Archive
” Block Party” at Hastings Folk Garden in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on August 18 – 19, 2009
Student volunteers are organizing the building of a garden shed out of compressed earth block (CEB).
“We want to give people an opportunity to learn how they can build this way, and also to learn about the great advantages of building with earth. Folks who come out to volunteer with us on Tuesday Aug 18 and Wednesday Aug 19 will be guided through the blending, forming and curing processes of CEB, and can contribute to the Folk Garden by making some earth blocks for its new shed.
After the blocks have been cured for about a week, we will be having another work party to assemble the building… there will be another announcement for that next week.
We are doing this project with the support of The Hastings Folk Garden Society and Building Opportunity for Business, in part as a way to investigate the possibility of developing this technology as a new branch of social enterprise in the Downtown Eastside.
We are doing this project with the support of The Hastings Folk Garden Society and Building Opportunity for Business, in part as a way to investigate the possibility of developing this technology as a new branch of social enterprise in the Downtown Eastside.
We are hoping to bring lots of people out for a couple of cheerful work party days in the garden.
Hope to see you there!
AHA MEDIA enjoys ice cream at Gelato Shop at Cambie and Cordova in Vancouver Gastown
AHA MEDIA enjoyed some fresh Gelato Ice Cream at the Gelato Shop at 309 Cambie by Cordova ( across from Cambie Hotel )
AHA MEDIA enjoys supporting local businesses in our area! 🙂
AHA MEDIA meets the SPUD Patrol on Hastings Street in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
AHA MEDIA was very pleased to see the SPUD Patrol giving away baked potatoes with butter, sour cream and onions in front of the Hastings Street Garden and Onsite on East Hastings Street in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
Serving Potatoes to Unrecognized Devas – SPUD. The word “Deva” is from Sanskrit, the Indian sacred language and means “angel” or “divine being”. SPUD patrol has become a sweet and simple way for everyday people to do something tangible to show their love for those who are suffering. SPUD patrols are now beginning in cities around both the United States and Canada
SPUDS were enjoyed by both types of people – the Hungry and the Helpful
Below are photos of Jeffrey Armstrong, Founder of SPUD Patrol http://www.spudpatrol.com speaking with Ken Glofcheskie of AHA MEDIA
SPUD Patrol is very welcomed in Vancouver Downtown Eastside 🙂
To see all 30 Photos of SPUD Patrol, Please see our Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622011129214/
AHA MEDIA is very honored to be featured in “With Glowing Hearts” the movie directed by Andrew Lavigne and produced by Jon Ornoy of Animal Mother Films
A Social Media revolution has been brewing for the past five years on websites from FaceBook, to Wikipedia, to Flickr, and as it spreads throughout the Internet and into popular culture through an increasing number of portals, it is creating a new sense of community and empowerment amongst those who have embraced it.
History has shown that poor and marginalized communities stand to gain the most from leaps forward in the democratization of information, so the excitement in areas like Vancouver’s maligned Downtown Eastside about the possibilities of Web 2.0 and beyond is palpable.
With the Winter Olympics less than a year away, billions have been spent in preparations and many poverty advocates are concerned about how the city’s several thousand homeless and working poor will fit into the equation as Vancouver puts on its best face for the world.
Against this background the film examines Social Media in action as a group named Fearless City embarks on a campaign to empower and protect its neighbours with cellphones, video-streaming, and the World Wide Web.
With great thanks to both our mentors, Andrew Lavigne and Jon Ornoy for a wonderful movie trailer! 🙂
Thanks to all our friends and our colleagues in the film ” With Glowing Hearts” 🙂
AHA MEDIA is pleased to meet The Chinese Library Services Association at Chinatown Night Market in Vancouver
AHA MEDIA was very pleased to meet Ronald and Lee of The Chinese Community Library Services Association on Saturday August 8,2009 at Chinatown Night Market in Vancouver.
The Chinese Community Library Services Association is located at 591 East Pender Street. (604) 254 2107 http://www.chineselibrary.org Email: clibrary@gmail.com
Below is a video of Ronald, Manager of the Chinese Community Library writing out AHA MEDIA’s name into beautiful Chinese Characters using a Caligraphy Brush.
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.
Every Saturday, during the Chinatown Night Market, one can visit The Chinese Community Library Services Association Booth and get your name written into Chinese Characters by Ronald and his Caligraphy brush for a small donation.
Help Support our local Chinese Community Library in Chinatown 🙂
Email clibrary@gmail.com
Follow Us!
AHA Media 