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AHA MEDIA is very proud to announce Fearless City Mobile Event Coverage of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson at W2 Culture + Media House on Wed Feb 10, 2010 and “Raise the Red Lantern” on Sat Feb 13, 2010
The Fearless City Mobile Project crew members of W2 were very excited to be do mobile media documentation and helping to archive the historical day through using social media and new media tools to get the word out of all the great arts, cultural and media events happening at W2 Culture + Media House on Wednesday Feb 10, 2010! 🙂
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Below is a photo of Hendrik Beune of Fearless City Mobile Project in front of W2 Culture + Media House at W2
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Below is a photo of Hendrik Beune, April Smith, J-Hock and Peter Davies of Fearless City Mobile Project anticipating our Mayor Gregor Robertson to do the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
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Below is a photo of J-Hock and Richard Czaban of Fearless City Mobile Project discussing camera angles to best cover the event. Fearless City Mobile is alway proud to be part of the action and help support W2 Community Media Arts
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Below is a photo of our Press Conference Stage at W2 Culture + Media House
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Below is photo of Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director of W2 welcoming everyone
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Below is a photo of Irwin Oostindie of W2, together with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
Fearless City Mobile Project members still remember when Gregor Robertson came out and met with us back when we first started our project a few years ago. Fearless City Mobile is very honored to be recognized warmly by our Mayor and we thank him for his support of us always!
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Below is a photo of Mayor Gregor Robertson with April Smith – Fearless City Mobile Project Coordinator
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Below is a photo of Stephen Hill and the rest of Fearless City Mobile singing a rousing and much inspiring Fearless City song!!! Not only does Fearless City Mobile do great mobile media, we can sing too!!
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Below is a photo of Richard Czaban showing the Fearless City Mobile crew photos and videos of local Vancouver Downtown Eastside events
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Fearless City Mobile will be covering “Raise the Red Lantern” event on Saturday Feb 13, 2010 starting from 9pm onwards. Come celebrate with us at W2 Culture + Media House!
Raise the Red Lantern
~ A Tiger’s Tale
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Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 9:00pm
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Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 2:00am
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Feb 13th marks the eve of Valentine’s Day and Chinese/Lunar New Year. Let’s usher in the
Year of the Tiger together amidst all that will be happening in Vancouver on this much anticipated weekend. Please join us at W2 for an evening of offerings.
Some of you may remember the great space(s) of W2 where El Papa Chango played last November. W2 recently celebrated its official opening and will be the first ever independent social media center created to help non-accredited media journalists and bloggers cover the Olympics. Raise the Red Lantern will also be the after-party for Artwalk Vancouver happening throughout the DTES. Sure to be many streams of people creating one very diverse mix.
For more info on W2:
http://www.creativetechnology.org/
We are pleased to announce the performing artists joining us this night.
The players:
Lesley Ewen – thespian extraordinaire
Dawn Zoe – ephemeral chanteuse
Babette Santos & Stephanie Pintar –
fanning the dance
live painting by Jordan Bent:
http://www.jordanbent.com/
more tba
followed by DJs
Deano (Sunshine Coast, BC)
One of Left Coast’s best-kept secrets, Deano is a dj/producer that has been playing shows for the past ten years. He plays eclectic sets that get the party BOUNCIN. He also happens to be
a master carver. We are stoked to have him in Vancity.
http://www.myspace.com/deanowomp
DJ Mazeguider (aka Jeet K)
When not speaking to the Senate and helping to put a stop to absurd legislation, Jeet K can be found behind the decks rockin the electro, techno and glitch hop. Jeet K has been involved in Vancity’s underground music scene as both producer and MC since the 90s and a dj for the past six years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQgsCeuFu_M
opening set by Patricia
Patricia played out years before, under the moniker Kriyatrix. For this set, expect something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
Visuals by Sammy Chien & Patricia Kim w/ Fearless City Mobile
Sammy is a media artist, filmmaker and VJ. He has created live visuals for concerts, interactive installations and new media dance performances. He will be performing real-time generative images, triggering by movement and sound.
