{"id":988,"date":"2010-09-24T13:50:12","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T21:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/thunderblogs\/?p=988"},"modified":"2010-09-24T13:52:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T21:52:55","slug":"block-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/thunderblogs\/2010\/09\/24\/block-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Line Dancing Friday, Block Party Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Temporary<\/strong><\/p>\n

No Stopping<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n

Traffic lights flashing green. East Broadway meets Prince Albert Street.\u00a0 Rain, rain, rain.\u00a0 A banner hangs from the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.<\/p>\n

Harvest Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, September 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the eve of the festival and the house is buzzing with activity.<\/p>\n

The front entrance is plastered with community bulletins: Job opportunities, volunteers needed, community events, UBC research projects.<\/p>\n

Three computers.\u00a0 Free internet.\u00a0 One man admits that he started coming here because of the complimentary phone.\u00a0 He volunteers on occasion, helping out where he can.<\/p>\n

The house is a welcoming and inclusive space.\u00a0 \u201cPeople don\u2019t look at you funny here,\u201d said a young Aboriginal man.<\/p>\n

Posted behind the front desk is a giant whiteboard:<\/p>\n

Date: Friday Sept 24th<\/sup> 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group:<\/strong><\/p>\n

9-12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 FDI<\/strong><\/p>\n

10-12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seminar Mandarin<\/strong><\/p>\n

10-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mahjong<\/strong><\/p>\n

10-12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vietnamese Seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:30-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 In Pleasant Care<\/strong><\/p>\n

1-3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Line Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Teen<\/strong><\/p>\n

6-10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pre-Teen Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n

The whiteboard accurately reflects the diversity of the visitors here.<\/p>\n

Children and caregivers button up their coats.\u00a0 Family drop-in time is over and the East Hall is being converted into a dance hall.<\/p>\n

Seniors pour in the front door as noon approaches.\u00a0 One woman picks through the shopping cart full of free bread.<\/p>\n

Free loaves of bread are available to visitors on Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/p>\n

Women rush in and out of the kitchen.\u00a0 Lunchtime is fast approaching and people are lingering outside the dining hall.\u00a0 There is talk about line dancing and the Harvest Festival.<\/p>\n

The festival is an annual event thrown by the neighbourhood house.\u00a0 Block party.\u00a0 Live bands.\u00a0 Workshops.\u00a0 Cake walk.<\/p>\n

The house is an important gathering place for the community.\u00a0 An alternative to city community centres, the house connects people from diverse backgrounds through a variety of activities and programs.<\/p>\n

Volunteers are hopeful that people will come inside this Saturday to see what the house is all about.<\/p>\n

Owned and operated by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC, the house has served the community of East Vancouver since 1976.\u00a0 It is one of eight neigbourhood houses in the Lower Mainland.<\/p>\n

For more information visit www.mpnh.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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