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Helping Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents vote in Vancouver’s Civic Election on Nov 19, 2011

November 20, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

From 8 am to 8pm, we helped many Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents be able to get to the polling station and vote for the new Vancouver City Council

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Barb Goosehead, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Leo Cooper, PHS, PHS Community Services Society, Portland Hotel Society, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver DTES

W2 Soul Gardens Mural – Cultural History of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

November 18, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

Soul Gardens is a W2 community public art project that investigates the cultural history of the Downtown Eastside as told through stories of food, gardening and community.

A collaboration between five muralists and five artist researchers, the project draw heavily on individual and shared narratives within founding DTES cultural groups including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam Nations, and African, Chinese, Japanese and European settlers. In addition to a large public mural, Soul Gardens will create a dynamic online interface inviting individuals to share recipes, stories, photos and other information about how food has played a role in shaping their experience of Vancouver.

Muralists: Jordan Bent, Indigo, Scott Sueme, Melanie Shambach, Take5. Researchers: Wayde Compton, Lani Russwurm, Anne Marie Slater, Sid Tan and Cease Wyss. Project Coordinators: Irwin Oostindie, Lianne Payne.

Documentation by AHA MEDIA

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Soul Gardens Public Art Project, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver DTES, W2, W2 Community Media Arts, W2 Soul Gardens Mural

Print Aroma Custom Made Air Fresheners with your Logo by Mike Connolly – Just make scents!

November 16, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

Print Aroma, Inc. manufactures custom designed paper car air fresheners and scented coasters. Custom air fresheners are a cost efficient and effective means of drawing attention to your company and message in a BIG way! Millions are sold everyday, so we know people love them. Once the air freshener is in a car, you are advertising your business, corporate or safety message, effortlessly every day.