Strathcona Co-op Housing - Research Summary - from Co-operatives in Context: Race, Ethnicity, Displacement and Exclusion

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Jo-Anne
dc.contributor.authorCurry, Nora
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-01T19:14:17Z
dc.date.available2015-06-01T19:14:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionAs part of the research project Co-operatives in Context: Race, Ethnicity, Displacement and Exclusion, Dr. Jo-Anne Lee at the University of Victoria partnered with community elder Nora Curry to document how, following two decades of systematic efforts by the City of Vancouver to destroy the Strathcona neighbourhood under the guise of "urban renewal", the Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association (SPOTA) worked through the 1970's to renew, rebuild and restore the residential character of their community, making use of the co-operative housing model. - This is a historical study of the low income, working-class men and women from non-English speaking, Chinese and other ethnic minority backgrounds who worked to reclaim and rebuild Strathcona, using culturally hybrid models, principles and practices to achieve their goals and to leverage power. The co-operative model directly helped SPOTA to: • Stabilize and restore the residential character of the neighbourhood by building new, affordable family houses on vacant land. • Ensure the city did not sell expropriated lots to commercial property developers and set off speculation. • Build affordable housing for former residents and tenants, in turn helping to ensure the survival of adjacent Chinatown. • Claim the right of non-mobility as citizens, the right to participate in decisions affecting their community, and the right to have their neighbourhood treated the same as any other residential neighbourhood in Vancouver. This document provides an overview of the research findings.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10587/1512
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMeasuring the Co-operative Difference Research Networken_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-enNon-profitsen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-enCo-operativesen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-enConsumer/Retail Co-operativesen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-enAssociations/Civil Society organizationsen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-frSans but lucratifen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-frCoopérativesen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-frConsommateurs / coopératives de détailen_US
dc.subject.se-space-enterprise-frAssociations / Organisations de la société civileen_US
dc.subject.sespace-geographic-enCanadaen_US
dc.subject.sespace-geographic-enBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subject.sespace-geographic-frCanadaen_US
dc.subject.sespace-geographic-frColombie-Britanniqueen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-enUrbanen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-enEthnic Communityen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-enImmigranten_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-enVisibie Minorityen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-enLow-income / Socio-Economically Disadvantageden_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-frUrbainesen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-frCommunautés ethniquesen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-frImmigrantsen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-frMinorités visiblesen_US
dc.subject.sespace-populations-frÀ faibles revenus / Défavorisées sur le plan socio-économiqueen_US
dc.subject.sespace-research-enMeasuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network (2010-2015)en_US
dc.subject.sespace-research-frRéseau de recherche pour mesurer la différence coopérative (2010-2015)en_US
dc.subject.sespace-sector-enCommunity, Economic & Organizational Developmenten_US
dc.subject.sespace-sector-enCultural Promotion & Protectionen_US
dc.subject.sespace-sector-enHousing & Constructionen_US
dc.subject.sespace-sector-frDéveloppement communautaire, économique et organisationnelen_US
dc.subject.sespace-sector-frPromotion et protection du patrimoine culturelen_US
dc.subject.sespace-sector-frLogement et constructionen_US
dc.subject.sespace-theme-enCommunity Economic Development / Socio-Economic Developmenten_US
dc.subject.sespace-theme-enHistorical Studies / Biographiesen_US
dc.subject.sespace-theme-enSocial Justice & Socio-Political Transformationen_US
dc.subject.sespace-theme-frDéveloppement économique communautaire / Développement socio-économiqueen_US
dc.subject.sespace-theme-frÉtudes historiques / Biographiesen_US
dc.subject.sespace-theme-frTransformation de la justice sociale et socio-politiqueen_US
dc.titleStrathcona Co-op Housing - Research Summary - from Co-operatives in Context: Race, Ethnicity, Displacement and Exclusionen_US
dc.typeReport / Working Paper / Briefing Noten_US
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