Squat City: An Informal History of Squatters in Vancouver
Event Ended- Where
- University Women’s Club at Hycroft - 1489 McRae Ave, Vancouver, BC View Map
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- Ages
- All Ages
- Website
- http://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/attend-an-event/workshops-talks/evening-lectures/
- Contact
- mail@vancouverheritagefoundation.org 6042649642 (Vancouver Heritage Foundation)
The story of the squatter’s shack in Vancouver encompasses generations of history from the origins of Gastown and Kitsilano to modern say social housing activists who occupied the old Woodwards store in 2002. Daniel Francis investigates how the squatter’s shack contrasts with glass towers of the modern city, a different kind of iconic structure, projecting a view from the margins. Learn about how at one time hundreds of shacks lined the shores of Burrard Inlet and False Creek serving as an enclave for those wishing to live off the grid or who were forced by low income to find cheap housing. The talk will explore the historic context of the squatter’s shack, as well as its place in our contemporary “City of Glass”.