Art Cart
facilitated by Diane Wood and Teréz Szőke
next to the National Nikkei Museum and Cultural Centre (NMCC) tent in the Community Booth Area, Powell Street Festival
from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Join Diane Wood and Teréz Szőke to create ema (Japanese wooden wishing plaques) and fabric bunting. Markers, paint and collage will be used on wood, while fabric markers, embroidery and appliqué will be used on fabric, to express your hopes for upholding human rights in the DTES and the future of the neighbourhood.
Labour Landscapes: A Storytelling Walk
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Gallery Gachet, Powell Street Festival for supporting this event!
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