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Oppenheimer Park Re-Opening in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) on Sat July 24, 11 AM – 2PM
The public is invited to the official opening celebration of the redesigned 0.98 hectare Oppenheimer Park. The event will include welcome speeches, BBQ, cake and entertainment.
11 am – 2 pm
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Oppenheimer Park
488 Powell Street @Jackson Street
“Oppenheimer Park has a rich history and is the hub of many community events and celebrations, as well as being the backyard for local residents. Now it’s an even more beautiful green space,” says Park Board Commissioner Sarah Blyth.
The upgrades to the park, which cost approximately $2.5-million, include a new field house and washrooms, universally accessible walkways, children’s playground, sports court with a basketball hoop, horseshoe pitch, patio spaces, picnic tables and seating areas, central lawn area, trees and flowers, sub-surface drainage and a new irrigation system.
http://vancouver.ca/parks/news/2010/100721_oppenheimerpark.htm
Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grants in Vancouver
The Vancouver Foundation has partnered with the City of Vancouver (Social Planning Division) to fund Neighbourhood Small Grant projects focused on “urban food” with various Neighbourhood Houses.
This pilot project is called the “Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grants”.
The timeline for this pilot initiative with the City is from July to
October 31, 2010. This means that we would need to have the projects
funded to take place by end of October.“Urban Food Projects” which City would like to support include any NSG
Projects that have a “food” focus. This means the projects may cover
building food gardens or garden plots, educational workshops (i.e.
canning, cooking) or workbooks cookbooks or manuals related to food.Check out our website and click the sidebar “ad” which will take you
to the application form at
http://www.neighbourhoodsmallgrants.ca/urbanfood.
Deadline is August 1, 2010 at 5 p.m. and you will be notified on or
before August 9, 2010.
Application forms can also be found at RayCam, Strathcona, or Carnegie
Community Centres.
CCAP – Carnegie Community Action Project presents Community Vision for Change for Vancouver Downtown Eastside
CCAP – Carnegie Community Action Project presented their Community Vision for Change for Vancouver Downtown Eastside to a packed auditorium in Carnegie Centre
Below are livestream videos taken by a Nokia N97 mini cameraphone
Below are photos of speakers and supporters who endorse the CCAP Vision of Downtown Eastside.
Please click on any of the following thumbnails to enlarge the photo 🙂
(With great thanks to Peter Oeder, Board Member of VANDU for helping out with photography)
Below is a photo of Wendy Pedersen speaking to Media about CCAP’s Community Vision for Change for Vancouver Downtown Eastside
Below is Leslie Murray and Hendrik Beune looking at the community mapping process
Below is Sid Tan speaking with brothers David and Leslie Murray
Below is Teresa Vandertuin speaking with J-Hock
Below is Terry Hunter with Sid Tan
Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) to present a VISION for Downtown Eastside future in Vancouver – Tuesday, July 20 at 10 AM
Low-income residents to launch Vision for Downtown Eastside future
What are the good things about the Downtown Eastside community?
How would residents solve problems in the Downtown Eastside?
How could Vancouver lead the world in treating its lowest income community with respect?
What is the Vision that residents have for the future of their community?
What are the Values and what Actions will help improve the Downtown Eastside?
Who supports this Vision?
Find out at a news conference:
Tuesday, July 20 at 10 AM
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main St.
The Carnegie Community Action Project will present a Vision that is the results of two years of work and consultation with 1200 Downtown Eastside residents about what they want for their community and how to get it.
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Contact: Wendy Pedersen (604 839-0379
Jean Swanson (604 729-2380)
See livestream video of CCAP news conference at http://www.qik.com/ahamedia from a Nokia N97 mini cameraphone
AHA MEDIA films BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS) Fundraiser at VANDU
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***
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