New Media

This made me happy. A 29-year old deaf woman can hear for the first time in her life.

Nice to see the youth talking about how democracy works for us. They seem to get it.

I only wish more Canadian adults clearly understood the importance of our freedoms, that democracy transcends national or cultural traits and that ultimately, these values are worth defending — not just within the limits of our safe and prosperous shores. Sometimes, we do have to help other people win the freedoms that we take for granted.

But getting back to the point of this little post:

To encourage youth participation and engagement in democracy, British Columbia’s middle and high school students were asked to create a short video about democracy in their lives at school, home or with their friends. Student videos were to encourage youth participation in democracy and illustrate the values and principles of democracy.

Congratulations to Sophia Chen and fellow Burnaby North Secondary School students, Aleem Dhanji, Kate Gao and Javed Siddoo as the winners of the “Democracy on Location” video contest for their video “Why Should Youth Care About Democracy?”

I dropped by the new CBC’s new broadcast center in downtown Vancouver for it’s open house. It’s a fantastic facility, but more important than the building infrastructure itself are the people who work there. I got a chance to meet with some of them, learn about how the CBC functions behind the scenes and discover a new animal species that appears to resemble a giant walking hockey puck.

I recorded my experience on my iPhone for posterity. I hope you enjoy “A Day at the CBC”.

While at the open house, I donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. You should, too. It’s a great cause.

More proof I actually attended the CBC open house

UPDATE: Excellent coverage of CBC’s open house at Vancouver Is Awesome.

UPDATE: Trippin with Hubert. Required reading.