14 Jul Elder in the Making
:An aboriginal and a settler go on a Treaty 7 roadtrip Over the last year I have been getting to know the cast and crew of the Making Treaty 7 theatrical production. Seeing native and non-native actors, playwrights, dancers, and musicians studying, exploring, and expressing the...
08 Nov Financial Empowerment, not just Income Support
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Momentum hosted a national conference of people dedicated to the development of the most vulnerable in our society. A message that came through really clearly was that all the current asset-building policies support primarily those already with wealth. The more you have, the more you...
08 Oct Flood of Change
https://vimeo.com/61446798 Discover what Nepalese youth have to teach us about advocating for change in their community. Commissioned by CAWST, an international water sanitation training organization, this participatory documentary puts the camera in the hands of young activists letting them tell their story. ...
21 Jul Message from the Field: In Kathmandu
With a slow internet connection, intermittent power, I did manage to get one video message out while I was shooting a documentary in Kathmandu, Nepal....
13 Dec The Price of Being Human
My eyes were opened to the challenges faced by people with severe spinal cord injuries. I spent some time with Caylan over a few days and discovered something about what it means to have spirit. Find out more at caylanboysefoundation.ca....
08 Nov Momentum Financial Literacy
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Here's a piece about Momentum's financial literacy program. We traveled all the way to Claresholm, Alberta to shoot this. :-) What was so revealing for me though was how important financial literacy is for low-income people as well as high-income....
09 Oct Scenes from CIFF (Calgary International Filmfest)
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I managed to catch some of the films at the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) during the last week of September. Luckily I had a pass to all the movies because I volunteered to do some video for them. They had no requirements as to what...
15 Jul SHARE your ideas (TEDxCalgary)
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You've worked hard planning your event inspiring participants with ideas worth sharing like John Brown, an architect who shares stories about the beauty and elegance of slow homes. Don't just bring in your camcorder in at the last minute. Get HSP to help you creatively...
26 Apr Mac vs. PC – I Prorogue You
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I met Heather MacIntosh through a friend and found her ideas to be refreshing in the political sphere. Her campaign manager had floated the idea of a Mac vs. PC ad given her name MacIntosh and the main competitor was a Progressive Conservative (PC). So...
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