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2nd Annual LiveBlock Sneaker Drive in Gastown, Vancouver on Sept 13, 2009

September 11, 2009 ahamedia 2 comments

Donate a pair of your shoes on site at this year’s LiveBlock Party and with the help of the LifeSkills Centre and the Portland Hotel Society they will be distributed throughout the Downtown East Side to those who need them the most.

Adidas will once again be kicking off the donation with 175 pairs of new sneakers!

Sept 13th at the Live Block Party

In conjuction with PHS and VancouverisAwesome.com

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Lifeskills Centre, Media Event, Mobile Media Production, New Media, PHS, Social Media, Twitter, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Youth

Brody Benson of AHA MEDIA speaks on Vancouver Police and Life in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES)

September 9, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

In this video, Brody Benson of AHA MEDIA speaks on Vancouver Police and Life in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES)

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Brody Benson, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Interviews, Lifeskills Centre, Mobile Cameraphone Film and Video, Mobile Media Production, New Media, Nokia N95, Social Media, Twitter, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver Police

Alvin Clayton of AHA MEDIA, speaks about WAHRS – Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society at LifeSkills Centre in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

September 9, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

In this video, Alvin Clayton of AHA MEDIA, speaks about WAHRS – Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society at LifeSkills Centre in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

Categories: AHA Media, Alvin Clayton, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Harm Reduction, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Interviews, Lifeskills Centre, Mobile Media Production, New Media, Nokia N95, Social Media, Twitter, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Youth

AHA MEDIA is very proud to introduce Alvin Clayton, our newest Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) Community Reporter !

August 7, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA is very proud to have Alvin Clayton – a First Nations Nisgaa elder as part of our Vancover Downtown Eastside ( DTES) Community Reporting team.

AHA MEDIA first met Alvin at the Upwords Magazine group http://www.upwordsmagazine.wordpress.com at LifeSkills Centre and after seeing his preparation, dedication and Aboriginal governance skills to his unique style of reporting on homeless and health issues, we were happy to invite Alvin to join AHA MEDIA. 🙂