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Christmas in January at VCC – Vancouver Community College on Sat Jan 21, 2012
Christmas in January
A gift to our neighbours in the Downtown Eastside from Vancouver Community College and its partners
Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings
Saturday Jan 21, 11 AM – 130PM
VCC’s downtown campus
Dr. Peter Ferentzy, PhD CRACKHEAD talk on Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict – the Last Frontier in a Struggle for Enlightenment
Dr. Peter Ferentzy, PhD CRACKHEAD, an addiction expert who has lived the life of a crack addict reveals the ugly truth: the dominant approach to drugs and alcohol addictions has hurt and even killed more people than it has helped.
On Sunday January 22, 6:30 PM PST, Dr. Peter Ferentzy will be doing a talk at
Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre (515 West Hastings St)
In Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 1900)
Courtesy of Insite,
Vancouver’s famous safe injection clinic.
Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict – the Last Frontier in a Struggle for Enlightenment
With a special introduction by Dr. Gabor Mate.
Peter Ferentzy holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Thought from York University. His dissertation is a historical sociology of the origins and recent development of the modern concept of addiction with an emphasis on how it has interacted with ideas about mental illness and compulsions in general.
Dr. Ferentzy has studied and written extensively on Gamblers Anonymous, as well as other issues related to pathological gambling. His two most recently completed studies involve: 1. The history of ideas related to addiction with an emphasis on problem gambling wherein special attention is paid to the role of metaphoric conceptualization in the construction of scientific discourse; 2. A street level, ethnographic study of gambling patterns among crack users in downtown Toronto.
Peter Ferentzy is a recovering drunk and a recovering crackhead. He knows this topic from the gutter right up to the halls of academe. After losing two friends to overdose, and seeing clearly that in each case the governing approach to addiction was the cause, Peter wrote Dealing with Addiction — Why the 20th Century was Wrong. Peter wants to change things, and is arrogant enough to believe that he can.
Please see more at Peter’s website and book
Happy New Year 2012
Happy New Year to everyone from AHA MEDIA!
May every wish and dream come true for you this year!
AHA MEDIA mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper’s article “Hyper Local Bloggers document life” on June 23, 2010
Recently AHA MEDIA was mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper’s article “Hyper Local Bloggers document life” on June 23, 2010 by Megan Stewart, Staff Writer
Irwin Oostindie, the executive director of W2 Community Media Arts Society, said media diversity is good for audiences and democracy. Online publishing atomizes the media landscape by splintering a few news sources into many, and this diversity, he says, helps residents makes sense of their city and gives voice to those who otherwise remain unheard.
Oostindie points to AHA Media, which began with three self-described citizen journalists covering the East Side and now offers media consulting to residents and organizations across Vancouver.
“They’re a great example of how social media breaks the divide, providing a voice to people who would not normally have a voice.
“Bloggers have the opportunity to use their neighbourhood as a platform to engage in a meaningful way,” he said.
Read more: http://www.vancourier.com/news/Bloggers+hood/3200690/story.html#ixzz0s2RdmXHR
AHA MEDIA at Army & Navy Legendary Shoe Sale in Vancouver April 21, 2010
AHA MEDIA at Army & Navy Legendary Shoe Sale in Vancouver April 21, 2010
http://www.armyandnavy.ca/flyer_index.cfm
“LEGENDARY SHOE SALE!!
Canada’s Largest Shoe Sale returns Wednesday April 21st…doors open at 8:00AM, all locations open till 9:00 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Shoe Sale runs until May 2nd, with new shoes arriving daily! Don’t be late!!”
“The lineup started forming at 6 a.m., and the doors open in just a few minutes. The annual Army & Navy shoe sale starts at 8 a.m. today at the Hastings Street store.
They’ve got over 100,000 pairs of shoes to clear out in the annual sale, including designer brands that can sell for up to $300 full price. The store is open until 9 p.m., and expect it to be hopping busy all day — last year they sold 75,000 pairs of shoes in 12 days.”
Source: News 1130
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In this video, is a walk through Army & Navy store during the Legendary Shoe Sale in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday April, 21, 2010
This video was 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, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
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