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Peggy Kotsopoulos on “Must Have Been Something I Ate” at I Love Heath store in Vancouver
Tonight at I Love Health store we got to hear from a foremost authority on health and nutrition Peggy Kotsopoulos as she described the benefits of Vitamin B12, Iron, and many other nutrients in our diets.
Peggy was able to make for us what she called a Vegatini (a smoothie chock full of nutritional ingredients) and a delicious chocolate mousse (with a pumpkin base).
All very healthy and entirely vegan (no animal byproducts).
Approximately 20 of us were on hand to hear her speech and were rewarded with a taste of some of the delicious things she made. She described the benefits of eating food rich in Tyrosine and Chlorella , as well as describing the powerful sunflower sprouts!
All in all an excellent experience and very encouraging for anyone hoping to lose weight, eat healthy, and restore some energy naturally into their lives.
April Smith of AHA MEDIA is very honored to be a Keynote Speaker at Northern Voice conference 11 at UBC
April Smith and AHA MEDIA will be presenting a Keynote Speech at Northern Voice Conference on Friday May 13, 2011
April Smith, Hendrik Beune and Peter Davies make the letters AHA with their fingers while at Woodwards Housing in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
April is a citizen journalist and co-founder of AHA MEDIA.
“I’m a citizen journalist and co-founder of AHA MEDIA. I have also been involved with W2’s Fearless City Mobile Project – which has presented here at Northern Voice in previous years – and I facilitate social media literacy classes at LifeSkills Centre and Oppenheimer Park. In my teaching work, I encourage and promote peer training to support education in technology.
I believe, if my neighbors in the Downtown Eastside are able to access communication and technology – as people do in other neighborhoods – I feel it will help create positive change. I know this because it’s helped me create a better life for myself.
I work with W2, which is active in this area of breaking the digital divide and believes access to technology and communication is a human right. For those who have been following, W2 is finally opening a 10,000 square foot community media centre at the Woodward’s Atrium. From this fabulous new space, W2 will help people with their digital storytelling, with a crossmedia lab that broadcasts on CJSF and Coop Radieo, and Novus and Shaw Cable, and the internet.
Programs like Fearless City Mobile and this new media centre put technology in the hands of people and will help more people overcome marginalization by connecting people with society and supporting their self-representation. I know this work is important for transforming people’s lives because it’s where I began. This is my story.
I am cheerleader for positive community building and outreach. Through art, music, and community promotion, I am a self-taught advocate for social justice and positive neighborhood unity. This is really important given that the voices of our marginalized groups are usually mediated by others, rarely do we represent ourselves. Out of W2’s Fearless project was born our social enterprise ” AHA MEDIA.”
AHA MEDIA is a small business that supports social justice by creating spaces for people to represent themselves.
My interests are documentation of daily life in the Downtown Eastside, highlighting the positive, while bringing to light the injustices that occur in the neighborhood.
I have filmed observations, both subversive and situational, over the last 3 years.
Using social media, new media, mobile technology, photos, videos and blogs, I concentrate on sharing the stories and voices of the otherwise-silenced inner city community. Through our website AHAMedia.ca we reach our neighbors, reach Vancouverites from other neighborhoods, plus a global audience
April Smith, Hendrik Beune and Richard Czaban make the letters AHA with their fingers while at Woodwards Housing in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
I hope to inspire everyone at Northern Voice!
AHA MEDIA filmed at Temple Toons Morning Fundraiser – Presented by The Vancouver Temple of Transition Crew
Do you miss waking up to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? Who needs Saturday when you can watch them on Sunday!!!!!
To satisfy your nostalgia, The Vancouver Temple of Transition Crew is holding a bi-weekly Adult Cartoon Series starting May 8th. The series will start at 2:00 a.m. (early I know), but it will be worth waking up for.
…TEMPLE TOONS – BYOB (bring your own BOWL…and mug & spoon!)
The Vancouver Temple of Transition Crew Cartoon Morning Fundraiser!
Sunday May 8th, Doors at 2am, goin’ ‘til noon.
Location: ARC LiveWork Studio Gallery (door to left of main door)
1701 East Powell (corner of Powell & Commercial)
By donation at the door (suggested $10 minimum)
Free to the first 5 Moms through the door in honour of Mother’s Day (must have a picture of you with your children)!!!
Come watch your favourite adult cartoons:
• Frisky Dingo
• Home Movies
• Bob’s Burgers
• Archer
• Metalocolypse
• Venture Brothers
• Clone High
• And many more…
Show up post partying for the night or roll out of bed in the morning in your PJs. What better way to spend your Sunday that snuggling with your friends and watching cartoons!!!
Got the Morning Munchies? Don’t worry about it! Support the project by bringing some extra cash to enjoy goodies and satisfy your grumbling tummies!
We will be serving up…
• Your favourite childhood cereals (Healthy, Gluten-free, dairy-free options will be available)
• Lattes, espressos & cappuccinos (bring your own mug)!
• Some other yummy bubbly juice bevies…
• Stick around till lunch for Grill Cheese Samwiches
Volunteers for door & kitchen shifts are needed. Please contact vantemplefund@gmail.com to sign up for a time.
Temple of Transition at Burning Man 2011- Rites of Passage
Vancouver has been honoured this year with the privilege of serving the Burning Man community with direct involvement in the inception, design, and build of this year’s official Burning Man Temple.
The Temple Of Transition is a dream about to be realized in the Black Rock desert. An international crew based in New Zealand, Ireland, UK, America and Vancovuer, BC, Canada. Formally known as the International Arts Megacrew,our primary objective is fundraising to meet the expense of building the temple. The local contingent will have bodies in Reno for the pre-build, will be building one of the five stage of life altars locally and sending a crew to Black Rock City for the assembling of pre-built pieces. Our motto is Built in Reno, Burnt on Black Rock.
http://temple2011.org/
https://www.facebook.com/temple2011
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP?
