Tag Archives: DTES

March 13, 2011 Day 2 of Walking Home Projects Mapped Workshop

Review of Walking Home Projects’ Mapped: Youth Navigating DTES Written by: Samantha Knopp After a full day of discussion and experiential learning on Saturday March 12th, 2011, with Walking Home Projects Mapped: Youth Navigating the Downtown Eastside (DTES), many participants returned to 221A Artist Run Centre for the second half of this two-day workshop on […]

March 12, 2011 Day 1 of Walking Home Projects Mapped Workshop

Review of Walking Home Projects’ Mapped: Youth Navigating DTES Written by: Samantha Knopp On Saturday March 12th, a dozen youth gathered at 221A Artist Run Centre for Walking Home Projects Mapped: Youth Navigating the DTES, Walking Home Projects’ first map-making workshop and first “for youth, by youth” event.  I had been given the opportunity to […]

Youth Map the DTES & Chinatown with Walking Home Projects

An event not to be missed!  On March 12th and 13th, 2011 Walking Home Projects hosts an extensive map-making workshop, for youth, by youth.  At this event participants will have the opportunity to explore the DTES and Chinatown, and express their experience by creating their own artistic maps to be displayed in a local gallery.  […]

February 10th, 2011 – Walking Home Projects explores DTES & Chinatown with a class from Lord Strathcona Elementary

WH Pender February 10th, 2011 – Lord Strathcona Elementary School By Sam Knopp This week, Walking Home Projects took a class of Grade Two students from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Over the course of this semester, Walking Home Pender Street has been focusing on the history of Chinatown, and while Hastings Mill School […]