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AHA MEDIA is very proud to introduce Alvin Clayton, our newest Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) Community Reporter !
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. 🙂
AHA MEDIA is dedicated to helping all our communities become more informed!
AHA MEDIA is pleased to meet Peter Conway who speaks about his friend Tara McAteer and Truckstop Dining Society who helps feed Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
AHA MEDIA is very pleased to hear from Peter Conway who speaks about his friend Tara McAteer and Truckstop Dining Society who helps feed Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES).
Today, Saturday July 25th at Crab Park, there is Free BBQ and Live Music from 12 Noon to 7 PM
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.
For the last three years, Tara McAteer has worked part-time in the film industry in the Craft Service department. Her job is to provide a constant selection of beverages, pastries, healthy snacks and light meals to a crew of 100 non-stop for a 14 hour work day. She works out of a one tonne truck loaded with a full facility kitchen that is parked on set.
Our small, grassroots organization, Truckstop Dining Society, is the byproduct of having access to a film food service truck and looking for ways in which to use it to benefit people who need food. In 2007, Tara decided to do something different for Christmas. On Christmas Eve she placed an ad for help on Craigslist and started preparing food. The next morning she drove the film industry food service truck to the Downtown Eastside, joined by two strangers who answered her ad, and fed hot turkey sandwiches to nearly 200 people.
Despite services already available, there is still a need for wholesome, easily-accessible meals not just at Christmas, but year round. This year, we took the film industry food service truck to Oppenheimer Park and with the help of executive chefs and local dignitaries served Easter dinner to over 1,100 people.
Although there are hundreds of hungry people who appreciate a hot meal, we believe there is a greater need in our city-the need for unity and more inclusive community. We feel that sharing food is an important step to breaking social barriers, creating community and de-mystifying this area of our city. We hope through providing meals to those who are hungry and those who want to learn more, together, we can look more closely at the issues of the DTES.
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 makes strawberry smoothies!
In this video, Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA demonstrates his smoothie making in a blender on a hot day in the 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.
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In this video, Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA demonstrates his washing of the blender in the 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.
AHA MEDIA at new Pioneer Place aka Pigeon Park in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Below is a photo of Pigeon Park taken on July 15, 2009 – The park is still open with neighborhood residents sitting and making use of the space.
Below is a photo of Pigeon Park taken on July 16, 2009, where fences have been placed all around to begin renovations.
Below is a link to more information on the Pigeon Park renovation. Initial consulation with park visitors began in 2004!
http://vancouver.ca/Parks/info/planning/pigeonpark/index.htm
Project Information
Pioneer Place (Pigeon Park) upgrade
Park Details: Pioneer Place (Pigeon Park) (East Hastings and Carrall Streets)
Project Type: Park Improvements / Upgrades
Project Status: Proposed; construction planned for Summer 2009
Budget:
$185,000
Key Dates:
- 2004: Initial consultation with park visitors about proposed improvements
- 2005: Presentation of ‘Concept Plan’ (draft #1) to public
- 2009 (Feb): Presentation of ‘Concept Plan’ (draft #2) to public
- 2009 (Mar): Approval of ‘Concept Plan’ (final) to Park Board Commissioners
- 2009 (summer): Construction Signage
Contact:
Alan Duncan, Project Manager, 604-257-8515
alan.duncan@vancouver.ca
Project Description
The proposed improvements would:
- Preserve features that make the park popular with the community
- Replace aging features in the park with new ones
- Add new features in the park
- Integrate the park with the Carrall Street Greenway
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Below are photos and video of Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA at the empty Pigeon Park.
In this video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA speaks about the new renovation of Pigeon Park to Pioneer Place.
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
In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with Tony, a City of Vancouver Worker and the renovation plans to transform Pigeon Park to Pioneer Place 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
AHA MEDIA looks forward to the new Pioneer Place opening up soon, the pigeons and the people need this park!
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