April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA are honoured to be presenting at the Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference in Vancouver

April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA are honoured to be presenting at the Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference in Vancouver

January 29, 2013 ahamedia Leave a comment Go to comments

April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA, At Home/Chez Soi, PHS and W2 will be speaking about Volunteering in the DTES Community

What do you see as the role of a volunteer in the DTES community
Who should volunteer and who does? Who benefits from the volunteering?
How should volunteers be treated? What should they do if they feel they are being treated unfairly?

Community Workshops

“Sharing and Supporting Ideas on Adult Learning in Our Community”

Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference

Location: The UBC Learning Exchange (612 Main St at Keefer)
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013

This is an exciting opportunity to connect with tutors and facilitators volunteering in the Downtown Eastside community. Small group discussions will allow you to share and hear different experiences and ideas about how to support adult learning in the Downtown Eastside. There will also be presentations by educators working in the community about activities and resources you can use as a tutor or facilitator.

Click here for the conference program.

Space is limited, and preference will be given to volunteer tutors and facilitators, as well as educators, working in Downtown Eastside community.

Click here for the conference poster.

Sponsors:
The Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference is sponsored by the DTES Adult Literacy Roundtable, and has been made possible through generous support from the Rotary Club of Vancouver Arbutus.

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Hendrik Beune, Literacy Lives, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver DTES

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Mary Bennett

January 29, 2013 at 4:34 pm

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sounds like a great conference. congratulations, April & Hendrik. you’ll do a great job. I look forward to hearing any summary or comments.