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April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA are very proud to be Hosts of W2TV – Chinese New Year 2013 episode

February 12, 2013 1 comment

April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA are very proud to be Hosts of W2TV – Chinese New Year 2013 episode.

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Highlights were Sid Tan interviewing Honoured guests Larry Wong on Living a Legacy and Faye Leung speaking about old traditions to celebrate during the Chinese New Year!

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Many thanks to Deborah Angrave for Directing and Don Walchuk for support!

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AHA MEDIA is very proud to welcome Sid Tan, Don Walchuk and Tony Laboucane to the team in Vancouver

February 4, 2013 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA is so proud and privileged to welcome Sid Tan, Don Walchuk and Tony Laboucane!

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Sid Tan

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Don Walchuk, Richard and Sid Tan

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Don Walchuk

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Richard, Sid Tan, Don Walchuk and Tony Laboucane

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Richard, Don Walchuk and Tony Laboucane

April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA are honoured to be presenting at the Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference in Vancouver

January 29, 2013 1 comment

April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA,  At Home/Chez Soi, PHS and W2 will be speaking about Volunteering in the DTES Community

  • What do you see as the role of a volunteer in the DTES community
  • Who should volunteer and who does? Who benefits from the volunteering?
  • How should volunteers be treated?  What should they do if they feel they are being treated unfairly?

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AHA MEDIA speaking at a conference

Community Workshops

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Sharing and Supporting Ideas on Adult Learning in Our Community”

Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference

Location: The UBC Learning Exchange (612 Main St at Keefer)
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013

This is an exciting opportunity to connect with tutors and facilitators volunteering in the Downtown Eastside community.  Small group discussions will allow you to share and hear different experiences and ideas about how to support adult learning in the Downtown Eastside.  There will also be presentations by educators working in the community about activities and resources you can use as a tutor or facilitator.

Click here for the conference program.

Space is limited, and preference will be given to volunteer tutors and facilitators, as well as educators, working in Downtown Eastside community.

Click here for the conference poster.

Sponsors:
The Downtown Eastside Volunteer Tutor/Facilitator Conference is sponsored by the DTES Adult Literacy Roundtable, and has been made possible through generous support from the Rotary Club of Vancouver Arbutus.
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Hendrik Beune and April Smith of AHA MEDIA were honoured to be Hosts of W2TV Show on Jan 20, 2013

January 27, 2013 Leave a comment
Lianne Payne says:
Under the expert direction of Deborah Angrave and Sid Tan and supported by Don Walchuk, hosts April Smith and Hendrik Beune prep with Irwin Oostindie for the W2TV taping
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Photo by Lianne Payne
44 AHA MEDIA at W2TV Show taping Jan 20 2013 at Shaw Studios
Photo by Lianne Payne
The show is about popular cultural spaces that are under threat in Vancouver.
It airs on Shaw cable 4 for viewing around the Lower Mainland, this Sunday 27 January, with repeat broadcasts until Saturday 2 February

Idle No More Flash Mob against Oprah Winfrey’s Show and promo of baby foreskin-derived face cream in Vancouver

January 25, 2013 Leave a comment

 

Glen Callender , founder of the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project,  and an anti-circumcision group based in Vancouver plans to protest in front of Rogers Arena on Thursday, because of Oprah’s promo of baby foreskin-derived face cream

Drumming & Singing across from Skytrain (Stadium-Chinatown Station)

Bring signs – invite Oprah to join the cause!