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W2 Community Media Arts at Vancouver Folk Festival 2010

July 17, 2010 Leave a comment

W2  Community Media Arts and Fearless City Mobile will be having an info table set up during  Vancouver Folk Festival 2010, July 16 – 18, please come over and say hello to us! 🙂

W2 brings spaces to life with the arts and creative technology in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

W2 Storyeum will also be hosting the After-Party for the Vancouver Folk Fest Volunteers this Sunday night  July 18 with DJ Dolores (BR) http://ow.ly/2ceho Les Boukakes (FR) http://ow.ly/2cekx

Come visit us at our 31,000 sq ft project site:
W2 Storyeum
151 W. Cordova
Vancouver BC V6B 1G8

Day 3 of Nokia #N97minitour from Salmon Arm, BC to Banff, AB

July 8, 2010 1 comment

A beautiful sunny day awaited us as our Nokia #N97minitour left Salmon Arm, BC and ventured off towards Banff, Alberta

See livestream videos of today’s trip using a Nokia N97 mini smartphone at http://www.qik.com/ahamedia/videos and http://www.youtube.com/ahafilm, they will be in reverse chronological order

Below is a photo of Qik page with Livestream videos of  Today’s highlights

Our Exciting day’s events and highlights included:

Today’s Nokia N97 mini challenge – Twitpic Eye – Spy

In turn, you’ll take a picture with the N97 mini and challenge your community to play Eye-Spy

For each of you, the first of your followers to guess correctly will win an Ovi goody bag

Seeing Frontier Restaurant in Revelstoke, BC

Stopping at Rogers Pass Centre for gas,

Having lunch at Timbermill Restaurant in Golden, BC

Taking photos at The Kicking Horse River Valley and Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park

Visiting  Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park

Viewing Spiral Tunnels

Exploring Lake Louise

Arriving at Inns of Banff

Strolling along Banff Ave in Banff

Dinner at Chili’s

Below are photos of today! Please click on any of the following to enlarge

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Prepare for tomorrow’s Food Network Canada Challenge

“Tomorrow you’ll be cooking up a feast, Banff BBQ-style. Choose your recipe from the Food Network Canada app today, and we’ll go shopping tomorrow

The final effort will be judged by looks (via Twitter) and taste ( by each other).

Below are photos of Nokia N97 mini with Food Newtwork Canada App


Day 2 of Nokia #N97minitour from Vancouver to Salmon Arm, BC

July 7, 2010 3 comments

A bright and sunny day heralded Day 2 of Nokia #N97minitour from Canada Place, Vancouver to Salmon Arm, BC showcasing the Nokia N97 mini smartphone

See livestream videos of today’s trip using a Nokia N97 mini smartphone at http://www.qik.com/ahamedia, and http://www.youtube.com/ahafilm, they will be in reverse chronological order

In this video is a first look at Nokia #N97minitour RV at Canada Place, Vancouver with fellow crew members, Tom Hall, John Biehler, Daniel and Michael Kwan

Below is a photo of an Nokia N97 mini with a Snaptu desktop

Below are photos of the interior of the Nokia #N97minitour RV

Below is a photo with Nokia smartphones N900, N97 mini and NE71

Below is a photo of the Nokia #N97minitour RV parked at our first stop at Cottonwood Mall in Chilliwack, BC

Below is a photo of Chris and Tom having lunch at Cottonwood Mall in Chilliwack, BC

Below is a photo of Tom Hall filming Daniel and Michael Kwan holding Day 1 Nokia N97 mini challenge

Below is Tom Hall taking a photo of our #N97minitour RV while we stop for a nature walk at Silver Rails in Coquihalla Canyon Recreation Area

Below is a photo of Nokia N97 mini in #N97minitour RV, taken from back of the vehicle towards the front

Below is a photo of Michael Kwan using his Nokia N97 mini while arriving in Salmon Arm, BC

Below is a livestream video of our Nokia #N97minitour arrival at Super 8 in Salmon Arm, BC

Below is a photo of the VERY EXPENSIVE Room Rate for a Single, 2 Persons, 1 Bed at $1119.95 Daily

Below are photos of the Nokia #N97minitour crew at Settler’s Pub in Salmon Arm

Below is a video where Tom Hall of WOMWorld Nokia films on a Nokia N97 mini the crew of Nokia #N97minitour showing the results of First Minotaur challenge and day’s thoughts in Salmon Arm, BC

Below is a photo of our four Nokia N97 mini smartphones all combined to make up our #N97minitour crew logo – the “Minotaur”

In the next photo and video, Tom Hall of WOMWorld Nokia speaks on when they decided to surprise three UK bloggers with a full on N97 mini delivery and loud mariachi band as part of Nokia Human Research to crew members of #N97minitour in Salmon Arm, BC

Below is a video from WOMWorld Nokia showing Tom Hall delivering Nokia N97 minis  while a Mariachi Band plays the Nokia Theme Song

All preceeding photos and videos were filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on either a Nokia N97 mini cameraphone or a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video or for additional footage, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

Day 1 of Nokia #N97minitour kickoff event at Cinema Public House in Vancouver

July 6, 2010 1 comment

Day 1 of Nokia #N97minitour kickoff event started at Cinema Public House (901 Granville St) in Vancouver with good food, chat and much talk and testing of the Nokia N97mini smartphones

Below is a photo of the Nokia #97minitour RV stationed near 667 Granville St

Below is a link to  a Livestream  video filmed by Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N97 using Qik software

Nokia #N97minitour meetup at cinema public house in Vancouver

Below is Tom Hall of Womworld Nokia welcoming us to Nokia #N97minitour kick off meetup in Vancouver

Below is a video of  Tom Hall of Womworld Nokia announces the winning name of Nokia #N97minitour at Cinema Public House (901 Granville St) from Vancouver to Calgary

AHA MEDIA films BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS) Fundraiser at VANDU

July 4, 2010 Leave a comment

The BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS)  recently had a Fundraiser at VANDU in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

The BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS) is hosting a “caravan” across BC to:

  • promote the BCYADWS
  • connect with communities in BC,
  • sign up members
  • collect information about the health needs of drug users across the province and
  • to develop action strategies with communities to advocate for these established health needs

We are holding this fundraiser and requesting donations to cover the cost of BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS) activities

Please contact Ann Livingston    annlive@telus.net    604 719 5313

Email: Nicole@vandu.org

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Below is a video where Ann Livingston speaks on BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors Fundraiser at VANDU Part 1

Below is a video where Ann Livingston speaks on BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors Fundraiser at VANDU Part 2

Below is a video where Laura and Lorna with Ann Livingston speak on BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors Fundraiser at VANDU

Below is a video of BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors Fundraiser at VANDU

Below is a video where Aiyanas Ormond speaks on BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors Fundraiser at VANDU

All preceeding videos were filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video or for additional footage, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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Below is a photo of Ann Livingston and Donald Macpherson

Below is a photo of Lynden B, Board Member of VANDU

Below is a photo of David Murray, Community Advocate

Below are photos of Ellen Woodsworth, Vancouver City Councillor

Below is a photo of Marion Allart of VANDU

Below is a photo of Meg with Mark Haden

Below is a photo of a discussion of the situation in Abbotsford’s Harm Reduction policy

Below is a photo of Mel Lehan, Ann Livingston and Libby Davis, MP for Vancouver East

***Additional photos and video footage of this event is available upon request***