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June 5, 2012 by Elee
Tag: DTES
Carnegie Newsletter Fundraiser
May 25, 2012 by Elee
The Carnegie Newsletter is a vital communication device for DTES residents, many who don’t have reliable phone service or mailing addresses. Funding was recently cut but donations could tide it over until grants come through, fingers crossed. Cheques can be made payable to the “Carnegie Community Centre Association,” 401 Main Street, Vancouver BC V6A 2T7. … Continue reading Carnegie Newsletter Fundraiser
Writers Jamboree
April 19, 2012 by Elee
Carnegie Community Centre, Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Public Library are running a day of workshops and readings for Downtown Eastside Writers. This the fourth DTES Writers Jamboree, a popular day of panels and workshops culminating in an open mic session. It takes place on Friday April 27, 2012. Below is info on… Continue reading Writers Jamboree
Book Launch
April 8, 2012 by Elee
Carnegie Newsletter Funding Crisis
February 24, 2012 by Elee
Yesterday I learned that the newsletter has lost its funding. The newsletter is a vital communication device for residents of the Downtown Eastside. Aside from its role as a message board for info about health and safety services the newsletter also functions as a town square for a population that does not have the same… Continue reading Carnegie Newsletter Funding Crisis
Writing Love Letters to Art and Artists
February 7, 2012 by Elee
The love letter is a form that can go far beyond a profession of romance for one’s paramour. As writers in the Downtown Eastside, an area in Canada with one of the highest per capita rates of artists, we are inspired by the people around us. In honour of World Community Arts day we’ll… Continue reading Writing Love Letters to Art and Artists
The Stanza Project – an intro to our pilot project for spring 2012
January 20, 2012 by Elee
The Stanza Project stanza: n., an arrangement or grouping of lines within a poem. Origin: Italian. room, station, stopping place. This spring we launch The Stanza Project, an international collaboration between Belgian architecture firm MLP Proosten and Vancouver’s Thursdays Writing Collective. As residents of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) members of TWC recognize and confront systematic… Continue reading The Stanza Project – an intro to our pilot project for spring 2012