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Vanessa Richards and the Woodwards Community Choir in Vancouver
The Woodwards Community Choir is conducted by Vanessa Richards.
Rehearsals are at Woodwards SRO, 131 West Hastings, 10 floor ( 6pm-7:30pm) every Thursday
A dose of collective joy, they sing songs in the oral tradition of blues/gospel/folk/popular tradition
Below are photos and videos of a recent rehearsal at Woodwards SRO
Below are videos of the choir singing “Dark as a Dungeon” in honor of the Chilean Miners
Vanessa Richards says
This Thursday (Oct 28, 2010) we will have a very special guest at our Woodward’s community choir. Su Hart, will be teaching us songs from the Baka people of Cameroon where she has been working with the Baka to create a cultural centre and recording studio.
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 mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper’s article “Hyper Local Bloggers document life” on June 23, 2010
Recently AHA MEDIA was mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper’s article “Hyper Local Bloggers document life” on June 23, 2010 by Megan Stewart, Staff Writer
Irwin Oostindie, the executive director of W2 Community Media Arts Society, said media diversity is good for audiences and democracy. Online publishing atomizes the media landscape by splintering a few news sources into many, and this diversity, he says, helps residents makes sense of their city and gives voice to those who otherwise remain unheard.
Oostindie points to AHA Media, which began with three self-described citizen journalists covering the East Side and now offers media consulting to residents and organizations across Vancouver.
“They’re a great example of how social media breaks the divide, providing a voice to people who would not normally have a voice.
“Bloggers have the opportunity to use their neighbourhood as a platform to engage in a meaningful way,” he said.
Read more: http://www.vancourier.com/news/Bloggers+hood/3200690/story.html#ixzz0s2RdmXHR
April Smith of AHA MEDIA on SWISS TV on how PHS and Woodwards Housing helps her and others with housing, employment and life opportunities in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
In this photo and video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with SWISS TV on how PHS and Woodwards housing helps her and others in Vancouver Downtown Eastside by providing housing, employment and life opportunities.
April’s interview highlights the new Woodwards Housing run by PHS and also AHA MEDIA’s new videos ” The 12 Days of Olympics” about life in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) and how residents are affected by it
The original link to the story on SWISS TV is here
http://tinyurl.com/yg9cdrl
This video was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA (off the Swiss TV website online http://www.rsi.ch) on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
AHA MEDIA is very proud to hear Matthew Lee’s thoughts on delivering sandwiches through LifeSkills Centre, Junior Hockey, Grass Roots Projects and on being an Olympic Torch Bearer in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
AHA MEDIA is very proud to hear Matthew Lee’s thoughts on delivering sandwiches through LifeSkills Centre, Junior Hockey, living at Woodwards Social Housing, Grass Roots Projects and on being an Olympic Torch Bearer in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
This video was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
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