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The Renovation of Save On Meats on Hastings Street in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

March 29, 2011 2 comments

Save on Meats store is a work in progress in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

Kinect your Family with Active Gaming this March Break‏

March 29, 2011 Leave a comment

As video games become more active and social, parents are becoming increasingly engaged. According to a recent survey by Harris Decima, 64% of parents are more likely to embrace or allow video games because they are more active now, while 35% believe it’s a great way to spend time with family and friends. The survey also revealed that 79% of parents strongly believe they should make an effort to be physically active with their kids at least once a week. With March break approaching, parents will be looking for new and exciting ways to keep their family entertained and active.

With motion gaming on the rise, consoles have moved from the basement to the living room and families are now playing together while staying fit at the same time

VANDU sidewalk of chalk messages in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

March 28, 2011 3 comments

On a clear Thursday, VANDU members scribed chalk messages in front of their office on Hastings Street in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

 

In the realm of reform: Drugs, Laws & Social Change fundraising event at W2 on Thursday March 31, 2011

March 28, 2011 Leave a comment

Join best selling author and physician, Gabor Mate for a special fundraising event in support of Pivot, co-sponsored by W2 Storyeum, VANDU and the Portland Hotel Society.

Gabor will be joined by Pivot Legal Society Litigation Director, Katrina Pacey and Lorna Bird of the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society and Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users for an evening of discussion on the multi-layered issues of addiction, mental health, law enforcement and justice.

March 31· 6:30 p.m.
W2 Storyeum, 151 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Meeting Woodwards FC team of Vancouver Street Soccer in Downtown Eastside (DTES)

March 25, 2011 Leave a comment

Woodwards FC team players Hector Valle, Patrick Oleman, Trevor Wolfe and Randy Comiso say hello  at Woodwards SRO Building in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)