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HomeGround Festival 2015
HomeGround Festival 2015 – Oppenheimer Park’s Winter festival is here!
Feb 3, 9am-1pm: Homeless Connect
Feb 4-6, 8am-9pm: HomeGround FestivalOppenheimer Park (488 Powell Street)
Talent contest, bands, solo performers and food…
Lots and lots of Food!
Come one, come all and bring your neighbours!
HomeGround 2011 for the DTES Homeless and Underhoused at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
HomeGround
For Homeless & underhoused DTES Residents
4 Days of Free Food, Great Entertainment, Workshops & Activities About your right to food
AT OPPENHEIMER PARK
Thursday February 17 4pm – 10pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday Feb 18 – 20 8am-8pm
Enjoy delicious hot meals. Explore & engage about your Right to nutritious, affordable, and healthy Food. Relax, listen & dance to great bands and performers.
THURSDAY February 17
4pm Late Lunch
Split pea stew & chorizo
4pm-8pm Right to Food Fair
Informative & Interactive displays showcasing our communities
Right to Food activities
8-10pm Movie Supersized Me
Popcorn & Beverages served
Learn what happens when you eat nothing but McDonalds supersize meals for an entire month
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY February 18-20
8am Breakfast
Hot Oats & strong coffee
12-12pm Lunch
A changing daily menu of classics
12:30-1pm First Nation Musical Opening
1-3pm Right to Food Workshops &
creative, engaging activities for all ages
3:30-8pm Entertainment Your favorite local performers, singers & bands to put you in a mellow mood or get up up dancing
5-7pm Dinner Delectable gourmet evening feasts
PERFORMANCES FEATURING TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS AND BANDS
Dalannah Gail Bowen
Carnegie Jazz Band
Good for Grapes
Ron Stelting’s Drum Circle
Downtown Eastside Poets
Niddi Cascade & Dianna
Nancy Delyzer
Bev Blanchard
SongTree
Harmony of Nations
Stan Hudac Quartet
Pancho & Sal
Buffalo Spirits
WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES
Lantern Making & Parade
Spring Planting Workshop
Food Street Theatre
Cooking Demonstarations
Storytelling
Food Jeopardy
Mural Painting
SOLEFood Display
Community Kitchens Showcase
Recipe Swap
Fondest Food Memory Contest & Daily Draws
Brought to you by The Carnegie Community Centre and the DTES Neighbourhood House with seed funding from the City of Vancouver. HomeGround acknowledges & honours the fact that our community lies within the Traditional Territory of the Coast Salish People
Below are photos of friends of AHA MEDIA who have given permission to have their photos taken
Below is Roy giving a friendly wave
Below is Garvin Snider wearing his HomeGround toque
Below is Rob with a plate of healthy food
Below is Peter with delicious and healthy food
Below is Roy painting at the DTES murals
Below are some paintings from Peter
LifeSkills Centre Artists on HomeGround Mural project in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Thanks to Ali and Melanie for bringing the HomeGround Mural to LifeSkills Centre! 🙂
