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Alvin Clayton of AHA MEDIA from the Nisgaa Nation in Northern BC, speaks of his Aboriginal Art inspired by loving memory of his Father

November 7, 2009 ahamedia 1 comment

Alvin Clayton of AHA MEDIA from the Nisgaa Nation in Northern BC, speaks of his Aboriginal Art inspired by loving memory of his Father who was involved in community services for a very long time.

Below are photos and video of Alvin and his hand drawn Aboriginal artwork prints to be used for fundraising for Harm Reduction in 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 or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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Below are photos and video of Alvin Clayton who dedicates his art to be used as the WAHRS ( Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society) banner at LifeSkills Centre in loving memory of his father who was very involved in community service in his Nisgaa home nation up North in B.C.

AHA MEDIA attended Rockafellas’ Hallowe’en event at Paddlewheeler Pub in New Westminster, B.C.

November 2, 2009 ahamedia 2 comments

AHA MEDIA attended Rockafellas’ Hallowe’en event at Paddlewheeler Pub in New Westminster, B.C.

Rockafellas – http://www.RockafellasDuo.wordpress.com

Paddlewheeler Pub in New Westminster http://www.paddlewheeler.com

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Below are photos of the Rockafellas in their Hallowe’en Costumes!

Sean Michaels dressed up as Country Singer Tim McGraw and Al Tkatch dressed up as Hard Rock Lead Guitarist Angus Young from AC/DC

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Below is a photo and video of Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) playing Spirit In The Sky at PaddleWheeler Pub in New Westminster, B.C., Canada on Hallowe’en, 2009

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Below is a photo and video of Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) playing I Saw Her Standing There at PaddleWheeler Pub in New Westminster, B.C., Canada on Hallowe’en, 2009

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Below is a photo and video of Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) playing Wooly Bully at PaddleWheeler Pub in New Westminster, B.C., Canada on Hallowe’en, 2009

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Below is a photo of Dean Nakamura, Manager of Paddlewheeler pub with the winner of the Hallowe’en Costume Contest – COOKIE MONSTER!! Prize was Vancouver Canucks Hockey Tickets! 🙂

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Below is a photo of Dean Nakamura, Manager of Paddlewheeler pub with the winner of the Couples’ Hallowe’en Costume Contest

Prize was Vancouver Giants Hockey Tickets! 🙂

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Below is a photo of Dean Nakamura, Manager of Paddlewheeler Pub with the winner of the Staff Hallowe’en Costume Contest

Prize was Vancouver Canucks Tickets AND being paid to go watch the Canucks!! 🙂 Dean Nakamura is a Great Manager! 🙂

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Below are photos of the “Extra Special” Surprise part of the Ultimate Vancouver Canucks’ Fan Costume of Dean Nakamura, Manager of Paddlewheeler Pub !! See the Pink Bow and the Ten Dollar Bill Tips tucked in for Good Luck? 🙂

Dean is the Ultimate Vancouver Canucks Fan – willing to go the extra mile on Hallowe’en! 🙂

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Below is a photo of April Smith of AHA MEDIA together with Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas dressed in AC/DC Costumes for Hallowe’en at the Paddlewheeler Pub in New Westminster, B.C.

Categories: AHA Media, Al Tkatch, April Smith, B.C., Community Engagement, Guitarist, Hallowe'en, Mobile Cameraphone Film and Video, Mobile Media Production, Music, Musician, New Media, New Westminster, Nokia N95, Paddlewheeler Pub, Rockafellas, Social Media

AHA MEDIA attends part of the Sites of Empowerment Tour by CCAP in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on Saturday Oct 31, 2009

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AHA MEDIA attends part of the “Sites of Empowerment Tour” by CCAP in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on Saturday Oct 31, 2009

Walking Tour

SITES OF EMPOWERMENT
with CCAP

Saturday October 31, 11:30am1pm
Meet at steps of Carnegie Community Centre, 401 Main

This tour with researcher Wendy Pedersen and volunteers of the Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) will start at the front steps of the Carnegie Centre and visit some of the best loved places in the area according to the stories of low-income DTES residents.

Contemplate how these key sites give us clues as to how to build a vision for a safe, healthy and affordable low-income neighbourhood and how this future is threatened by gentrification.

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Below is an aerial photo of the tour of about 50 people which included Vancouver City Councillor George Chow while they stopped at the corner of Hastings and Carrall Street in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside

CCAP is building consensus within the low-income community for a vision of the Downtown Eastside that hopefully the city will adopt. Visioning reports and information on gentrification can be found on their blog:http://www.ccapvancouver.wordpress.com. All proceeds to CCAP. $10 for non-residents, pay what you can for local residents

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Below is a close up of an aerial photo of the tour of about 50 people which included Vancouver City Councillor George Chow while they stopped at the corner of Hastings and Carrall Street in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside

Part of the Heart of the City Festival in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside
http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/festival-09/october-31/

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In the next photos and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA and Wendy Pedersen of CCAP speak at Sites of Empowerment tour in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on Saturday, Oct 31, 2009

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In this video, Wendy Pedersen of CCAP and Ann Livingston of VANDU speak at Sites of Empowerment tour in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on Saturday, Oct 31, 2009

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In this video, Ann Livingston and Dave Diewert speak at Sites of Empowerment tour in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on Saturday, Oct 31, 2009

AHA MEDIA sees Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) play at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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AHA MEDIA sees Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) play at Witch of Endor Pub http://www.witchpub.com in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

Rockafellas – http://www.rockafellasduo.wordpress.com

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) play Pride and Joy at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) play Werewolves of London at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch ) play Are You Going My Way at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch ) play Every Rose Has Its Thorn at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch) play La Grange at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch ) play Sugar, Sugar at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch play Someone Like You at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Saturday, Oct 24, 2009

Categories: AHA Media, Al Tkatch, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Media Coverage, Mobile Cameraphone Film and Video, Mobile Media Production, Music, Musician, Nokia N95, Rockafellas, Social Media, Twitter

April Smith of AHA MEDIA was very pleased to attend a meeting at The Shebeen Club in Gastown, Vancouver

October 27, 2009 ahamedia 2 comments

April Smith was pleased to attend a meeting at The Shebeen Club 7pm, Monday, October 26th (.http://www.theshebeenclub.com ) and reconnect with Lorraine Murphy of http://Raincoaster.com and Chris Mathieson of http://www.VancouverPoliceMuseum.ca 🙂

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Below is a photo of Lorraine Murphy, Robert Shaer, Chris Mathieson, Salim Jiwa and Dennis E. Bolen.

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April Smith was honored to meet:

Featured speaker is Salim Jiwa, former investigative reporter for the Province, and founder of Vancouverite.com, a new hard-news site. He was the basis for the lead in the CBC series Jinnah on Crime, and he’ll be sharing his tales about being an intimate part of many of the major crime cases of our time and our city.

Salim Jiwa – Editor & Publisher of Vancouverite – High Speed Global News

http://www.vancouverite.com

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In the next two videos, Salim Jiwa, Editor and Publisher of http://www.vancouverite.com speaks at the Shebeen Club http://www.theshebeenclub.com in Gastown, Vancouver

These videos were 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 or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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