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Dreaming Nightmares Opening

April 30, 2009

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Show opens Thursday, April 30th at 4:30pm at the Fall Gallery, 644 Seymour Street, Vancouver. “All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may […]

Philosopher’s Cafe: Imperialism Makeover Night!

April 26, 2009

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From email: Wonderful Friends: Good evening.  I hope you are well.  This is just a reminder for the Philosophers’ Café Monday evening April 27th at Café Kathmandu (2779 Commercial Drive, Vancouver) at 7:30 pm. Our topic is: Could a gentler, sexier Emperor render Imperialism cool and sexy?  Could “weapons of mass destruction” be converted into […]

Chip’s Not Dead Yet Social Media Training Group

April 23, 2009

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What: Free fitness training for Chip’s Not Dead Yet race Who: You? Me? Anyone in the Vancouver social media community who wants in When: Wednesdays, 6pm drop-in Where: Steve Nash Sports Club, downtown. Rain or shine! Chip’s Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile is a one-mile race straight uphill, from 10th and Alma practically up to […]

Scam-Proofing for Visual Artists

April 18, 2009

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This is particularly relevant after last year’s tragic sale/scam in which many Vancouver artists lost their art and their cash. From press release: CARFAC BC Presents: Visual Artists, Scams and Ripoffs With Martha Rans and Melissa Gruber Thursday, April 23rd, 6:30 pm Alliance for Arts and Culture Boardroom Suite 100 – 938 Howe St (between […]

Facebook Manners: a video

April 16, 2009

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Here’s a cute introduction to Facebook manners. Hmmm, I’ve broken one of these rules; can you guess which? At least they don’t have anything against trawling other people’s events to see what you’d like to attend! Point form notes coming once I edit this post. more about “Facebook Manners and you“, posted with vodpod

Mental Health Camp April 25th

April 12, 2009

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Mental Health Camp is an Unconference around the interaction between social media and mental illness, focused on using digital tools for healing, support, and community. It’s being organized by Raul Pacheco and Isabella Mori and will be presented at the Workspace in downtown Vancouver on Saturday, April 25th. This is the first year it’s taking […]

Vancouver Blogger’s Meetup and Tech Karaoke April 8

April 7, 2009

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The Vancouver Blogger’s Meetup group is an open group that meets once per month just to socialize offline as well as online. It’s a great place to meet all the people whose blogs you’ve been reading or whose posts you’ve been following on Twitter, or make friends that are more than just Facebook Friends. You […]

Twitter, Explained

April 2, 2009

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Here is a very brief (5 minute) introduction to Twitter which I presented at the January Net Tuesday at Workspace here in Vancouver. In the first video, I give an overview of how Twitter works and what it actually is; in the second, I review how I used Twitter to promote the very successful Fearless […]

Philosopher’s Cafe: Social Darwinism

March 30, 2009

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Passed along by Zahid Makdoom: The Philosophers’ Café tomorrow evening March 30th at Café Kathmandu (2779 Commercial Drive, Vancouver) at 7:30 pm. Our topic is: Is Social Darwinism an instrument of racist and authoritarian thought?  Is survival of the fittest an appropriate moral, social, economic, or political ethic? Your gracious and sagacious presence would indeed […]

Reel Justice Film Festival and Social Change Expo

March 27, 2009

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Now, seriously. Seriously, people. How can you do a Social Change Expo and fail to inform me about it? Do you not know who I am? Do you not know what I do? I know these people; it’s not like they don’t have my email. From Pivot Legal Society: Pivot and SFU present Reel Justice […]

DOC workshop: funding your first documentary

March 27, 2009

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From a press release from DOCBC: This coming Tuesday at SFU downtown. Carts of Darkness is amazing, if you haven’t already seen it.