Chinatown is under attack.

State surveillance is increasing, the rich keep getting richer while the rest of us struggle to survive. We’re seeing the same old yellow peril fear-mongering, pushed by the same systems that thrive on keeping us divided— neoliberal oligarchy , white supremacy, and colonialism.

But Chinatown has never been a monolith—it was built through solidarity of struggling people. Our people have always fought back, and so are we.

Chinatown's fight isn’t just about the protection of one group — it’s about all of us. May our work stand with Indigenous, Black, migrant, queer, and sex worker communities of the neighbourhood, as well as workers. We reject the systems that oppress us—prisons, borders, police, capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. Our fight is for real justice, real dignity, and real power.

Quartier Chinois en Résistance (QCR) is a working group operating under the authorization of the Neighbourhood Action Centre (NAC-CENAQ).

Mandate
QCR stands in direct support of funding care and community services over surveillance-carceral systems, recognizing that true social justice is only possible when resources are invested in community well-being and self-determination. We are committed to building community power and advancing racial and economic justice by strengthening the autonomy of Chinatown’s residents and improving both living and working conditions. Centering the needs of those with limited social and economic mobility in Chinatown, we stand in solidarity with like-minded grassroots movements across Montreal and Quebec in the fight for transformative change.

Our Goal
By 2030, we aim to strengthen and connect existing community infrastructures of care, fostering collaboration to shift power away from surveillance-carceral systems, corporate oligarchies, and white supremacy. Instead of creating new initiatives, we focus on reorganizing in solidarity with existing groups, ensuring intersectional unity. Aware of fragmented interests in the neighborhood, we commit to navigating internal contradictions by prioritizing the most disenfranchised while promoting mutual accountability among all members of the community.