Re-Enchanting the Commons

This project is grounded in the historical link between the witch hunts and the enclosure of the commons, and it directly responds to Burrard View Park's history as a site for the moral policing of teen girls, particularly Indigenous youth. Historically, these systems of control have severed communities from land-based knowledge and disproportionately disempowered women and girls. To dismantle this legacy, the design reconnects the Hastings-Sunrise neighborhood with the land and with one another. Through a native food forest and programming designed specifically for teen girls, the project benefits the broader community and ultimately restores the magic of the commons to the public realm.