Komagata Maru Memorial Construction Site & Woodward's Squat, 2002

Photograph of an unidentified man sleeping during the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the vacant Woodward's… more

Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C. On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to… more

Photograph of an unidentified man sleeping during the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the vacant Woodward's… more

Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C. On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to… more

Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C. On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to… more

Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C. On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to… more

Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C. On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to… more

Photograph of an unidentified man at the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the vacant Woodward's building at… more

Photograph of two unidentified people talking during the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the vacant Woodward… more

Photograph of the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. A painted wall reads, "WE WANT WOODWARDS! NOW." The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the… more

Photograph of the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. A painted wall reads, "WE WANT WOODWARDS! NOW." The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the… more

Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C. On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to… more