Who's My Neighbour - Downtown Eastside Visit

On Sunday, April 13, we will make the final visit in our Lenten visiting series--Who Is My Neighbour?. We will visit the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, often described as the poorest off-reserve postal code in Canada. People who live or work in the neighbourhood will act as hosts and guides on a short, slow pace, walking tour of their place in the city. Rain or shine we will go in small groups of five or fewer and hear about gentrification, displacement, economic disparity and resistance in the oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver.

You will get the most from your experience if you prepare before hand.

For our bible study please read Luke 10:25-37 and think and pray about the attached questions.

To learn more about some of the issues facing the neighbourhood please read the attached Introduction to the Neighbourhood and look at this short video made in 2010 just prior to the olympics.

We will meet at St. Catherine's at 11:45 for prayer and bible study and at Four Sister's Co-op, 133 Powell St. at 1pm for the tour. If you plan to join us it is essential that you let Laurel know so that we have enough guides.