http://soar.is2.net
*Fortune readings by Dragan. Hidden deep withing the labyrinthine spaces of W2, look for a man with cards (by donation).
doors at 9pm
performance 10-10:30
djs Deano & Mazeguider 10:30 onwards
112 W. Hastings (and Abbott)
$10 (!) at door only
19+ event
“The Tiger is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet, and is feared and revered in equal measure. It features in many Asian cultures as a manifestation of courage, power, passion and royalty. The Tiger symbolizes the female Yin energy as opposed to the Yang male energy of the dragon. Ancient Chinese believe that the markings on the forehead of tigers resemble the Chinese character for “Wang”, or King. In Imperial China, where the dragon is the insignia of the emperors, the tiger is the military emblem of the highest supreme commanders of the army symbolizing fearlessness and victory. The Tiger also represents earth, while the dragon represents Heaven. The powerful and stealth prowess of the Tiger inspire the martial art movements of many Kung-Fu masters.”
Those who are skilled in combat
do not become angered.
Those who are skilled at winning
do not become afraid.
Thus, the wise win before they fight
while the ignorant fight to win.
Sun Tzu, “The Art of War
AHA MEDIA is very pleased to help announce: Mayor Gregor Robertson to do honours at ribbon-cutting ceremony for official opening of W2’s Winter Olympics unaccredited media centre – W2 Culture + Media House at 112 West Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) at 9:30AM on Wed Feb 10, 2010
Vancouver, BC – Mayor Gregor Robertson will officially open W2 Culture + Media House on Wednesday morning, a media centre hosting independent journalists and bloggers from across the globe.
A morning reception with Salt Spring Coffee Co. and fresh croissants will take place from 9am to 10am on February 10, 2010, at 112 East Hastings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9.30am with Mayor Gregor Robertson.
Located in the heart of the Downtown Eastside, across from the historic Woodward’s site, the W2 Culture + Media House is a 24 hour/day media centre for non-accredited bloggers and journalists to share their perspective on the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver with the world.
The 1903 heritage building provides infrastructure, resources and support for unaccredited media and features 13,000 sf (over 4-floors) of media production resources, daily morning press briefings and an epic mix of programming highlighting Vancouver’s diverse cultural scene. Fourty events over 24 days featuring 150 Vancouver and international artists working in creative technology, literary, music and interdisciplinary arts. W2 will present artists and producers from Nunavut, Quebec, USA, UK, and the Netherlands. The complete program is to be launched at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the Fresh Media Olympics Conference will be introduced, which will assess the impacts of Vancouver’s social media and journalism communities half-way thru the Games, on February 22.
Local and international media using the W2 Culture + Media House during the 2010 Games include: CNN iReport, CNN Chicago affiliate, CJSF Radio, CFRO Radio, 24 Hours, Vancouver Sun, Open Media, Vancouver Observer, The Tyee, Rabble.ca, and bloggers from the UK, Norway, USA, Japan, and the Netherlands. More are registering each day at unaccreditedolympics.eventbrite.com. The registration process provides subsidies for DTES and community media who are looking to share their view of this historic Vancouver event.
W2 is also inviting the Vancouver community to celebrate the opening on Thursday February 11th from 4pm – 7pm at the centre’s daily Cinq à Sept reception with wine provided by Ganton and Larsen Prospect Winery, hors d’ouevres and live music.
For more information on the W2 Culture + Media House, as well as W2’s upcoming programming and events, visit www.creativetechnology.org.
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Press Call – Wednesday, February 10, 2010. 9–10am – Official Opening with Mayor Gregor Robertson at 9:30am.
