Editorial Introduction | The Mainlander Editorial Collective is pleased to sign and publish the following open letter submitted by a group of concerned academics and researchers. As a collective, we know the City’s repackaged “Uplifting the DTES” plan is another ploy in a long line of attempts to speed up the gentrification of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) and undo protections secured by previous generations and movements. When the 30-year DTES Local Area Plan (LAP) was approved by Vancouver City Council in 2014, we allied with the community to denounce its agenda of developer concessions, targeted displacement, and timid protections limited to only a handful of DTES sub-districts. Since then the tide has shifted further rightward, making the 2014 status quo appear moderate by comparison. Then as now the agenda is set by the same forces of displacement, colonialism, and developer greed. None of this is new. In 1957 Vancouver’s racist municipal planners destroyed Vancouver’s main Black neighbourhood after labelling it a “blight.” These are not bugs in the system, but features carefully designed by those in power, held in place by relations of power and hierarchies of wealth, inequality, and property. The shared neighbourhood of the DTES and Chinatown, known longer as K’emk’emeláy, has become a refuge and a lifeline for those displaced from across Vancouver and beyond, but it has also rendered the neighbourhood into a container of displacement and impoverishment where people who have been expelled, decamped, and swept away are held out of visibility from the public eye. This invisibility has exacerbated the horror of the toxic drug emergency, among other deadly consequences. Yet time and again these overwhelming forces have made the DTES into a community of resistance, solidarity, and collective safety against colonial and oppressive systems. Whether or not this new plan passes this week, the community comes together to survive against the odds and to stand tall in the face of renewed threats – we hope our readers join those calls.
Open Letter: Academics Against the Gentrification of the DTES
To: Mayor and Council,
We write as a group of academics and researchers with expertise in housing, planning, public policy, and public health to express our opposition to the City of Vancouver’s DTES Housing Implementation report and the City’s plan to redevelop the Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District (DEOD) and Thornton Park. The City’s current plan to “uplift” the Downtown Eastside will fail to provide affordable housing to those that need it, and risks displacing vulnerable tenants and exacerbating homelessness.
In 2023, the City passed Councillor Bligh’s motion “Uplifting the Downtown Eastside and Building Inclusive Communities that Work for All Residents,” and based on the motion, staff have proposed a plan for the DEOD. The proposed DTES Housing Implementation Report prioritizes market development and drastically reduces social housing in the neighbourhood. The plan would reduce the percentage of social housing in new development from 60% to 20%, and would reduce the shelter-rate housing provision from 33% to 20%. Overall, this means that only 4% of new units built would be affordable to those on income assistance.
In addition, the proposed plan would deregulate existing protections of Single Room Occupancy hotels (SROs), which serve as housing of last resort for thousands of residents. Specifically, it relaxes the one-for-one replacement policy and the size requirements for converted SRO units. This creates a heightened risk of displacement for tenants who may be demovicted –– many of whom could be evicted into homelessness –– and ultimately threatens the wellbeing of residents.
In the context of a housing crisis, with over 2500 people homeless in Vancouver and a continual loss of affordable housing, any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable. Research and consultation clearly shows that more affordable social, nonmarket, and supportive housing is needed to address the housing crisis, alongside plans to increase the habitability of existing buildings. By reducing the social housing requirements to 4% of new units, the plan flies in the face not only of the academic research, but also neighbourhood residents, advocates, and consultations with a diverse set of interests and actors.
Ultimately, in its current form, the City’s plan for the DEOD will gentrify rather than uplift the neighbourhood. Beyond being unpopular according to the City’s own consultations, the plan will result in a loss of deeply affordable housing, and increase the precarity of those most marginalized. This plan is fundamentally inadequate: it fails to provide affordable housing, worsens existing crises and threatens the wellbeing of the neighbourhood’s current residents.
As housing scholars and researchers, we believe this plan is not the solution to the housing crisis in the Downtown Eastside. We oppose this harmful development plan and call for the City to reconsider its current proposal and work towards the creation of a new plan that truly listens to the needs of the community and prioritizes real, affordable housing without displacement. In particular, we call for:
1. Comprehensive consultation with impacted community members, including the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council and the Japanese Canadian community.
