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Pivot Presents Justice Rocks on Aug 29, 2009 in Strathcona Park in East Vancouver
Justice Rocks 2009
On August 29, Pivot will host the second annual Justice Rocks music festival in Strathcona Park. Justice Rocks aims to fuse music and pop-culture symbols with engagement in social and environmental change in a relaxed, family friendly, fun atmosphere.
“We wanted to hold an end of the summer party that brings together music and ideas for social change,” said John Richardson, Executive Director of Pivot. “Music has always been an important medium for expressing the importance of values like justice, and we wanted to bring that to the heart of East Van.”
So come out and enjoy the music, the food, the park, the social change and each other. Check out the website to learn more about the festival and how you can get involved as a participating non-profit, a volunteer, or a business sponsor!
AHA MEDIA visits Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s Restaurant in Vancouver near Chinatown
Following an article in Vancouver Metro News, AHA MEDIA visits Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s Restaurant located in Vancouver near Chinatown.
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/264784–experience-where-hendrix-lived-in-vancouver
Experience where Hendrix lived in Vancouver
Jimi Hendrix’s grandmother’s restaurant at 207 Union St., which will be open to the public today.
DANIEL TAM
The grand opening will feature look-a-likes and the CD release of building owner Vincent Fedora.
Fedora discovered the property’s history when he visited the Jimi Hendrix Experience Museum in Seattle. He saw an envelope containing a postcard Jimi Hendrix wrote to his grandmother with the address of his property, 207 Union St., written on it.
In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA has a first look at historic Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s restaurant at 207 Union Street ( corner of Main and Union ) near Chinatown in Vancouver.
It is currently owned by Vincent Fedora who has planned a CD release party of his own works and a Jimi Hendrix look a like contest.
He has decorated the restaurant in Jimi Hendrix’s colors of red, orange and purple and plans to make it into a local shrine to Jimi Hendrix.
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 the video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this video, April Smith speaks with Vincent Fedora – current owner of Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s restaurant in Vancouver.
Fedora’s plans are to create a shrine to Jimi Hendrix and make the place more decorative. He mentions a CD release party of his own music and a Jimi Hendrix look a like contest tonight Monday July 20, 2009.
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.
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In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with Vincent Fedora, owner of Jimi Hendrix shrine at Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s restaurant on Main and Union Streets in Vancouver near Chinatown.
There is going to be a grand opening with a Jimi Hendrix’s look alike contest and Vincent Fedora’s CD release party tonight at 8PM Monday July 20, 2009
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.
AHA MEDIA is very proud to be MEDIA SPONSOR of Vancouver Blogathon at Workspace in Gastown, Vancouver on July 25 for 24hrs!
Vancouver Blogathon is an event on July 25 where local bloggers blog for charity for 24 hours straight! The event will be held at Workspace in Gastown, where bloggers can share ideas and keep the momentum going during the course of a whole day and night.
During the blogathon, participating bloggers are to publish posts every half hour for 24 hours straight.. that’s 48 posts in total! Along the way they are encouraged to collect pledges (using the Blogathon.org pledge system) in order to raise funds for the non-profit of their choice.
AHA MEDIA’s charity is for Community Education Resource Society aka Co-op Radio Station at 102.7 FM http://www.coopradio.org/
Vancouver Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 102.7 FM is a non-commercial, co-operatively owned, listener-supported, community radio station.
Located in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Co-op Radio is a voice for the voiceless that strives to a provide space for under-represented and marginalized communities.
You can sponsor us by : http://www.blogathon.org/?page_id=683
How do I sponsor?
- Go to the list of bloggers, and when you find someone you’d like to support, click the sponsor this blogger link.
We are listed as
April Smith aka @AprilFilms of AHA MEDIA
Blogging for:
Community Radio Education Society (CRES)
The fastest way to find us to to the Alphabetical section of the Blog List http://www.blogathon.org/list.php?sort=alpha
- If you’re logged in, you’ll go right to the amounts page. Otherwise, you’ll be given the option to sign up or log in.
- Choose how much you’d like to sponsor for, and whether it’s a lump sum, or an hourly amount.
- Decide how you’d like to appear on the site, and to your blogger. You can be completely open, or completely anonymous. Either way, your email address is never published on the site. See our privacy policy for details.
- Watch the event! Well, as much as you can stay up for.
- After the event, you’ll receive two reminders directing you to your blogger’s charity to fulfill your pledge. If you have already donated, just disregard the email.
This year, Kontent Creative Group volunteered to design a new badge for the event. Local bloggers who wish to participate can visit Miss604’s blog to download a badge.
As always, AHA MEDIA will provide viewers media rich, compelling community content both in our Media Sponsorship of Vancouver Blogathon and through our own posts showcasing other bloggers and their very worthy causes! 🙂
Come and support all of us local participants in the Blogathon for Charity!
Sponsor us to help Co-op Radio 102.7FM from the Vancouver Downtown Eastside http://www.coopradio.org/
http://www.blogathon.org/login.php?action=pledging&blogid=189
April Smith of AHA MEDIA with Lani Russwurm arrival at Japanese Language School to try to see Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Sunday July 12, 2009 was a Historic Day for us in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside. Japan’s Royalty – Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit our local Japanese Language School!
What a rare honor for us in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES) !
In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA and Lani Russwurm’s arrival at Japanese Language School to try to see Japan’s Royal Emperor Akihito and Empress Michikoin Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
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.
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In the following photos, Lani Russwurm, local Vancouver Downtown Eastside Historian http://pasttensevancouver.wordpress.com and many others wait patiently for Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to exit the Japanese Language School
In this video, Japan’s Royal Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko exit the Japanese Language School after being escorted by Mayor Gregor Robertson in Vancouver Downtown Eastside with the Emperor waving goodbye in his limo.
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.
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In this video, after Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave Japanese Language School in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Mayor Gregor Robertson poses with Wendy Pedersen’s son and Rika Uto’s son.
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.
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In the following photo, our Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson poses with poses with Wendy Pedersen’s son and Rika Uto’s son.
In the photos below, happy people pose together including our Mayor Gregor Robertson and 2 RCMP officers in traditional dress uniform.
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To see our test livestream videos of this Historic event, please look at
To see 45 photos of the Japanese Royal visit, please see our Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157621279467487/
Clyde Wright and his profile in Province paper Wed July 8, 2009
In this video, Clyde Wright of AHA MEDIA shows his profile by Operation Phoenix in the Vancouver Province Newspaper. He speaks about Vandu, Harm Reduction and ways to help in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
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
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