[Wamvan] May workshops with the VMC

[Sandra Cuffe]

Please forward/post/circulate widely!!!

http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/events/10871

Join the VMC this month for a series of free skills-based workshops.
May is Membership Month at the Media Co-op and we're looking for new
contributor members! Learn new journalism skills or brush up on the
ones you already have. Come out and meet local Vancouver Media Co-op
members and find out how to get involved. All are welcome! *And don't
forget about our community dinner on Thursday, May 31 - save the
date!* http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/events/10851

*Newswriting 101*: Sunday, May 20, 3pm-4:30pm at the Dharma Lab (1814
Pandora St)
This course will walk participants through writing a news story, from
conception to publishing. Dawn Paley is a freelance journalist who
contributes regularly to the Vancouver Media Co-op.

*Radical Media & Meet the VMC*!: Wednesday, May 23, 6:30pm-8pm at Spartacus
Books (684 East Hastings St)
VMC collective members will give a quick intro to radical media and
the VMC itself and hold an open discussion about membership, story
ideas, and whatever questions or issues you want to bring to the
table. Stop by and meet some local contributor and editor collective
members!

*Intro to Interview Skills:* Sunday, May 27, 11am-12:30pm. Location to be
confirmed.
Kathryn Gretsinger from the CBC will give a crash course in interview
skills, and the VMC will facilitate a discussion interviewing from a
grassroots radical media perspective.

*Shooting in the Street – photojournalism for everybody*: Sunday, May 27,
3pm-4:30pm at the Dharma Lab (1814 Pandora St)
VMC editor and photographer Murray Bush will share photo-journalism
tips, from basic photo shooting to ethics to editing.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO:

Dharma Lab: Access for persons with mobility disabilities limited -
alley rear exit at grade by pre-arrangement; no washroom grab bar.

Spartacus Books: Access for persons with mobility disabilities
somewhat limited. First-floor storefront entry; no washroom grab bar.

DETAILS:

All workshops are free for members of the Media Co-op.
Non-members by donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Contact vmc at mediacoop.ca if you have any questions.
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca
On your way & can't find a workshop? call 604-783-3733