The Powell Street Festival Society is proud to announce its stewardship of 360 Riot Walk created by artist Henry Tsang. 360 Riot Walk is a multilingual interactive self-guided walking tour which invites participants to trace a layered history of Vancouver’s labour politics, anti-Asian racism, and community resistance in what is today the Downtown Eastside. This unique project interweaves the narratives of racialized communities, reclaiming how and what histories are told.
Combining historical images with contemporary surroundings, participants are confronted with Vancouver’s ongoing legacy of racism. Through raising awareness and encouraging dialogue around these issues of social, legal, and ethical assumptions of rights, we ask ourselves, “how can we learn from our history and take action against injustice?” It is for this reason, that the Powell Street Festival Society sees this project as having the potential to build upon inter-community relationships, creating allyships with other racialized groups and shared community responsibility.
We will be partnering with the 360 Riot Walk team to host online panel discussions and live walking tours from May to September 2021. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden will be joining us as a community partner to build greater awareness of the project.
Panel Discussions- May, June, & July
Reflections on the Tour- with former participants of the walking tour
The Challenge of Translation- with the translators of the Japanese, Cantonese and Punjabi versions
The Context of the Riots- with the writers of 360 Riot Walk blog posts
Self-Guided Tours & Reflections- July – September
July 24 and 25, Weekend Prior to the Powell Street Festival
July 31 and August 1, Powell Street Festival Weekend
September 11, Memorial of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots
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