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Blogathon 2009 – Traces: Projecting Neighbourhood Stories

by Jason Vanderhill | posted in Blogathon 2009 - Vancouver Public Space Network | tagged as , , , , , ,

Guest post from Jason Vanderhill on one-of-a-kind neighbourhood multimedia project in Vancouver’s Strathcona area, “Traces: Projecting Neighbourhood Stories.”

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Blogathon 2009 – Why support public space?

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Blogathon 2009 - Vancouver Public Space Network | tagged as , , , , , , , ,

When I look down the list of non-profits that Blogathoners are raising money for, I notice a lot of awfully worthy causes, involving animals, children, groups providing support to people with a whole range of medical conditions and challenges, education, crisis support, the environment, war veterans… at times, I question the nobility of the cause [...]

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Participating in Blogathon 2009 on Saturday, July 25th

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Blogathon 2009 - Vancouver Public Space Network, City, Soup to Nuts, Featured | tagged as , , , , , , ,

It’s now official — as of yesterday evening, this blog is registered to participate in Blogathon 2009, a distributed, simultaneous fundraiser for a huge number of charities from all over the place. As you may or may not be able to discern from the name, a Blogathon is similar in spirit to a walkathon. [...]

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Vancouver, verse-dreaming and architecture

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Four dimensions, Ideas | tagged as , , , , , , , , ,

The book A Verse Map of Vancouver launched on Tuesday, at the Vancouver Public Library.

It was edited by Vancouver’s poet laureate, George McWhirter, accentuated with photography by Derek von Essen and published by local publisher Anvil Press. When I am done cuddling with it in bed, it will live on my bookshelf, an appropriate transition [...]

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Back-burnered Ideas Get New Life as Random Presentations

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Four dimensions | tagged as , , ,

Just a quick note that I’ll be doing a quick, five minute presentation to contributors and general fans of Re:place Magazine tonight. The event is happening at The End Cafe on Broadway at 7pm at their Re:connect event. (Short notice, I know.) The event is free though they are asking people to RSVP to get [...]

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