Posts tagged Vancouver

I’m Speaking at UBC’s The Dollar Project – The Briefing 2011!

On January 25th, 2011, I will be speaking at UBC’s The Briefing 2011. This special event is presented by UBC’s The Dollar Project group where 500 delegates will vote for a social cause that they like to support with $1.00 per vote. This means that the cause that gets the most votes will win $500. [...]

What it means to “change someone’s life” with socks.

As an artist, I spend a lot of time working on art works. Sometimes, an art piece can take as long as months to complete. Luckily, in my other job as a kindness advocate, I never needed to wait for a long time to help improve someone’s day. Too often, people think of way to [...]

2nd Spare Some Socks Campaign

Last year, in a short two-week efforts and the support of many friends and strangers, we managed to collect over 450 pairs of socks (Nearly half of our intended goal of 1,000 pairs) which were all donated to the community of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through an organization know as the Lord Rain. (Read about it [...]

Hug Me @ 2:33 this Sunday on Granville St in Downtown Vancouver!

For months, I have been planning on a little Flash Mob Hugging event that will happen this Sunday, August 08, 2010, on Granville St in Downtown Vancouver. With the help of Craigslist and Facebook, I am hoping that there will be at least 30 people who will attend the event. It’s amazing when you try [...]

Kindness During Olympics

If you ask a fellow Vancouverite or visitor about the kindness during the Winter Olympics, I believe that many would have pleasant stories to tell. During the Olympics, I have heard personally and exprienced myself the many “kindness act” of others (although I would not say so for the “Olympic vehicles” on the road). People [...]

Critical Mass…Needs Critical Kindness

At 5pm on Friday, June 31, 2009, Critical Mass will be gathering in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia for another mass bike riding event, which happens every last friday of the month. Critical Mass is an event that happens in more than 300 cities around the world but I am going to focus on Vancouver for [...]

Big Give Vancouver

Last year, I had some time to organise a little group call Big Give Vancouver and did two nice little kindness projects. Thought that I share it here. Project Foundation & 100 Kind Acts in 100 Minutes. Enjoy. Also, I want to thank Michael Chase of The Kindness Center for allowing me to use his [...]