We’re excited to launch our FIRST FULLY BILINGUAL edition of Chinatown Stories – Volume 6: Tide 潮!

Come take a first look at the latest volume of Chinatown Stories and experience the different interpretations of the theme, “Tide 潮”, through contributor readings, remarks from our editorial team, tea, and crafts!

Tides erode and support life. They can submerge and also reveal. As individual water droplets accumulate and gather, they become powerful forces of nature to be reckoned with. In producing this volume, we surface the complexities of Chinatown, the diaspora, and its voices—in a city and neighbourhood inseparable from its waters.

Celebrate with an afternoon of tea, snacks, and readings from our contributors, while crafting your own DIY bookmark to hold your place in Volume 6 with watercolours, ink stamps, and tassels! Contributors will be available for questions and conversation. This event is FREE and open to all!

When: Saturday April 25, 3:00-5:30PM

Where: Reach Room, 312 Main Street (Enter on East Cordova Street, visual directions included in the graphic)

Cost: Free!

RSVP: Visit our Eventbrite to register!

EVENT SCHEDULE:

3:00-3:45PM Opening & Crafts

3:45-4:30PM Editorial Remarks & Contributor Readings

4:30-5:30PM Crafts & Mingling

This event takes place on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations.

Accessibility Info:

Language Accessibility: ASL, Mandarin, and Cantonese interpretation will be available for this event.

COVID-Safety: Masks are encouraged, as this event will be hosted indoors. Chinatown Today will have masks available, but please bring and wear your own if you can. For the health and safety of all our community members (especially seniors, disabled, and immunocompromised folks), please stay home if you are sick and/or have recently been exposed to COVID.

Venue Accessibility: This venue is on the first floor with a wheel chair accessible entrance on the same level. The venue is approximately 75 metres from the main entrance. Staff will be available on-site for directions. Microphones and speakers are on site for audio clarity.

Transit: 312 Main is accessible by transit via bus or skytrain. The closest skytrain station is Stadium-Chinatown, which is a fifteen minute walk from the venue. Nearby bus lines, most within a one block radius of the venue, include: 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 209, 210, 211, 214, and R5.

Seating: We will provide limited seating on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Bathrooms: There is a gender-neutral bathroom on-site.

Volunteers Needed!

We are also looking for volunteers to help us make this event happen! Volunteer shifts are a minimum of 1 hour long, but we welcome those who can help us for the whole event! We’re looking for:

• Greeters: Help welcome attendees and direct them towards the event! As this is our first time hosting an event outside of Chinatown, we’ll need extra help to ensure that folks don’t get lost on the way in; greeters will be posted inside and outside of 312 Main.
• Crafts Facilitators: Help facilitate the DIY bookmark craft activity with watercolours, ink stamps, and tassels. This role is mostly seated and will include instructions on how to make and share the crafts.
• Floaters: Help make sure the event runs smoothly by answering questions and connecting participants who need help with relevant members of the Chinatown Today team!
• Set-Up/Take-Down: Help us before the event to prepare or afterwards to clean up and take down tables/chairs. This role requires a limited amount of heavy lifting, and since most equipment belongs to 312 Main, take-down should be relatively straightforward.

Fill out this form to be a volunteer for this event or to be a Chinatown Today general volunteer. We’re excited to have you join our team!

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