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

March 25, 2011 ahamedia 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)

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Street Soccer Canada, Street Soccer Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver DTES, Vancouver Street Soccer League, Woodwards, Woodwards FC, Woodwards Housing

April Smith of AHA MEDIA is very honored to be 2011 Northern Voice Keynote Speaker for Social Media Conference at UBC on May 13-14, 2011

March 25, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

The Northern Voice personal blogging and social media conference is happy to announce that our Keynote Speaker #1 is none other than April Smith, a well-known Vancouver-based Freelance New Media and Social Media Maker for AHA Media, Citizen Journalist, Project Leader and Trainer for @FearlessCity with W2Woodwards – W2 Community Media Arts. Read more here

I am very honored to be the Keynote Speaker at the 2011 Northern Voice Conference at UBC on May 13 -14 ♥

I look forward to sharing with you, some of my experiences in making Vancouver media that matters!

Through art, music, and community promotion, I am a self-taught advocate for social justice and outreach and positive neighborhood unity.

Using social media, new media, mobile technology, photos and videos, I concentrate on sharing the stories and voices of the otherwise-silenced inner city community of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) with a global audience.

As a freelancer, I blog, take photos, videos and Livestream through my Nokia N97 mini cameraphone extensively to give MAXIMUM coverage

I believe in promoting and empowering people of the DTES as much as possible!

I am truly thankful to everyone who has helped me along the way! I would not be here if not for them! ♥

Let’s connect ♥
http://www.AHAMEDIA.ca/

http://www.facebook.com/AHAMEDIA
http://www.facebook.com/AprilSmithFilms
http://www.facebook.com/AprilFilms

http://www.twitter.com/AprilFilms
http://www.twitter.com/AHAMEDIA
http://www.twitter.com/April

http://www.youtube.com/AHAFilm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/AHAMEDIA/sets

http://www.qik.com/AHAMEDIA
http://www.vimeo.com/AHAMEDIA

http://www.linkedin.com/in/AprSmith

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Northern Voice, Social Justice, Social Media, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver DTES, W2, W2 Community Media Arts

Right to Food mobile mural project in Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

March 23, 2011 ahamedia 1 comment

Right to Food mobile mural project collaboratively created seven 8’x4′ mobile, lightweight murals that each represent one of 7 Food Solutions to reform the quality, nutritional impact, abundance and delivery of food across the DTES.

The 7 Solutions were developed by the DTES Kitchen Tables project in partnership with sister organizations across the community. Once complete, the 7 murals will be displayed across the community, serving as Right to Food landmarks.