Welcome to the Stolon Mesh Network!

The Stolon Mesh Network is supported by 221A and offers free wifi to users in Vancouver’s DTES & Chinatown. Stolon Mesh is a collective space with the aim of creating a network that will remain just, caring, and responsible to others. Visit our Terms of Service for more information.

About the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth《新生林》garden:

x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth《新生林》nurtures ecological processes and community members alike. Designed by T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss, a Skwxwú7mesh/Sto:Lo/Hawaiian/Swiss artist, ethnobotanist, and educator, this site was designed and redressed from a vacant lot into a public garden with flora indigenous to this territory.

Semi-Public 半公開 is a cultural space operated by 221A on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. This acknowledgement is repeated regularly in the lower mainland of British Columbia, yet its significance is often not fully held by non-Indigenous people. Consider that the distinct Nations of this territory have co-existed here for thousands of years, while in comparison, Canada is just over 150 years old.

Located in Chinatown and adjacent to historic Hogan’s Alley, where the Georgia Street Viaduct now stands, the garden site is a place where Indigenous peoples, Chinese-Canadians, and the African diasporic community have all experienced cultural, class, and economic struggle. Our governments are beginning to acknowledge the shameful strategies used to systematically inflict injustice on generations of racialized communities.

About the coFood Vancouver garden:

coFood Vancouver is a collective of neighbours and projects doing good work in our food communities. We’re working to help people in the food systems of BC’s South Coast to connect with each other.

Need help or have questions about the network?

Get in touch: help@stolonmesh.ca