Mexico Earthquake Relief - How to Help - Como Ayudar

Mexico Earthquake Relief  - How to Help - Como Ayudar

Mexico Earthquake Relief - How to HELP - Como Ayudar

A devastated earthquake magnitude 7.1 hit Mexico in September 19th, 2017. Hundreds of people are dead, many buried in the collapsed buildings. This is a major disaster in Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos. 

The earthquake hit on the same date that a major earthquake hit Mexico city in 1985. Today like in 1985 the citizens of Mexico are the first responders to help in this catastrophe. 

The following is information in how we can help right now.

Please click the Link with information of different Organizations information in how to help:

comoayudar.mx

The following image by Victor Camacho is from La Jornada paper that shows Mexican citizens trying to rescue children trapped in a school in Mexico City.

Más de la mitad de la estructura del Colegio Enrique Rébsamen colapsó a consecuencia del sismo de magnitud 7.1 cuando en el plantel aún había muchos alumnos. No obstante las tareas para la remoción de escombros, hasta anoche habían sido rescatados los cuerpos de 20 niños y dos profesoras. Las autoridades reportaron que 30 menores están en calidad de desaparecidos, al igual que ocho adultosFoto Víctor Camacho

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Mexico Oaxaca Earthquake Relief Fund organized by Artist Francisco Toledo's IAGO & CFMAB Amigos

Mexico Earthquake Relief Fund Oaxaca organized by Artist Francisco Toledo's

IAGO & CFMAB Amigos 

The strongest earthquake in a century of magnitude 8.2 hit Mexico in September 7th, 2017. Dozens of people are dead and the disaster have caused significant damage in and around small communities of Oaxaca and Chiapas, being Juchitan in the state of Oaxaca one of the most affected.

Recognized artist and social activist Francisco Toledo who was born in Oaxaca is asking through his social media accounts like his Facebook page our help by making donations to a fund organized by IAGO & CFMAB Civil organizations ( "Amigos del Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca y del Centro Fotográfico" ) institutions which he created and support. All donations to this fund will be used to help communities affected by the earthquake. .

Please make your donation to the following bank account: 

BBVA Bancomer

Número de cuenta 0110047112

CLABE 012610001100471123

Amigos del Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca y del Centro Fotográfico

Paypal: donativoistmooaxaca@gmail.com

Mexico Oaxaca Earthquake Relief - Artist Francisco Toledo IAGO Amigos

Ayuda al Istmo de Tehuantepec Sismo IAG Francisco Toledo 

AYUDEMOS AL ISTMO DE TEHUANTEPEC

Realiza tu donativo en la siguiente cuenta:

BBVA Bancomer

Número de cuenta 0110047112

CLABE 012610001100471123

Amigos del Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca y del Centro Fotográfico

Lo recaudado será destinado para apoyar a las comunidades afectadas por el sismo de este pasado 7 de Septiembre, 2017.

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico Canada and China at the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship

Art from Mexico Canada and China

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Some pictures of Bridges & Friendship and Art Exhibition at The Chinese Cultural Centre in Chinatown that I visited yesterday. 

The following is the information about the exhibit.

"BRIDGES & FRIENDSHIP - ART EXHIBIT 

Free Event September 5 to 30, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm 

Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver CCC 555 Columbia St, Vancouver, BC

Catalogo: https://adobe.ly/2x0Qcfh

Artists: Alfonso Tejada, Andrés Gurumeta, Ari de la Mora, Brent Comber. Carmen Keitsch, Cori Creed. Hilda Ho. Haitao Yin. James Harry & Lauren Brevner, James Tan. Jeanne Krabenndam, June Yun, Paola Vargas and Cody Lecoy, Ricardo Kent, Richard Tetrault, Samantha Salvat, Sheng Tian Zeng, Stanley Au, Tracey Tarling, Wu Yang, Xwalacktun.

Bridges are among the most powerful and important symbols in human society - symbols of connection, of cooperation, of hope and of harmony.

Art is a bridge. It is a universal language. Through symbolism, colour, form, and mark-making the artist builds a bridge that connects inner experiences to outer visual images and creates a visual dialogue that transcends language and cultural barriers.

We celebrate bridges and friendship between countries and cultures-- 207 years of the Independence of Mexico, Canada 150, and 45 years of diplomatic relations between China and Mexico."

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Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

Bridges and Friendship Art from Mexico, Canada and China - Art Exhibit in Vancouver

First Host Gathering - Learning about Aboriginal Tourism Experiences in the greater Vancouver area

First Host Gathering - Learning about Aboriginal Tourism Experiences in the greater Vancouver area

First Host Gathering at The Bill Reid Art Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in Vancouver, B.C.

We spent a quite interesting evening at the First Host Gathering held at the Bill Reid Art Gallery in Vancouver learning about Aboriginal Tourism Experiences in the greater Vancouver area. It was attended by over a dozen indigenous culture organizations: BigHeart Bannock Catering, Lelelmè Arts & Cultural Cafe, Kanata Festival, Musqueam Cultural Centre, Salmon n Bannock Bistro, Skwachays Lodge & Art Gallery, Stanley Park Ecology Society - Indigenous Plant Use with Lauraleigh Paul, Takaya Tours, Aboriginal BC.

