Vanessa Richards's guest appearances

Vanessa Richards

Interesting Vancouver Portraits

Below the Radar

The Pulse on CFRO

Libby Davies

Sarah Common

Garth Mullins

Jessica Savoy

Landon Hoyt

Scott Clark

Christine Boyle

Ann Livingston

Seth Klein

Sarah Blyth

Jackie Wong

Claire Williams

Peter Klein

Hannah McGregor

Patricia Daly

OwlTail

Vanessa Richards, Aisha Kiani, Anthonia Ogundele

The Pulse Interview:  Vanessa Richards, Aisha Kiani, Anthonia Ogundele

How do we come together to make and enjoy art in a time of physical distancing? Interdisciplinary artist and community organizer Vanessa Richards joins host Am Johal in his backyard for a physically distanced conversation about convening community through music during the pandemic. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of practising community-engaged arts over these past months; Vanessa’s experiences of virtually leading Van Van Song Society and Dancing in the Dark; and how Vancouver is responding to and participating in this moment of heightened community action for racial justice.Resources:Van Van Song Society: https://www.vanvansongsociety.com/Creative Together:http://creativetogether.ca/* Resmaa Menakem: https://www.resmaa.com/

How do we come together to make and enjoy art in a time of physical distancing? Interdisciplinary artist and community organizer Vanessa Richards joins host Am Johal in his backyard for a physically distanced conversation about convening community through music during the pandemic. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of practising community-engaged arts over these past months; Vanessa’s experiences of virtually leading Van Van Song Society and Dancing in the Dark; and how Vancouver is responding to and participating in this moment of heightened community action for racial justice. Resources: Van Van Song Society: <a href="https://www.vanvansongsociety.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vanvansongsociety.com/</a> Creative Together: <a href="http://creativetogether.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativetogether.ca/</a> * Resmaa Menakem: <a href="https://www.resmaa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.resmaa.com/</a>

Singing Through the Dark: And Other Pandemic Pleasures — with Vanessa Richards

Hogans Alley was once the heart of Vancouver's black community - home to Nora Hendrix, Vies' steakhouse and the African Methodist Episcopal Fountain Church. But in 1970 the city tore down the neighbourhood in order to build the Georgia viaduct. Black Vancouverites have been fighting for Hogans Alley ever since.Artist and community organiser Vanessa Richards is part of the effort to bring back Vancouver's black neighbourhood. She's an organiser with the Hogans Alley Trust, a group that's hoping to revive the neighbourhood as a land trust, with community infrastructure and affordable housing for all. After it was announced in 2015 that the Georgia viaduct is set to be bulldozed, a revived Hogans Alley is in reach. The team behind the Hogans Alley Trust has been meeting with residents, community leaders and world-class architects.You can learn more about the Hogans Alley Trust here (hogansalleytrust.ca). More info about Vanessa and her work can be found here (https://vanessarichards.wordpress.com/about/)www.interestingvancouver.com

Hogans Alley was once the heart of Vancouver's black community - home to Nora Hendrix, Vies' steakhouse and the African Methodist Episcopal Fountain Church. But in 1970 the city tore down the neighbourhood in order to build the Georgia viaduct. Black Vancouverites have been fighting for Hogans Alley ever since. Artist and community organiser Vanessa Richards is part of the effort to bring back Vancouver's black neighbourhood. She's an organiser with the Hogans Alley Trust, a group that's hoping to revive the neighbourhood as a land trust, with community infrastructure and affordable housing for all. After it was announced in 2015 that the Georgia viaduct is set to be bulldozed, a revived Hogans Alley is in reach. The team behind the Hogans Alley Trust has been meeting with residents, community leaders and world-class architects. You can learn more about the Hogans Alley Trust here (<a href="http://hogansalleytrust.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hogansalleytrust.ca</a>). More info about Vanessa and her work can be found here (<a href="https://vanessarichards.wordpress.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vanessarichards.wordpress.com/about/</a>) <a href="http://www.interestingvancouver.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.interestingvancouver.com</a>

Ep. 10 - IV Portraits - Vanessa Richards - The Organizer