2. A report-back on conversations between the Mayor’s office and the provincial and federal housing ministers to find funding for deeply affordable housing.
3. The development of a plan to retain Downtown Eastside assets and create more shelter-rate housing without displacement.
To add your name to this open letter access the google form here.
The DTES Housing Implementation report will be heard at Council starting December 9th, sign up to speak here.
Signed by:
1. Mohammed Rafi Arefin, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
2. Gabby Doebeli, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
3. Trevor Barnes, Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
4. Elvin Wyly, Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
5. Jasbir Puar, Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
6. Jemima N. Baada, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
7. Jeff Masuda, Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
8. Liv Yoon, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
9. Priti Narayan, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
10. Geraldine Pratt, Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
11. Brenna Bhandar, Professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
12. Kuni Kamizaki, Assistant Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
13. Holly Caggiano, Faculty, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
14. Mark Stevens, Faculty, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
15. Theodore Lim, Faculty, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
16. Juanita Sundberg, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
17. Michelle Stack, Associate Professor, Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
18. Luke Bergmann, Faculty, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
19. Alina McKay, Research Manager, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
20. Andi Binet, Assistant Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
21. Samantha Thompson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Climate Justice, University of British Columbia
22. Aaron Bailey, PhD student, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
23. Jamie Peck, Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
24. James Connolly, Associate Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
25. Melora Koepke, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
26. Leonora Angeles, Faculty, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
27. Trevor Wideman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Vancouver Island University
28. Sara Stevens, Faculty, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
29. Kendra Strauss, Director, Labour Studies Program, Simon Fraser University
30. Maged Senbel, Associate Professor and MCIP, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
31. Nicholas Blomley, Professor, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
32. Mari Fujita, Faculty, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
33. Rana Abughannam, Faculty, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
34. Zachary Hyde, Associate Professor, Human Geography, University of Toronto-Scarborough
35. Inge Roecker, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
36. Tania Gutiérrez-Monroy, Faculty, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
37. Marshall Kilduff, Graduate Student, Social Dimensions of Health, University of Victoria
38. Kendra Jewell, Staff, Centre for Climate Justice, University of British Columbia
39. Helena Siu-Zmuidzinas, Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
40. Mark Ng Shun, Graduate Student, Social Work, University of Victoria
41. Matthew Soules, Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
42. Vince Tao, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
43. Jixiang Wang, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
44. Aida Mohajeri, Graduate Student, Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
45. Sara Jacobs, Faculty, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
46. Maggie Low, Faculty, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
47. Ayaka Yoshimizu, Faculty, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
48. Maria Cervantes Macias, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
49. Jaxon Slaney, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
50. Rachel Stern, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
51. Katica Naude, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
52. Isabella Pojuner, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
53. Alexandra Flynn, Associate Professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
54. A J Withers, Faculty, School of Social Work, McMaster University
55. Giulia Belotti, Graduate Student, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
56. Melody Wise, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
57. Diane Huang, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
58. Peter McCartney, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
59. Mollie Holmberg, Postdoctoral Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
60. Erick Villagomez, Faculty, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
61. Haechan Kim, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
62. Daniel de Goutiere, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
63. Graham King, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
64. Vicky Kim, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
65. Alex Boyce, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
66. Naiya Tsang, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
67. Peter James Hudson, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
68. Shannon Chow, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
69. Avery Everhart, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
70. Naomi Klein, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
71. Geoff Mann, Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
72. Eugene McCann, Professor, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
73. Rachel Fouladi, Faculty, Psychology, Simon Fraser University
74. Jessica Ryan, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
75. Roxanne Panchasi, Associate Professor, Department of History, Simon Fraser University
76. Samir Gandesha, Professor, Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
77. Dani Aiello, Assistant Professor, Geography, Penn State University
78. Ana Méndez, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
79. Travers, Faculty, Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
80. Ronda Arab, Professor, Department of English, Simon Fraser University
81. Michael T. Schmitt, Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
