You were asked to stay away from the area on the field trip, but that doesn't mean you should turn a blind eye to this part of the city and pretend it doesn't exist. Note: Most of the troubled people who live here were not born in Vancouver. They come from places like Delta before ending up down there. Odd Squad Productions was started by a group of police who work the area. They were tired of helping the people there, only to have new people constantly coming in. They decided to try and prevent people from getting into a bad situation in the first place, by creating movies that would educate the public about what goes on in the downtown eastside, and educating teens keep them from making similar mistakes before they end up down there. Warning: The videos are graphic with drug use and some violence. Their first major video was called "Through A Blue Lens", and the National Film Board of Canada has it available to watch for free, here. They have other videos, if you want to see a quick 3 min trailer, or see more about what they do, go to their website. Also interesting to check out is one of the area's police officers is keeping a blog called Eastside Stories: Diary of a Vancouver Beat Cop, where he tells stories about what it's like to work there. Comments are closed.
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