Opening Event – Thursday February 11, 2010. 4 – 7 pm – W2 Culture + Media House, 112 W. Hastings, Vancouver
For more information visit www.creativetechnology.org. To arrange interviews or images please contact Rebecca Eames (Media Relations Coordinator) or Irwin Oostindie (Executive Director) of W2 Community Media Arts on: 604 689 9896, 1-877-689-9896 or email: irwin@creativetechnology.org
Notes to editors:
1.The W2 Culture+Media House operations are in addition to the busy work W2 is doing building a permanent 8800 sf community media arts facility across the street at Woodward’s—set to open in the summer of 2010. W2 is the lead community non-profit amenity for the Woodward’s heritage building at the corner of Abbott & Hastings, with the W2 Cafe social enterprise opening in a few months. W2 is not supported by core government funds and relies instead on community volunteers and contributions. As the Woodward’s heritage building construction will not yet be finished for the Olympics, W2 will instead present the W2 Culture + Media House, as well as programs such as Fearless TV, Real Vancouver Writer’s Series, Fearless City Mobile, OMGIMON.TV, exhibitions, and Abandon Normal Devices Festival with our partners in the UK.
2.The W2 Community Media Arts Centre is a highly anticipated project opening in the Winter of 2009-2010 at the landmark Woodward’s redevelopment in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. In the lead-up to opening, W2 is operating the 13,000 sq ft W2 Culture + Media House across the street at 112 W Hastings. It is intended to provide a vibrant and complementary focal point in the redevelopment of Woodward’s and act as a catalyst in the revitalization of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside by emphasizing the development capacity by and for the DTES residents.
3.Media registration is now live. Visit unaccreditedolympics.eventbrite.com to register for Full Media or Basic Media Access Passes. Through this site you can also purchase guest passes to our daily Cinq à Sept Receptions, purchase a Souvenir T-shirt and button, or sponsor a community member’s participation.
4. Daily press briefings at the 100 level of the media centre commence on February 10 – immediately following the opening. Mayor Robertson will return to W2 Culture + Media House for a briefing during Copyright Day on Feb 25, concerning the City’s move towards open data.
W2 Culture+Media House
112 W Hastings, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G8
www.creativetechnology.org
irwin@creativetechnology.org
Office: 604.689.9896 Mobile: 604.644.4349
Twitter: @W2Woodwards @FearlessCity
Skype: irwin_oostindie
AHA MEDIA is very proud of our Peter Davies as he will be one of W2 Culture + Media House’s Technical Coordinators during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
AHA MEDIA is very proud of our Peter Davies as he will be one of W2 Culture + Media House’s Technical Coordinators during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics! 🙂
W2 Culture + Media House provides the infrastructure, resources and support for unaccredited media, independent journalists and bloggers from around the world and around the corner who are covering this Vancouver story.
W2 has created a work and social environment in a 1903 heritage building at 112 West Hastings. 13,000 square feet featuring a mix of Vancouver artists, designers, quiet work space, daily media events for community organizations, a 24/7 webcast, and open to the public.
Become part of the first-ever Cultural Olympiad partnership spanning two Olympic Games, as W2 partners with Abandon Normal Devices (UK) with the assistance of Vancouver 2010 and the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme in England’s Northwest.
AHA MEDIA was pleased to attend the Hot One Inch Action MEDALISTS show at W2 Culture + Media House – 112 West Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
THE ONE INCH BUTTON SHOW
Conceived by Jim Hoehnle and Chris Bentzen in 2004, Hot One Inch Action is the original, one-night only show of art, music and social interaction in Vancouver, BC. The original work of fifty different artists is presented on one inch buttons. These one inch buttons are displayed on the gallery wall and the audience is offered the opportunity to buy randomly selected buttons in bags of five for $5. If the bag purchased does not have the desired button, you are invited to trade with the people around you. How bad do you want that button? That’s when the hot action starts.
Hot One Inch Action MEDALISTS
Saturday February 6, 2010 · doors @ 8pm
W2 Culture + Media House – 112 W Hastings Vancouver
Ever wonder what doesn’t make it into the show? We have a difficult time choosing buttons to be in Hot One Inch Action and with 100-150 submissions each year, there’s a lot of great art that doesn’t make the cut. So, to kick off 2010, we’ve chosen 50 buttons not in the 2004-2009 shows to be MEDALISTS. Bags of 5 random buttons will be available for $5. Get a button you don’t want? Trade with the people around you! RSVP on Facebook.
