Author(s):
Woodwards Social Housing Coalition Project
Summary:
This is a critique of the City of Vancouver's report on the community consultation (the Ideas Fair and Visioning Workshop) by the Woodwards Social Housing Coalition Project. It points out inaccuracies and absences in the report and criticisizes the lack of genuine participation of the Downtown Eastside community in the decision-making process over the redevelopment of the Woodward's buliding.
Keywords:
Woodwards; community consultation; City of Vancouver; community mobilization; Downtown Eastside (DTES); housing; gentrification; aboriginal people; government; social justice; poverty; property