82. Janice Matsumura, Professor, Department of History, Simon Fraser University
83. Baharak Yousefi, Librarian, SFU Library, Simon Fraser University
84. Angel Bao, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
85. Cameron Gilbert, Graduate Student, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
86. Claire Seaman, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
87. Cemali Arici, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
88. Drew Hall, Graduate Student, Botany, University of British Columbia
89. Carly Hilbert, Graduate Student, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
90. Braedon Pauze, Graduate Student, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies, University of British Columbia
91. JP Catungal, Assistant Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
92. Katelynn Kowalchuk, Graduate Student, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia
93. Cassandra Chanen, Graduate Student, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
94. Nina Hewitt, Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
95. M. V. Ramana, Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
96. Glen Coulthard, Faculty, Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia
97. Tamanh Nguyen, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
98. Poorna Patange, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
99. Yi Chien Jade Ho, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
100. David Durand-Delacre, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
101. Lily Demet, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
102. Thena Jean-hee Tak, Faculty, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
103. Reilly Perovich, Graduate student & CUPE equity officer, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
104. Carmella Gray-Cosgrove, Graduate Student, Creative Writing, University of British Columbia
105. Jessica Harvey, Graduate Student, Creative Writing, University of British Columbia
106. Salome Ayuak, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
107. April Joy Milne, Graduate Student, Creative Writing, University of British Columbia
108. Eleni, Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
109. Surya Sundar Raman, Graduate Student, Department of Physics, University of British Columbia
110. Enkhe-Tuyaa Montgomery, Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, McGill University
111. Ty Bryant, Graduate Student, Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
112. Erica Mildner, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia
113. Vala Vakilian, Graduate Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
114. Sophie Crocker, Graduate Student, Creative Writing, University of British Columbia
115. Laurence Lewis Neal, Graduate Student, Creative Writing, University of British Columbia
116. Noah Hassan Sherazi, Graduate Student, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
117. Amber Grant, Postdoctoral Research & Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
118. Alberto Toscano, Faculty Fellow, Digital Democracies Institute, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
119. Eli Oda Sheiner, Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, McGill University
120. Enda Brophy, Faculty, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
121. Jessica Wolf, Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia
122. Azraf Uddin Ahmad, Graduate Student, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University
123. Holly O'Neil, Graduate Student, Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
124. Evan Accettola, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, Simon Fraser University
125. Patrick Begg, Graduate Student, Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
126. Baran Fakhri, Lecturer, Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
127. Arunima Saha, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
128. Norma Rantisi, Faculty, Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
129. Ryan Smyth, Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
130. Julie Mah, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography - City Studies Program, University of Toronto Scarborough
131. Hannah McGregor, Associate Professor, Publishing, Simon Fraser University
132. So Hoi Kay, Graduate Student, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
133. Jason Qian, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
134. John-Henry Harter, Lecturer, Labour Studies and History, Simon Fraser University
135. Lola Hirsch, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
136. Yao Xiao, Sessional Faculty, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice; Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
137. Charlotte Biagini, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
138. Talia Fan, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
139. Emma Carle, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
140. Ann Lei, Graduate Student, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
141. Rachel Lim, Graduate Student, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia
142. Judith Burr, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
143. James Pangilinan, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
144. Inari Sosa, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
145. Alison Gu, Graduate Student, Department of Resource & Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
146. Hafsah Dastgir, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
147. Hana Golightly, Graduate Student, Department of Geography & Planning, University of Toronto
148. Emily Edwards, Graduate Student, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
149. Jordanne Stahl, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
150. Charis Young, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
151. Kenzie Ratzlaff, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
152. Samantha Mew, Graduate Student, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
153. Susannah Bunce, Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough
154. Alan Walks, Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
155. Wayne Wapeemukwa, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
156. Benjamin Anderson, Faculty, School of Art History & Cultural Policy, University College Dublin
157. Angela May (née Kruger), Graduate Student, Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
158. Erin Evans, Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia
159. Hayley Simpson, Graduate Student, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
160. Abbey Sugars-Keen, Graduate Student, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
