our projects
Events for: Jan 9, 2010
NO HATE Digital Filmmaking Bootcamp
On the 9th
every month
Be creative in supporting human rights and social injustice in your community. Out in Schools offers a spring break digital filmmaking workshop for youth which focus' on diversity and anti-homophobia messages. The 2010 Bootcamp will take place March 8-12. Apply now! contact Ross, ross@outonscreen.com
The VCC Aboriginal Graphics Discovery Program
Every Sat
is an exciting flexible discovery Adobe Illustrator CS4 program that will be
delivered on Saturdays (1:00pm - 4:00pm) at the VCC downtown campus
teaching students to work with illustrator Graphic Design Software.
The course allows participants a sufficient grounding in user-friendly illustration software.
The goal of this project would be the illustration of personal or traditional stories in an electronic and/or print fashion.
By the end of the workshop series, the students will have created their own final portrait of their cultural heritage or personal journey that will be collected
and combined into a small book entitled: “Our Journey”
As this is a free introductory discovery program we ask applicants to be committed to attendance for each Saturday session (1:00pm - 4:00pm) Nov 28 - Feb 6.
Register today for this exciting camp by calling VCC Continuing Studies ph: (604) 443-8484 (course number: CRN 30612).
Play it Fair! Coordinator
Jan 4-11,
2010
The Britannia Community Services Centre Society in collaboration with Equitas – International Centre for Human Rights Education is seeking a part‐time Play it Fair! Coordinator. The Play it Fair! Coordinator will have a key role in supporting the implementation of this unique program in day camps and after school programs in Vancouver and the surrounding region, working in close collaboration with the Vancouver Play it Fair! Training Team. The Coordinator will be responsible for organizing regional Play it Fair! trainings, supporting participating and new camp sites, conducting follow up evaluation, establishing partnerships with new organizations and communities and promoting the program in Vancouver and the surrounding region.
Please submit, preferably by email, your resume and a letter explaining your motivation in applying before
5:00pm, January 11, 2010 to:
Tom Higashio Youth Programmer
Britannia Services Centre Society
1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 4X4
Fax : 604.718.5858 or tom.higashio@vancouver.ca
CBC Documentary on Marijuana and Mental Health in Young People
Jan 5-28,
2010
Teenagers who start smoking marijuana before the age of sixteen are four times more likely to become schizophrenic. That’s the startling conclusion of some of the world’s top schizophrenia experts, whose research is featured in the new documentary The Downside of High, premiering on CBC TV’s “The Nature of Things” with David Suzuki on Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 PM.
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House: Volunteer Opportunities for Olympic Living Room Hosts
Jan 5-Feb 26,
2010
The Kitsilano Neighbourhood House currently need volunteers to help Kits House celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics by hosting ‘Community Living Rooms’ at Kits House where community can gather to watch the games together. Kits House hall will be open for friends and neighbours to come together and watch Olympic events on a big screen T.V. 3 hour shifts during the Olympics- February 15th- February 26th. Minimum 2 nights required. Shifts are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 5.30pm-8.00pm. The community gathers from 6pm-8pm.
Please contact Emily, Volunteer Coordinator if you are interested. 604-736-3588 ext. 27 or emily@kitshouse.org.
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House: Volunteer Opportunities for Dunbar Out of School Care
Jan 6-11,
2010
The Kitsilano Neighbourhood House is offering a volunteer opportunity. Various shifts are available. Volunteer Orientation will be held 4-5pm on Monday January 11th at 3776 West 28th Ave.
Please contact Emily, Volunteer Coordinator if you are interested. 604-736-3588 ext. 27 or emily@kitshouse.org.
Annual Women's Memorial March
Jan 6-Feb 14,
2010
The 19th Annual February 14th Women's Memorial March takes place on Sunday, February 14 2010 and begins at 12pm.