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It takes a community to raise a child. It will take all of us (all of you!) to help this Temple come to life.
Temple of Transition – Vancouver
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Temple-of-Transition-Vancouver/160397314021193
If you would like to volunteer your time, please contact us at jaiachristopher@gmail.com
To Donate:
https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/4518
https://www.wepay.com/donate/159957
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1098029929/the-temple-of-transition-burning-man-2011
AHA MEDIA speaks with Chef Lesley Stowe about her sponsorship of Canadian Women Ski Jumping team for 2014 Winter Olympics
Canadian women ski jumpers set sights on Sochi as IOC approves sport for 2014 Olympics
Crucial sponsorship from Lesley Stowe secures elite coaching and equipment to make team more competitive leading up to the Winter Games
Calgary, AB – Having watched from the sidelines during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, the Canadian women ski jumpers are now soaring after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday that women’s ski jumping is now officially recognized as an Olympic sport and will be included in the 2014 roster of events.
Following a unanimous vote to start a woman’s ski jumping World Cup circuit during the FIS Congress last year and impressive jump results at the most recent competition in Oslo, Norway, Ski Jumping Canada had faith that the IOC would reveal a positive outcome during today’s media conference.
“This is a truly historical occasion for women’s ski jumping,” said Brent Morrice, chairman of Ski Jumping Canada. “Canada has some of the top ranked female athletes in the world and they will finally have an opportunity to display their talent and hard work on an Olympic stage. This couldn’t have happened without the support and much needed funding from sponsors like Lesley Stowe.”
Lesley Stowe, the Vancouver-based owner and creator of the raincoast crisps and self-described skiing enthusiast, became the official sponsor of the Canadian Ski Jumping team two years ago when the organization was severely underfunded and fighting to be competitive leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
“Today is an amazing moment for Canadian women in the sport of ski jumping and I’m honoured to be a part of it,” said Stowe. “From the first competition I attended, I was captivated by the talent, drive and courage the sport demanded and I knew I wanted to help Canada’s teams go the distance.”
With Sochi three years away, the women will now start training for the World Cup circuit in 2012 to prepare for the challenges of international competition. In addition, Ski Jumping Canada has launched a nationwide search for more high-flying female athletes to join the team and train for the Winter Games.
“We already have a very strong team of women leading up to the 2012 World Cup, but are always looking for new talented skiers,” says Ted Bafia, coach of Ski Jumping Canada and three time Olympian. “We have one of the best training and development facilities in the world at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Our ski jump hills are situated to accommodate numerous jumps in a short period of time, meaning that the athletes can learn and improve very quickly.”
To learn more about joining the Canadian ski jumping team, visit the website at www.skijumpingcanada.com.
About Ski Jumping Canada
Based in Calgary, Alta., Ski Jumping Canada (SJC) is the national sport governing body for ski jumping in Canada. SJC works closely with the Calgary Olympic Development Committee (CODA) to ensure the best possible high performance program for ski jumpers in Canada and equal access by all athletes to the training centre programs available at the National Training Centre. Committed to working with all partners to provide an effective and supportive program of training, coaching, travel and competitions, the various functions of SJC include:
- Promoting ski jumping Canada
- Governing the conduct of ski jumping competitions in Canada
- Selecting and training members to the ski jumping national teams
- Developing programs to train athletes, coaches, judges, and officials
- Representing ski jumping in the Canadian Ski and Snowboarding Association
- Representing ski jumping in the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Representing ski jumping in Canada to Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)
- Ensuring proper entry of ski jumpers to FIS level competitions
About Lesley Stowe
Lesley Stowe is a Parisian-trained chef who began her catering company 25 years ago in Vancouver. A culinary pioneer, Lesley helped to develop and refine the palettes of Vancouverites with her specialty fine foods store. The store’s success, combined with Lesley’s ability to predict and capitalize on food trends resulted in the creation of raincoast crisps – a revolutionary snack food beyond compare. Also the author of her own cookbook, the Lesley Stowe Fine Foods Cookbook, Lesley is a regular contributor to other popular cookbooks including The Girls Who Dish series.
Below is a photo and video of Lesley Stowe with Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA
AHA MEDIA is very proud to be part of W2 Community Media Arts in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
AHA MEDIA excitedly looks forward to the grand opening of W2 Community Media Arts centre which has been in development since 2004 in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Below is Peter Davies, Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA with Miraj Khaled
W2 Community Media Art Society is an artist-run centre in Vancouver’s inner-city that works for cross-cultural dialogue, social inclusion, and breaking the digital divide. W2 provides marginalized communities with access to gear, training, multi-platform production and distribution. W2 is committed to community cultural and economic development in the Downtown Eastside – without displacement of low-income residents.
W2 operates W2 Storyeum as a festival, conference and exhibition venue for the benefit of the citizens of Vancouver. The 31,000 sq ft complex features a large exhibition space, Community Media Lab, W2 Cafe catering, Sound Lab, Woodward’s Heritage Letterpress, W2 and community offices, and W2 storage. W2 Storyeum, 151 West Cordova, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1E1
W2 is opening a community media centre in March 2011 – which has been in development since 2004. With construction nearing completion in the Woodward’s heritage building, we are preparing to occupy 8,800 sq ft of space for W2 Cafe, a community radio and TV station, community meeting rooms, Open Web Lab, Fearless City Mobile, Creative Technology Incubator, Woodward’s Heritage Letterpress Studio, and a community lounge.
Our W2 administration is located in the Woodward’s Atrium at 250 – 111 W Hastings, Vancouver BC V6B 1H4. Phone 604-689-9896
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