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Title: Canzine:
Contributor(s): Baraghoush, Daniel (Journalism Crew), Bustamante, Daniel (Journalism Crew), Dong, Sonny (Journalism Crew), Jean, Margot (Journalism Crew), Sayer, Veronica (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Stewart, Karl (VPL Staff), Chan, Aaron (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-09-22
Language: English
Description: Canada's largest national festival of zines returns to Vancouver for its twentieth year, at the Vancouver Public Library. Zine vendors, creators, artists, and enthusiasts share their work and discuss what zines to them.
Extent: 00:04:17
Subject(s): Zines, Self-publishing
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: From Syria to Canada
Contributor(s): Alodat, Hiba (Journalism Crew), Martel, Beck (Journalism Crew), Michaels, Kyra (Journalism Crew), Yu, Chloe (Journalism Crew), Yu, Mylo (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Stewart, Karl (VPL Staff), Chan, Aaron (VPL Staff), Petro, Ingrid (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-07-24
Language: English
Description: A young artist tells the story of her journey coming to Canada as a refugee with her family.
Extent: 00:07:21
Subject(s): Artists, Citizen Journalism, Drawing, Family, Family, Portraits, Mother and child, Muslims, Refugee Camps, Refugees, Syria, Syrian War, Teenage girls, Teenagers, War
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: Gastown Tour
Contributor(s): Dang, Thao (Journalism Crew), Hui, Frances (Journalism Crew), Paulse, Michele (Journalism Crew), Pegoraro, Bruno (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Ramirez, Roberto (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-05-26
Language: English
Description: Free tour led by TourGuys exploring historical Gastown's monuments and interesting locations.
Extent: 00:03:26
Subject(s): Gastown (Vancouver, B.C.), Gastown Steam Clock
Location(s): Gastown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: Heck Why Huck it?:
Contributor(s): Bradford, Louse (Journalism Crew), Chang, Virginia (Journalism Crew), Jeon, Somi (Journalism Crew), Tianming (Journalism Crew), Kwok, Winnie (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Robinson, Arhea (VPL Staff), Chan, Aaron (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-09-08
Language: English
Description: A fun community event that allows residents of a large downtown neighbourhood to sell their possessions in a "garage sale" style. Meet the sellers, and discover the interesting objects for sale.
Extent: 00:04:45
Subject(s): Garage sales, Communities
Location(s): Yaletown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: Human Library:
Contributor(s): Doig, Reive (Journalism Crew), Miller, Rob (Journalism Crew), Pereula, Vladimirka (Journalism Crew), Volliamy, Claire (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Robinson, Arhea (VPL Staff), Chan, Aaron (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-09-08
Language: English
Description: A library hosts a Vancouver event for the 20 year old Human Library program, where participants sit down with a person to hear their 15 minute practiced story highlighting a unique aspect of their lives to connect people to those they may not ever meet otherwise. One of the "books," David Borja, shares his very personal story and answers questions about the experience.
Extent: 00:04:27
Subject(s): Human library, Storytelling
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: Recovery in the DTES
Contributor(s): Caldwell, Ava (Journalism Crew), Freeman, Mark (Journalism Crew), Jean, Reija (Journalism Crew), Kydd, Jai (Journalism Crew), Murphy, Marquie (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Ramirez, Roberto (VPL Staff), Stewart, Karl (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-06-09
Language: English
Description: A piece that looks at what it means to live with addiction, and what the road to recovery means, and looks like. Interviews with many people who are currently living with addictions in Vancouver's DTES.
Extent: 00:08:29
Subject(s): Drug addiction - Treatment, Drug addiction - Recovery
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: Stanley Park Medicinal Plants
Contributor(s): Cunningham, Allison (Journalism Crew), Garcia, Teresa (Journalism Crew), Mangalam, Ceileigh (Journalism Crew), Mayumi de Souza, Marina (Journalism Crew), Tan, Justin (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Ramirez, Roberto (VPL Staff), Stewart, Karl (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-05-26
Language: English
Description: A tour led by the Stanley Park Ecology Society that introduces participants to the natural traditional medicine plants that grow in Stanley Park.
Extent: 00:03:33
Subject(s): Traditional medicine - Pacific Northwest, Tours, Wild plants, Edible
Location(s): Stanley Park
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: Thai Cultural Festival
Contributor(s): Blokhuis, Larissa (Journalism Crew), Lu, Susan (Journalism Crew), Panesar, Deedee (Journalism Crew), Pedersen, Leanne (Journalism Crew), Sullivan, Carolyn (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Donaldson, Kerri (VPL Staff), Robinson, Arhea (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-07-16
Language: English
Description: Profile on the 6th Annual Thai Cultural Festival. Thai fruits, art, religion, dance, music, food, and more are on display at the Thai Consul-General, Mr. Nontawat Chandtri's annual festival.
Extent: 00:04:47
Subject(s): Festivals, Arts, Thai, Folk dancing, Thai, Fruit carving, Thai, Cookery, Thai
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: UGM Summer BBQ
Contributor(s): Chang, Hsiu-Ju (Journalism Crew), Gatinel, Laurence (Journalism Crew), Kim, Carmen (Journalism Crew), Quock, Carlee (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Donaldson, Kerri (VPL Staff), Robinson, Arhea (VPL Staff), Gibeaux, Meaghan (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-07-16
Language: English
Description: Summer celebration and barbeque in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside hosted by Union Gospel Mission. All residents are invited to relax and celebrate in a safe environment filled with food, music, family events, laughs and community.
Extent: 00:04:56
Subject(s): Summer BBQ, Summer activities, Family recreation
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver

Title: A Young Rapper With A Message
Contributor(s): Alodat, Hiba (Journalism Crew), Martel, Beck (Journalism Crew), Michaels, Kyra (Journalism Crew), Yu, Chloe (Journalism Crew), Yu, Mylo (Journalism Crew), House, Tina (Facilitator), Stewart, Karl (VPL Staff), Chan, Aaron (VPL Staff), Petro, Ingrid (VPL Staff)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-07-25
Language: English
Description: A young Indigenous rapper meets with her mentor JB The First Lady to lay down a track that is a message to her father that he needs to "wake up" from his difficulties with addiction, and return to her as a parent before it's too late.
Extent: 00:04:32
Subject(s): Musicians; Music - Rap, Music - Hip Hop, Mentoring in the arts, Song writing, Teenagers, Drug addiction - Treatment
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Capturing Vancouver