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\u00ab\u00a0Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival<\/strong> Over 100 events at over 40 venues throughout the Downtown Eastside!<\/em><\/p>\n With a focus on the rich and diverse communities of the Downtown Eastside, the 15thAnnual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival celebrates the creative and committed artists and activists who thrive in the heart of Vancouver. The 2018 Festival features twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, mixed media, art talks, history talks and history walks.<\/p>\n To acknowledge, honour and support our home community\u2019s longstanding commitment to social justice, the theme of the 2018 Festival is \u201cSeeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope.\u201d The Downtown Eastside community has an inspiring history of advocacy for human rights and social justice. DTES-involved artists, residents and citizens of Greater Vancouver have much to learn from our community\u2019s history and accomplishments as we move forward to create artistic activity that speaks to today\u2019s vital concerns and burning issues.<\/p>\n The mandate of the Festival is to promote, present and facilitate the development of artists, art forms, cultural traditions, history, activism, people and great stories about Vancouver\u2019s Downtown Eastside. A flagship event, the festival involves a wide range of professional, community, emerging and student artists and lovers of the arts: over 1,000 artists participated in last year\u2019s Festival.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.heartofthecityfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWednesday October 24 to Sunday November 4, 2018<\/p>\n