hullooooooooo ☀️✨ come out and enjoy the sun with us for the *~~Chinatown Garden Procession~~* on Saturday June 1st, an action in solidarity with the Coast to Coast Chinatowns Against Displacement: week of action across Chinatowns in Canada and the U.S.

In opposition to recent commercial real estate developments in Toronto’s Chinatown that are driving up rents and forcing the relocation of businesses and residents, we will be rallying in Chinatown, doing a community clean-up and planting of the outdoor garden at Chinatown Centre, and ending the day with a shared meal at Tea Base.

// Details //
12PM - 1PM: Meet at College and Spadina on the lawn of Daniels Building for the *~~procession~~* down to Chinatown Centre
**we're gonna start walking down at 12:45pm**

130PM - 6PM: Garden clean-up and planting at Chinatown Centre— BRING PLANTS!

6PM - 8PM: Hot-pot-luck at Tea Base

// About the Coast to Coast Chinatowns Against Displacement: Week of Action //
Chinatowns across the United States and Canada unite and fight against gentrification and displacement threatening to erase these vibrant and historic communities. During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Chinatowns in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, and Boston will organize rallies, public art actions, gentrification tours, and petitions to mobilize tenants, call for moratoria on luxury development, and demand local elected officials work with impacted communities to stop the displacement crisis.

This week of action calls attention to record levels of profit-driven development and gentrification accelerating the displacement of longtime residents—Asians of all ethnicities, as well as Black, Indigenous, and other people of color—who rely on Chinatowns for low-income housing, culturally-competent social services, and community.

National Press Release here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hj7h08spkgGFO1adNyBF8kJNOkYzk48j

// Accessibility //
Tea Base is located in the basement of the Chinatown centre. Most of the entrances DO have several steps but there is one entrance door near the 'Super 8' that says "Chinatown centre' this entrance has no steps. There are two elevators that can take you downstairs to Tea base (behind the stage) Please contact us for more information!