161. Nicole Yakashiro, Graduate Student, Faculty of History, University of British Columbia
162. Ebiha Demir, Graduate Student, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia
163. Lindsey Nkem, Graduate Student, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
164. Gillian Der, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
165. Geri Lee, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
166. Daniel Iwama, Faculty, Department of Planning, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Fraser Valley
167. Ceall Quinn, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
168. Rita Wong, Associate Professor, Faculty of Culture and Community, Emily Carr University
169. Kahoruko Koko Yamamoto, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Science and Policy, Tokyo Metropolitan University
170. Jin He, Graduate Student, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba
171. Jessica Isbister, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
172. Keegan, Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
173. Olivia Nieves, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
174. Katie Gravestock, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
175. Thomasina Pidgeon, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
176. Tara Jankovic, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
177. Curtis Platson, Staff & Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Department of History, Simon Fraser University
178. Stella Harden, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
179. Kasim Husain, Lecturer, Coordinated Arts Program, University of British Columbia
180. Naomi Keenan O'Shea, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
181. Michelle Ling, Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
182. Katie Fitzpatrick, Faculty, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia
183. Maya Willis-Fry, Lecturer and Graduate Student, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
184. Samarth, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
185. Evan Mauro, Faculty, Coordinated Arts Program and Law and Society, University of British Columbia
186. Jinglun Zhu, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
187. Makenzie Pratt, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
188. Tess Van Den Hurk-Moran, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
189. Caitlin Burritt, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
190. Gregory Culley, Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
191. Thea Johannus, Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
192. Michelle Pidgeon, Faculty, Department of Education, Simon Fraser University
193. Nina Houle, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
194. James Dickson, Graduate Student, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
195. Yomna Omer, Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
196. Anna Clara de Andrada, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
197. Ali Sahebnasagh, Student, Faculty of Arts, University of British Columbia
198. Ryan Lee, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
199. Bohmee Kim, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
200. Aurora Wells, Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
201. Natalia Perez, Instructor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
202. Zachary Eggert, Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
203. Ranjani Srinivasan, Visiting Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
204. Michelle Gagnon-Creeley, Adjunct Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
205. David Ley, Faculty (emeritus), Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
206. Isabel Davies, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
207. Nick Gottlieb, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
208. Erin Laverty, Graduate Student, School of Regional and Community Planning, University of British Columbia
209. Georgia McWilliams, Graduate Student, School of Regional and Community Planning, University of British Columbia
210. Victoria Whiteford, Graduate Student, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
211. Chi Zhang, Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
212. Anahita Monfared, Graduate Student, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
213. Chris Cheng, Graduate Student, Department of Forest Science, University of British Columbia
214. Tammy Law, Graduate Student, Department of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
215. Avery Chan, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
216. Hania Abboud, Graduate Student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
217. Amanda Passero, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
218. Andy Yan, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Urban Studies, Simon Fraser University
219. Knox Foster, Student, Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
220. Margaux Peltier, Graduate Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
221. Christina Dinh, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
222. Anna Kramer, Faculty, School of Urban Planning, McGill University
223. Lily Baker, Student, School of Information, University of British Columbia
224. Ella White, Graduate Student, Creative Writing, University of British Columbia
225. Bryan Buraga, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
226. Nathan Crompton, PhD, Simon Fraser University
227. Mariah Javadi, Graduate Student, School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
228. Michelle Khalid, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
229. Morgan Harper, Graduate Student, Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto
230. Perry Kendall, Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health
231. Cailin Tyrrell, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
232. Olga Iacovlenco, Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
233. Sharon Luk, Associate Professor, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
234. Vaidehi Gupta, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
235. Mathew Arthur, Faculty, Women's and Gender Studies, Capilano University
236. Elias Romero, Student, Social Work, Douglas College
237. Stephanie Dick, Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
238. Am Johal, Instructor, Graduate Liberal Studies, Simon Fraser University
239. Kanna Hayashi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
240. Kaya Heathman, Graduate Student, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
241. Timothy Martin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
242. Brady Cranfield, Graduate Student, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University