Please click in the following links if you want to learn more about the organizations:

First Host Gathering 

BigHeart Bannock Catering

Lelelmè Arts & Cultural Cafe

Kanata Festival

Musqueam Cultural Centre

Salmon n Bannock Bistro

Skwachays Lodge & Art Gallery

Stanley Park Ecology Society - Indigenous Plant Use with Lauraleigh Paul

Takaya Tours
Spapium ¨Little Prairie¨ Farm 

Aboriginal Tourism BC

First Host Gathering/ Learning about Aboriginal Tourism Experiences in the greater Vancouver area ❤️🇨🇦🤗Thank you @billreidgallery BigHeart Bannock Catering @lelemfortlangley Kanata Festival, Musqueam Cultural Centre, Salmon n Bannock Bistro, Skwachays Lodge & Art Gallery, Stanley Park Ecology Society - Indigenous Plant Use with Lauraleigh Paul, @takaya_tours @talaysaytours Spapium Farm little prairie @aboriginalbc #vancouver #travel #travelphotography #foodporn #foodie #pacificcoast #beautifuldestinations #vancouverisawesome #beautifulbritishcolumbia #beautifulbc

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Canada Remembers - Remembrance Day 2016 in Vancouver

Canada Remembers 2016

Canada Remembers - In Flanders Fields by John McCrae

Remembrance Day in Vancouver

Remembrance Day Ceremony & Parade 

Victory Square 

November 11th 9:45 am 

For more information visit: Vancouver Commemorates Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day at The Billy.  

Hosted by The Billy Bishop Legion RCL 176. 1407 Laburnum St. Kitsilano
For more information visit: Vancouver Commemorates Remembrance Day

The Following information is from the Vancouver Park Board Instagram Account:

#RemembranceDay ceremonies include:
•9:45am: Victory Square Cenotaph at West Hastings Street and Cambie Street
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•10:30am: Memorial South Park Cenotaph 41st Avenue and Windsor Street
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•10:30am: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
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•10:40am Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park
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•10:45am: Grandview Park
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•10:55am: CRAB Park at Portside
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•12:30pm: Chinatown Memorial (Keefer at Columbia streets)

For more info, visit vancouver.ca

For more information about Remembrance Celebrations visit:

• Facebook Page: Canada Remembers 
• Veterans Week. 

• Veterans Affairs Canada - Remembrance Day   

• Veterans Affairs Canada - I Remember    

"In Flanders Fields" war poem by Canadian Lt.-Col. John McCrae - We Stand On Guard For Thee Exhibition at The Roedde House Museum in Vancouver - Nov 2013

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

- John McCrae

         

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Lest We Forget An exhibit in 2014 honouring the Centenary of WWI - Roedde House Museum in Vancouver

 We Stand On Guard For Thee Exhibition at The Roedde House Museum in Vancouver - Nov 2013

Remembrance Day Ceremony & Parade at Victory Square 2014 Pictures

Remembrance Day Ceremony & Parade at Victory Square 2013 Pictures

Click on the picture below to check the Flickr photo album.

Remembrance Day Ceremony and Parade 2012 - Victory Square, Vancouver

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to Artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo at the Maple Beach B&B in Vancouver

Day of the Dead and Halloween

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Some pictures of the Day of the Dead altar dedicated to two of the most renowned female artists: Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo at the Maple Beach B&B in Vancouver.

Emily Carr a Canadian Artist who was born and died in Victoria, British Columbia whose works were inspired by the First Nations people and the rain forest of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Frida Kahlo a Mexican Artist who was born and died in Mexico City. She is one of Mexico´s greatest artists best known for her dramatic self-portraits and dedication to indigenous culture.   

All the altar artifacts: sugar skulls, clay skulls, skeletons, papel picado, cardboard doll , Frida Kahlo rag doll are from different parts of Mexico: Oaxaca, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí and Guanajuato. The Frida Kahlo rag doll is a "Mariquita" from Toluca, Edo. de Mexico.  

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Day of the Dead altar dedicated to artists Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival in Vancouver

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Sept 13 2014 - Vancouver

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

Saturday Sept. 17 2016

Slocan Park/Renfrew Park

Art - Music - Environmental Stewardship - Community Participation

Autumn in Vancouver begins with The Annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. This is a beautiful festival that celebrates the full moon and harvest abundance. It also honors diverse cultural traditions. 

The festival is organized by the Still Moon Arts Society, The Renfrew Park Community Asociation and the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood.

For more information visit Still Moon Arts Society and follow their Social Media Channels:

• Still Moon Arts Society Website
• Still Moon Arts Society Facebook Page
• Still Moon Arts Society Twitter

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival 2013 Pictures

Twilight lantern parade along Renfrew Ravine - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Vancouver - photo: MapleHouse.com

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver - photo: MapleHouse.com

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver - photo: MapleHouse.com

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver 

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver - photo: MapleHouse.com

Mooncake -  Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver - photo: MapleHouse.com

Fireworks! - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival - Return of the Salmon Celebration - Harvest Moon - Vancouver - photo: MapleHouse.com

Flickr Photos

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival 2013, a set on Flickr.

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival 2011 Pictures

It feels like Autumn in Vancouver, and it was was a crispy nice night to enjoy the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival.

This festival celebrates the full moon and harvest abundance, honouring diverse cultural traditions. There was a display of beautiful lanterns in the Streamside of Renfrew park characterized as salmon, shark, jelly fish, octopus,  turtles, and many more. There were also the traditional moon cake, great jazz music and dancing.

Jelly Fish - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival in Vancouver

Renfrew Ravine Park -  Moon Festival Vancouver

Moon Festival - Vancouver

Lanterns - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, Vancouver

Octopus lantern - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival  in Vancouver

Jelly Fish lanterns - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival in Vancouver

The cow jumped over the moon lanterns - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival in Vancouver

Salmon Fish Lanterns - Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival in Vancouver

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival in Vancouver