At noon, people gather at the Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 Main Street (corner Hastings, Vancouver) where family members speak in remembrance. At 1 pm, the march takes to the streets and proceeds through the Downtown Eastside, with stops to commemorate where women were last seen or found; speeches by community activists at the police station; a healing circle at Oppenheimer Park around 3 pm; and finally a community feast at the Japanese Language Hall.
Please join us (all genders welcome) and we thank you for your support of the Women’s Memorial March.
Questions? Please contact: marlene.george at vancouver.ca or 604-665-3005
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House: Volunteer Opportunities for Reception Support
Jan 7-Apr 12,
2010
The Kitsilano Neighbourhood House currently have openings for lunch reception support on Thursdays 1-2pm (ongoing) and Mondays &/or Wednesdays (January 25th-April 12th).
Please contact Emily, Volunteer Coordinator if you are interested. 604-736-3588 ext. 27 or emily@kitshouse.org.
Urban Native Youth Association Arts Calendar for January.
Jan 7-31,
2010
Lots of fun opportunities for creativity coming up!
Tshirt pressing on January 18th; Overly Creating Minds (OCM) Art space open on Mondays from 6-8pm. (looking for partners for a mural project); Digital Photography is on Thursdays 4:30 – 7pm. Guitar Lessons on Tuesdays @ 5 – 6:30pm. Fridays we are working on all things creative and cultural! Fridays 4 – 6pm, 1640 East Hastings Street.
Any questions, comments, or further inquiries contact:
Theresa Point Music, Arts and Culture Program Coordinator
Urban Native Youth Association Ph # (604) 254-7732 Email: artscoordinator@unya.bc.ca
Website Info: http://www.unya.bc.ca http://www.nativeyouthcentre.ca
WARRIORS AGAINST VIOLENCE YOUTH PROGRAM
Jan 7-16,
2010
Eagle Watch Tour to Brackendale
Saturday January 16th 2010
Meet @ 9am - Kiwassa (2425 Oxford Street)
Return @ 3pm
No cost-free
Lunch Provided
For youth Ages 14-24
Limited Seats
To RSVP or more information
Call Maggie: 778-848-7862
or Curtis 778-887-4787
25@25 Video Contest
Jan 7-15,
2010
The 25@25 Video Contest deadline has been extended to January 15, 2010! Interested in Canada-Asia relations? Then get ready to share your vision and help ignite Canada-Asia dialogue. Create your video about an issue, challenge or opportunity - whatever YOU think matters most for Canada's future with Asia. The, upload your video for your shot at the $5,000 Grand Prize!
Creative Activist Toolkit
Jan 7-31,
2010
What a year! In 2009, Global Youth Fund launched a groundbreaking toolkit for young changemakers. Visually rich and interactive, the Creative Activist Toolkit is the best resource for youth to learn best practices from the social change sector. Since its launch, the toolkit's first eight chapters have been viewed more than 14,000 times, featured on Change.org and selected as a "holiday gift" for social entrepreneurs by the Skoll Foundation.
Still Time to Get Gaming with Sogo Active
Jan 8-31,
2010
January 31 is the end of the current Sogo Active initiative that's giving 13 - 19 year olds the chance to win one of 17 Active Video Game Systems and Fitness Accessories. Youth can gain an entry just by registering at www.sogoactive.com , and additional entries for each week that they track their physical activity online and meet their goal.
The Politics of Food: A Bite Sized Course
Jan 9, 2010
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Eating is a political act. Find out how the food on your plate can affect a farmer half a world away. Through field trips, guest speakers, classroom presentations and discussions, students will explore the entire food system from table top to ground and back again. Covers local food issues and movements and the more complex global ones like genetically modified foods and seed monopolies. Examines the charity model and solutions oriented programs like fair trade to see if they really are fair. Students will leave with a basic understanding of the politics of food and 10 things they can do to strengthen the food system in their neighbourhood. Warning: chocolate and coffee will be consumed!
