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PHS Showers at Trillium Park in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
PHS Showers at Trillium Park
Open Monday to Friday 7-9am:
Towels, soap, and shampoo provided, coffee served.
Harm Reduction 101 at LifeSkills Centre in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Harm Reduction 101
This course includes 6 seminars: Each seminar counts as one credit. Classes run every Friday on a six week cycle so if you miss one you can catch it the next time. After finishing all 6 credits, you will receive a certificate of completion.
September 9: Nasal Naloxone
September 16: Overdose Response
September 23: Reduction of Infection/Basic Hygiene
September 30: Needle Distribution
October 7: CPR Training
October 14: HIV/Aids/Hep C: The Skinny
Fridays @ 10am
Lifeskills Centre 412 E. Cordova
Register in person at the lifeskills centre between 10am and 4pm,
Monday to Friday
$3 honorarium and snacks
LifeSkills Centre Music Recording Arts Programs seeks donations of microphone stands and cords in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
The LifeSkills Centre Music Recording Arts Program in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside is in desperate need of support!
Equipment needed: Microphone Stands, Shure 57’s cables, drums and drum hardware…please email coco@phs.ca if you have any equipment to donate.
Charitable receipts are available for those who donate equipment with a substantial monetary value
Please listen and enjoy a track called LOW from the LifeSkills Centre Music Recording Program by Pinkey, produced by Mr. Metro
Below are some photos from the LifeSkills Centre Music Recording Program
Comix & Stories – A day of alternative & small press comics, zines, artwork & culture in Vancouver on Sunday Aug 28 11am – 5pm
Comix & Stories
A day of alternative & small press comics, zines, artwork & culture
Sunday, August 28th
Heritage Hall
3102 Main Street (Main & 15th Ave)
Vancouver
Special Guests:
James Stokoe (Orc Stain)
Brandon Graham (King City)
Rebecca Dart (Rabbithead, Battle Kittens, My Little Pony)
Featured Artists and Publishers:
Robin Bougie (Explicit content warning: Cinema Sewer**NSFW**)
Jesse Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics)
Derek DeLand (Copyright Infringers)
Do You Want To Kiss It Better? (Play)
Trevor Frick (Centuri ?Way of the Ninja?)
Kim Glennie (Emily & Zola, Girls? Room)
Mary Karaplis (Tiny Vices)
Steve LeCouilliard (Much the Miller?s Son)
Miriam Libicki (Real Gone Girl)
Mike Myhre (Space Jet)
Steve Rolston (Ghost Projekt, Emiko Superstar)
Doug Savage (Savage Chickens)
Jason Turner (True Loves)
Albert Art
Toren Atkinson
Wai Khan Au
Ken Boesem
Carrie Q. Contrary
Jackie Klobucar
Jenna Sokalski
Critical Hit Comics
Gurukitty Studios
Visions Found
and many more
Creator Tables: $30
Publisher Tables: $50
Admission: $4.00
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For further information, contact Leonard @ 604.322.6412
Wayde Compton shares history of the African American community for W2 Soul Garden in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Soul Gardens Public Art Project
Time: July 5, 2011 to September 21, 2011
Location: W2 Media Cafe, DTES locations
Event Type: project, exhibition, workshop
Organized By: W2 Woodwards
Event Description
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.
Look here for further event updates on the project as they are announced, including long table dinners, recipe card collections, and public talks and workshops on cultural heritage and community history.
With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada. Artwork design: Jordan Bent.
Below are photos and videos of Wayde Compton sharing history of the African American community in the DTES from a writer and historian’s perspective.
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