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Opening Reception LOVE LETTERS FROM THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE for DTES Heart of the City Festival at Oppenheimer Park on Friday Oct 22, 2010
Opening Reception
LOVE LETTERS FROM THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
Friday October 22, 6pm
Carnegie 3rd floor Gallery, 401 Main
Exhibition October 16 to November 14
The original printing press used by Woodward’s Department Store has found a home with the W2 Community Access Letterpress Studio. Many local artists are working on the press to create prints of words and images unique to the DTES. The Downtown Eastside Women Ad-Hoc Printmakers Collective offers an exhibition of prints created over the previous year and at the October 16th. Tea & Refreshments served. Everyone welcome! Free
DTES Women’s Letter Press Workshop led by DTES artists Honey Mae Caffin and Ali Lohan, they present Love Letters from the Downtown Eastside
Below are photos and video where Teresa Vandertuin thanks Honey Mae Caffin and Ali Lohan during the opening reception of LOVE LETTERS FROM THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
AHA MEDIA is very proud to help provide social media coverage of the 7th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival in Vancouver from Pre festival events starting Wed Oct 20, 2010 through to the Main Festival during Wed Oct 27 – Sun Nov 7, 2010
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2010 Vancouver Homeless Connect Event at W2 Storyeum in Downtown Eastside (DTES)
W2 was proud to support the 2010 Vancouver Homeless Connect Event in the Downtown Eastside!
Irwin Oostindie and Will Stacey of W2 Community Media Arts welcomes folks to W2 Storyeum
April and Russell of LifeSkills Centre at their table with free pamphlets and cookbooks to give away
Russell and Paula of LifeSkills Centre having fun eating grapes
Paula and Russell of LifeSkills Cente doing foot soaks for people
Garvin Snider of Megaphone Magazine
J-Hock, Supervisor of the Peer 2 Peer Outreach Program
Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks at 2010 Homeless Connect event at W2 Storyeum
Jenny Kwan speaks at 2010 Homeless Connect event at W2 Storyeum
Russell with Mayor Gregor Robertson
Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling of Vancouver Moving Theatre and DTES Heart of the City Festival
2010 Homeless Connect Events in Vancouver
October 10 – 16 is the fifth annual Homelessness Action Week
World Homeless Day is October 10. Add your voice to the call for a national, affordable housing strategy and contact your MP.
Check out the calendar of events for the week. Here are a few highlights:
- Join us and Be a Champion to Stop Homelessness on Tuesday, October 10th.
- The City of Vancouver is sponsoring a Homeless Connect Event at W2 Storyeum on October 15.
- A Homeless Connect Event is planned in New Westminster and the week will end with the annual fundraising dinner hosted by the New West Homeless Coalition. Click here for more information.
- Burnaby is planning events every day from Sunday to Thursday. Click here for more information
- The Tri-Cities is hosting a World Café – Homelessness in the Tri-Cities on October 14.
October 13th
What: The Gathering Place Homeless Connect
Where: 609 Helmcken Street
When: 11pm – 2 pm
Homeless Action week provides a unique opportunity to educate and make people aware of the issues around homelessness including the impact of living with mental health and addictions. Our main focus during this week is to host a one-stop shop called Homeless Connect where hundreds of individuals are connected directly with service providers and activities such as haircuts, foot soaks, hearing tests, gently used runners and much more.
For information about this event please call 604-665-2391
October 14th
What: Broadway Youth Resource Centre’s 11th Annual Open House
When: 1:00pm to 5:00 pm
Where: 691 East Broadway Street, Vancouver
This year’s celebration coincides with Vancouver’s Homelessness Action week, and we’re asking those attending to bring a non-perishable food item, or a pair of new socks.
Come out and celebrate 11 years of service at Broadway Youth Resource Centre.
October 15th
What: Vancouver Homeless Connect Event
Where: W2 Storyeum, 151 W Cordova
When: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Come out and be connected to services related to health, housing, employment, tenants rights, and income assistance. Enjoy the live entertainment and stay for haircuts, massages, foot soaks, acupuncture, food and much more!
AHA MEDIA at Woodwards community Thanksgiving dinner where today is proclaimed Vancouver Street Soccer League Day on Mon Oct 11, 2010
AHA MEDIA was pleased to attend the Woodwards community Thanksgiving dinner on Mon Oct 11, 2010
Below is Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA with Dennis, a resident of Woodwards SRO
The Woodwards Atrium was beautifully transformed to a gorgeous dining room setting
Irwin Oostindie of W2 Community Media Arts with daughter
Below is Mayor Gregor Robertson with Patrick and Robert of Team Vancouver for Street Soccer
Below is Sarah Blyth with Jim Green speaking about Team Vancouver for Street Soccer that went to Brazil for Homeless World Cup 2010
Mayor Gregor Robertson proclaiming Vancouver Street Soccer League Day on October 11, 2010
AHA MEDIA and Fearless City Mobile Crew helps load speakers for John Lee’s Wailing Wall of Sound from W2
It’s almost show time for August 10 Free Preview Downtown YVR @ Granville & Georgia 3 to 8pm and AHA MEDIA and Fearless City Mobile Crew helped to load speakers for John Lee’s Wailing Wall of Sound from W2
Part of Surge Festival of W2 Community Media Arts
THE WAILING WALL OF SOUND LIVE/ONLINE Exhibition
Below are photos and livestream videos from a Nokia N97 of the experience our strong men had while moving equipment into a truck
John Lee and Friend, Ben Rampre and Clyde Wright
Friday August 13 Live Soundstage Gig @ W2 151 W. Cordova 7 to 11pm ; $ 7
Journey into a unique, Sound-Art & Music Adventure with The Wailing Wall Of Sounds’ online and live event on Friday, August 13th, 7-11pm, at W2 Storyeum.
A free preview showing will also take place on Granville Street on Tuesday, August 10 from 3pm.
The show will be an interactive, all-ages music/art/tech performance showcasing sound submissions from local and international artists. The WWOS Expo presents an opportunity for audiences and artists to listen and interact in a creative sound environment using a forty-foot, 168-speaker wall – the largest guitar amp in the world. Entrance to the August 13 show is $7 from 7 to 11pm.
Guest Soundsmiths & DJs from 8pm – B-Monster @ 9pm & 10:30.
To Submit Song or Sound-Art for the WWOS Expo please visit;
twitter.com/wailwallofsound
Guest Soundsmiths & DJs from 8pm – B-Monster @ 9pm & 10:30
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