by Atef Abdelkefi | Aug 8, 2015 | Children and Youth
Download this press release The Children of Forgotten Promises For Immediate Release: May 1, 2014 In response to the BC Representative for Children & Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s report, “On Their Own”, April 2014, Aboriginal Life In...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Aug 8, 2015 | Children and Youth
Download this press release For Immediate Release August 4, 2015 MCFD Sidesteps Accountability We Need Action Now! Approximately two weeks after Judge Paul Walker issued a blistering judgement citing the...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Jun 12, 2015 | ALIVE in the News
ALIVE President Ernie Crey spoke to Ezra Levant of THEREBEL.media about the need for First Nations people to participate in all aspects of Canadian life, to coexist in a post-colonial...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Jan 13, 2015 | ALIVE in the News
“It’s a great idea, and the people who spearheaded it are to be commended for their efforts…To take the next step, it needs dedicated programing to sustain it.” – SCOTT CLARK, ALIVE FULL ARTICLE BY WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON/ VANCOUVER COURIER
by Atef Abdelkefi | Nov 19, 2014 | ALIVE in the News
Tristan Hopper of the National Post reports on the state of “Canada’s poorest postal code”, citing both ALIVE President, Ernie Crey and Executive Director, Scott Clark in a recent article Vancouver’s ‘gulag’: Canada’s poorest neighbourhood refuses to...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Jul 25, 2014 | General
ALIVE (Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement) Society exists to promote, enhance and foster the social, economic, and cultural well-being and health of Aboriginal peoples in Vancouver. Working within a place-based framework to develop inclusive strategies to...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Jul 8, 2014 | ALIVE in the News
Last week, the Vancouver Sun published a series looking at the deep and complex challenges facing Vancouver’s DTES. The articles tackle the inadequate coordination of services and funding in the area, the NIMBYism of other communities which results in the...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Apr 4, 2014 | ALIVE in the News
In the wake of the media attention surrounding Portland Hotel Society’s financial accountability and leadership issues, Scott Clark (ALIVE ED) talks with the Georgia Straight about what real, meaningful inclusion of Aboriginal people looks like in...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Jan 28, 2014 | ALIVE in the News
{youtube}OAbuEIdYaio{/youtube} ALIVE directors Carol Martin, Marilyn McKee, and Melanie Lecoy recently shared their knowledge and experience in dealing with the Ministry of Children and Family Development in a “Mother’s Panel” discussion for ACCESS...
by Atef Abdelkefi | Jan 28, 2014 | ALIVE in the News
ALIVE Director Carol Martin was recently nominated as a Remarkable Woman in the Vancouver Parks Board series. See the feature here. Another ALIVE Director, Lorelei Hawkins, was selected as a Remarkable Woman in 2013. See her story here. ALIVE is extremely lucky to...
