May Thistler

May 8, 2010

Filed under: Coffeehouse, News, Thistle Related — admin @ 9:04 AM

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The Purple Thistle Launches its YOUTH URBAN FARMING PROJECT

April 15, 2010

Filed under: Event, News, Thistle Related — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — admin @ 11:50 AM

************* PRESS RELEASE: MONDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2010 *************

The Purple Thistle Launches its
YOUTH URBAN FARMING PROJECT

The Purple Thistle Centre in East Vancouver has launched a new project this spring with support from Vancouver’s Whole Foods Markets, MEC and the City of Vancouver.

Twenty-five low-income youth and friends have started farming unused industrial-area boulevard land on the Eastside of the city. The project is transforming one of the least attractive, most polluted areas of the city into viable food production space, while building local knowledge of food security, youth participation in the neighbourhood and re-imagining urban possibilities.

Please come and visit us on Earth Day, April 22nd at any of the four Whole Food Market locations in Vancouver where we will be participating in the stores’ 5% Day, distributing information about the project and talking with anyone interested about our work and plans.

Much gratitude to all our supporters and especially to Whole Food Markets for their generosity.

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Please contact Matt Hern at matt@purplethistle.ca for further information.

Closed for the Summer (but…)

July 3, 2009

Filed under: Classes, News, Schedule — collective @ 11:51 PM

The Purple Thistle is now officially CLOSED until some time in September.

It is still possible to schedule a drop-in during this time, free of charge. Drop-ins will be contingent on someone from our summer crew agreeing to open and supervise the Thistle while you’re there.

Email ___ to send an email to us and we’ll figure it out and email you back. We’re open for the fall as of this edit.

Possible drop-in times are from 4-10pm every day.

And we’re back

January 9, 2009

Filed under: Classes, News, Schedule — laurice @ 5:26 PM

First of all we want to greet you guys a Happy New Year!

The Thistle has a brand new schedule lined up for the new year and a new design as well that will be home to all the information you will need to know about the happenings at the Thistle.

Check out our new list of Classes and times that are offered. And if ever you may have any questions, our contact information can be found in the right hand side of this post and on every page.

The Thistle is a youth-run arts and activism centre. We operate in four main ways: We are open in the afternoons and evenings for drop-in. Please see signs on the door, big white board and website for hours. We run classes and projects of all kinds. There is lots of information available about what’s going on and how to sign up. If it isn’t totally obvious, ask someone.

We run full-time, paid training programs during the day, focused around arts, community work and/or publishing. If you are interested, write matt@purplethistle.ca Also, lots of groups, big and small, use the space for meetings, conferences, gatherings or as a work-space. You are welcome to meet here, just run it past the collective.

ThistleClasses

The list of classes taking place at the Thistle. Feel free to check 'em out.

Photography


Dark Room 101
Thursdays of the Month
4pm - 6pm

Free black and white darkroom. Some equipment. Great group.
Contact Diana if you are interested: lalunaphoenix@gmail.com

Life Drawing


THURS 730-930pm

Some supplies. Pro models. Awesome atmosphere. Thistle is closed for drop-ins during Life Drawing. Drop-in participants for Life Drawing are welcome. Contact Nicole or Mike: lifedrawing@purplethistle.ca
facebook group

Subversive Cinema: Film Alternative Processes


WED 4:30-7:30pm

This 12-week class will involve a direct interaction with the surface of the film material, both in exposing and processing the image. Themes include working with the qualities of uncertainty and chance, as well as the tensions between the intentional and the unexpected, the crisp/clean and the muddled/messy. Techniques include solarization, toning, tinting, coffee/Vit C developer, cross processing, handmade sound, optical printing, etc. Theoretical readings and screenings will be an important part of the group experience. Participants are encouraged to bring ideas or works-in-progress. (Wednesdays, 4:30 - 7:00pm, September 29 - December 15)
contact: april@aprilgrayson.com to register.
space is limited.

thistleGroups

Collective Meeting


MON 7-9pm

Where brains meet and decisions are made.

Radical Gardeners


TUE 4:00pm and FRI 2:00pm

Join us for weekly meetings, field trips, discussions, workshops, and gardening parties! We will be creating a city food garden, compost system, cob shed, and more.

Contact Matt: matt@purplethistle.ca

Find weekly meeting notes, event/workshop announcements, photos and info on our facebook page: “.Guerrilla Gardeners of the Purple Thistle.”

RAIN: Radical Art In Nature: Guerrilla Art Group


Thursdays at 4:30pm

we are a bunch of youth who are here to make art! all sorts of it, every kind! and to take it to the streets. to share. to engage in art and culture. public space is our space.

"abolishing the gap between art and life"

Contact: rain@purplethistle.ca

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