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[3] Entrance of DERA, the Downtown Eastside Residents Association, which advocates for the rights of the districts poor and homeless. DERA’s entrance has become a de-facto shelter for homeless with no where to turn. DERA played a central role in the successful campaign to prevent the demolition of the Carnegie Center, also assisting in it’s renovation into a thriving community center, one of the busiest in North America.