succeed." In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Coordinated Community Response Network was formed to distribute funds, resources, and support in the neighbourhood. The network consists of a co-ordinated effort of over 50 social service and frontline organizations and groups. Notable activists Shirley Chan, a prominent community activist and co-founder of the Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association (SPOTA) has worked for decades to revitalize Chinatown and preserve historical sites in the neighbourhood from development. Bruce Eriksen Bud Osborn & Ann Livingston, co-founders of Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) Portrayals in media Films set in the Downtown Eastside include On the Corner, The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park, and Luk'Luk'I. The Matthew Good album Vancouver was inspired by the Downtown Eastside. References Citations Sources External links Map and Local Area Plan for the greater DTES – City of Vancouver Through a Blue Lens, a documentary shot in the DTES that follows interactions between police officers and drug addicts History of Vancouver Neighbourhoods in Vancouver Poverty in Canada Drugs in Canada Homelessness in Canada Urban decay in Canada Skid rows Red-light districts in Canada Culture of Vancouver