The MEDALISTS for 2010: Alan Ashton, Andrea Zariwny, Barb Clayden, Brent Clowater, Carl Oxley III, Carmen Wagner, Chandra V. Halko, Christopher Ellis, Christopher Williams, Colin McFarland, Daisy Chia, Dalia Vukmirovich, Darcy Paterson, David Fleming-Saraceno, David Shame, Ehren Salazar, Eileen Soo, Erica-May Chan, Erin Cooper, Erin Griffin, Erin Watkins, Gord Bruce, Hayley Arlidge, Jackson Smith, Janos Sitar, Jen Crothers, Joanne White, Justin Longoz, Karin Vengshoel, Kate Zisman, Kazuko Kusumoto, Kim Kalanj, Kris Brownlee, Lara Smith, Laura Mcintyre, Leslie Supnet, Malcolm Van Delst, Matt Bowen, Meghan Deutscher, Michelle Chau, Michelle Kuen Suet Fung, Miranda Pang, Neal Michael, Paul Edmondson & Laurie Mark, Phresha, Polly Nomial, Rachael Ashe, Rose Poon, Theresa Wong, Tiffany Monk
Sorry, all the buttons from our shows are sold out! If you want to purchase buttons from Hot One Inch Action, you’ll have to go to a show. For information on ordering your own custom one inch buttons, go to thisisplanb.net for pricing and details.
Hot One Inch Action is the original, annual show of one inch buttons presented, produced and curated by Chris Bentzen and Jim Hoehnle. We also produce a similar show called CARDED! Think Hot One Inch Action with trading cards.
http://www.hotoneinchaction.com
AHA MEDIA is pleased to help announce W2 Culture + Media House plans for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Hello!
Here’s a way to participate in February’s massive culture and media party coming to town! Your W2 crew has been gearing up for months and now is inviting you to play an active part in delivering a 24/7 party as we get set to LAUNCH W2!!
We have rented a 4-story 1903 heritage building across the street from Woodward’s as we wait for the construction to be completed. We have designed a month-long happening that celebrates Vancouver’s subcultures and unique creative scenes, and will service a few hundred local and international journalists and bloggers. There’s going to be plenty of things going on in Vancouver – but none will be as diverse on a daily basis, be both hyper-local and global, open for as long, and be quite as hip as W2 😉
W2 is attracting a lot of media attention with the front cover of this week’s Westender http://www.westender.com/articles/entry/new-media-centre-seeks-to-democratize-olympic-coverage/news-and-views/, CTV, CBC, Rabble.ca, Vancouver Observer, Vancouver Sun, Globe & Mail, and across the country with Canadian Press. We haven’t even issued a press release and the buzz is growing!
W2 Culture+ Media House is currently recruiting volunteers for the month to support & contribute to our daily operations including Broadcast, Communications, Security, Cafe, Guest Services, Operations and Technical.
The Deets
W2 is a much-anticipated community media arts facility opening this spring and summer at the landmark Woodward’s redevelopment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Five years in the planning, in late April we will open the W2 Cafe, and in the summer will open spaces for a community TV and radio station, media labs and community meeting spaces. here’s a pic from this week:http://www.creativetechnology.org/photo/w2-cafe-woodwards-atrium
As the world arrives for the Olympics, and with construction delays with the Woodward’s heritage building, we decided to operate across the street as the W2 Culture + Media House. This is a 13,000sq ft social media and arts hub hosting 300-500 journalists, bloggers, and artists from February 1-28, 2010. It’s the media centre for folks who can’t get accredited by VANOC at the Trade & Convention Centre or by the BC government at the Robson Square BCIMC.
Our temporary location at 112 West Hastings will be transformed into a 24 hour/day space for independent local & international journalists and bloggers to share their perspectives on the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver with the world. It will also include a free public access cultural space exhibitions during the day with morning press briefings, workshops and conferences, and transformed at night to present a cross-section of Vancouver’s diverse culture scenes for live ticketed receptions and events.
