The East Van Migrant Workers Poetry Collective is a project which invited migrant workers across the Joyce-Collingwood neighbourhood area to form a solidarity network of mutual aid, political education (e.g. tenant rights workshops), and cultural-oriented craft work (e.g. poetry reading/writing). Poetry writing sessions, events, and zines were organized and created to offer migrant workers creative tools to self-advocate through cultural expression and portray their political struggles.
UBC Student Project Lead: Sabrina Qistina
Community Partner: Joyce-Collingwood Neighbourhood Support Group
Grant Type: Connect to Community
Year of Publication: 2024
Topic: Migrant Worker’s Rights, Cultural Expression
Keywords: Mutual Aid, Cultural Belonging, Worker’s Rights
Population: Migrant Workers