GEOG 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Downtown Eastside, Placemaking
Document Summary
The presences and absences in making place. Mckittrick compels us to think of the erasure of voices and experiences happens in different ways: erasure of histories on our landscape/environment; demolition or destruction of place; out-migrations. Racial of history, on-going events, and displacement. What do places" names represent? (monuments, streets etc) Putting signs in ubc for indigenous people but another story for them to have actual political and economical voice. Celebrate multiculturalism in canada but another story for them to have power and voice. When not belonging materializes in criminalization and displacement. Situating place-making within economic and political power structures at all scales. Government promised that they would consult and not displace ppl (2006) A lot of concern in low income ppl cuz they might get displaced. Green space so that athletes wouldn"t see trash, or ppl that don"t belong . Increased street checks during this time (4 street checks/block) Indigenous histories and presents in the downtown eastside.
