“The hood is like me—lots of warts, pimples and a rough exterior with a slight hint of danger. But if one cares to look—a place of complexities. Danger and excitement abound, but (an) oasis of love and warmth are here. Neighbour helping neighbour, acts of charity and kindness are everywhere. All one has to do is look.”

Peter Gojevic, Storytellers from the Downtown Eastside presented by the DTES Neighbourhood House
at the Japanese Hall, Oct. 25, 2008


Eastside Stories

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Heart of the City Festival presents: Eastside Stories: The People, The Voices, a three-day community story-sharing event that gives voice – through music, films, social history walks, and personal histories – to Downtown Eastside-involved residents and their struggles, hopes and dreams.

Download Eastside Stories Programme (5.5 megabytes)

Listen to recordings from the Eastside Stories festival, held June 19 – 21, 2009. Click on the thumbnails or the titles to open the files, which are in WMV format.

3-Men

Video: Men and an Alley

Fight4

Video: Fight for Community

Long_Story

Video: Its a Long Story

Standing_Up

Video: Standing Up for Community