![]() There are cultural exchanges – Hearts Beat, with the lexwst’l:lem Drum Group, Irish Canadian group Ceol Abú, and musician Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (online from Ireland). There are Commemorative events – an online Tribute to the Carnegie Centre’s 40th Anniversary with special guest Libby Davies a film about the Survivors Totem Pole, carver Skuundaal Bernie Williams and the powerful pole-raising and potlatch witnessing ceremony at Pigeon Park attended by Elders, VIP’s and over 1000 residents Long-time activist Sid Chow Tan shares videos highlighting direct action in Chinatown (My Art is Activism, Part II). There are online music events – An evening with blues queen Dalannah Gail Bowen Spotlight on the East End with Khari Wendell McClelland, Geoff Berner, Hannah Walker, Rup Sidhu, and Shon Wong’s Son of James DTES Front and Centre Showcase sharing stories and songs by local performers, and East End Blues & All That Jazz bringing music and stories of the historic Black residential community, with gospel and blues artists Tom Pickett and Candus Churchill, and guests Thelma Gibson and Dalannah Gail Bowen. This year’s festival offers music, stories, poetry, ceremony, cultural exchanges, films, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, art talks, history talks and visual exhibitions. In response to COVID, the festival has been re-imagined, with programming mostly online, some outdoors and a handful of intimate events in theatres or in a park. A host of partners and hundreds of artists have come together for this year’s festival, sharing strengths arising from the community’s compelling creativity and resilience, rich diverse traditions, knowledge systems, ancestral languages, cultural roots and stories. This year, more than ever, Downtown Eastside residents and artists seek cultural events, artistic activity, and opportunities to get together. But when gathering places close and people are isolated, they lose their sense of cultural connection and community connection. Like communities across the land, residents are coping with a world -wide pandemic, an opioid and housing crisis and legacies of historic displacement and systemic racism. Situated on Coast Salish homelands between Burrard Inlet and the False Creek Flats, Victory Square and Clark Drive, the Downtown Eastside is home to one of Canada’s largest urban Aboriginal reserves, North America’s second largest historical Chinatown, and Canada’s largest and busiest port. Prior to the tornado that destroyed the E-Commerce facility in April 2020, the E-Commerce team had accumulated over 13,000 positive feedback ratings on eBay! With that kind of rating, you can shop with confidence, knowing that your purchases are being handled by responsible and knowledgeable Goodwill employees.The 17th annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival welcomes you to over 100 events in the city’s most culturally and socially diverse neighbourhood- the place where Vancouver began. The Chattanooga Goodwill Industries E-Commerce team also has an eBay store with even more unique and special items available there. Be confident knowing you are bidding on items from a reputable agency and that all proceeds benefit mission programs for people in your own community. Browse for bargains 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – all gleaned from Goodwill donations from across the country and all found on one amazing auction site. Online shoppers can narrow their search for items that are available locally by visiting chattanooga2. In addition to searching for great treasures at our 16 stores and outlets, you can bargain hunt at Goodwill from the safety and comfort of your own home! Check out Goodwill’s online auction site:. ![]()
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