Every night something new: African Dance Party, Bikes Inside, Hot One Inch Action, Abandon Normal Devices Conference (with Liverpool), visual arts exhibits, DJ parties, workshops, screenings, and the Feb 22 Fresh Media Olympics conference. About 40 events in 28 days! Our building will also be transformed by visiting Quebec artist Isabelle Hayeur from Jan 29 to Feb 28 with her installation ‘Fire with Fire.’
As a community-based project, we rely almost entirely on volunteer staff contributions to build this legacy project for the DTES at Woodward’s – and we invite contributions of creativity and labour to make the W2 Culture + Media House happen.
Being a part of W2’s major cultural happening during this historic event for Vancouver is a guaranteed exciting, challenging and rewarding experience. Volunteers will gain serious hands-on experience in festival, media, and event production – it’s great for your resume, making friends, and building skills. You can be in the middle of W2’s mix of high-profile international and local lineup of artists, DJs, academics, journalists and bloggers all month long. We are going to make this happen because of the intelligent, caring and creative people that are our 650 W2 Facebook Fans, and 800 members of our W2 online community. If you haven’t joined, it takes 30 seconds here:http://www.creativetechnology.org/main/authorization/signUp?
We encourage people to get involved with whatever time you may have to advance our growing organization in our Downtown Eastside neighbourhood! Volunteer GuideDownload our Volunteer Guide pdf for a list of available teams & positions by clicking on this link:http://api.ning.com/files/BJUvwhVsn0HptZpUHRlmH0sFFrBcN-iRj8osf2VEnEDb2XIVeEr10NOs5WkX7qFud7y-Xf*D6MqW*ueB6iDMJqVGIoOCfv-G/W2mediaHouseVolunteerGuide.pdf
How to Sign Up
Then please sign up online to get into our contributor/volunteer database. Real easy here:http://www.creativetechnology.org/page/volunteer-intern
Volunteer Orientation
Attend one of our orientation sessions to become more familiar with W2, available positions and what’s entailed. Upcoming orientation sessions (@112 W. Hastings) will feature an overview and then small break-out groups for each team. Pick any of these:
• Saturday, January 23rd 4pm – 6pm (sorry for short notice)
• Wednesday, January 27th 4pm – 6pm
• Saturday, January 30th 4pm – 6pm
More orientation sessions to be scheduled. Will keep you posted.
Host a visiting artist!
With Vancouver hotel rooms at $300, we are also looking for our W2 members and friends to host our international artists, so if you have a spare room, bed, or couch, please register on our billeting form:http://www.creativetechnology.org/page/billet-1 We really appreciate you considering that role as well. Make your Olympic month even more interesting by building a personal connection to a W2 artist from the UK, Netherlands, Quebec, or USA.
Conclusions…
OK, that’s it for our requests for participation for our W2 Culture + Media House! Join our Facebook group – instead relying on you to participate at your own pace in our online community. But you will have noticed that in fact we did ask you to help W2 for the long term.
In case you haven’t yet, take a minute to sign our letter to the CRTChttp://www.openmedia.ca/action to break the stranglehold SHAW has on community access TV in Canada, so W2 can access funding for our community TV station.
Some concluding programming notes… We are featuring a beautiful exhibition in the gallery by Jeremy Crowle which we invite you to visit before February 6.http://www.creativetechnology.org/xn/detail/2128459:Event:26186http://www.creativetechnology.org/photo/jercrowlew20623-1?context=featured
If you want to party at W2 this weekend, Alex Kwan and crew are launching their third issue of online magazine Public on Saturday night, 8pm, event details here:http://www.creativetechnology.org/events/public-launch-party
You can also follow us at http://twitter.com/W2Woodwards
Cheers from us:
Hywel Tuscano, Project Coordinator
Lianne Payne, Administrative Director
Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director
and our W2 Board and Bladerunners crew.
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