Environment (18)
By David Ng On June 10, 2010 | 0 Comments
HelloCoolWorld made a trip down across the border to attend the third annual Green Festival in Seattle June 5 - 6. It was great to see such a unique collaboration between grassroots community groups, organizations and other companies, all come together to share ideas for a green future.
We were especially excited to hear Thom Hartmann speak about the history of Corporate Reform. Amy Goodman from Democracy Now was also a keynote speaker, who shared her experiences as a journalist trying to cover stories that corporations are trying to cover up, such as the BP oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, and the police brutality that she suffered from at the Republican convention during the last US elections.
By Katherine Dodds On April 19, 2010 | 0 Comments
PROJECTING CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL - April 22 - 25
+ LACE CAMPAIGN VANCOUVER LAUNCH EVENTS - April 23
+ CO-OP RADIO - FUNDRAISING DRIVE AND PARTY. April 15- April 23
We're very excited here at Hello Cool World headquarters. Once again we are a community supporter of the Projecting Change Festival which starts on Earth Day, Thursday April 22. (Mention HelloCoolWorld to get a ticket discount!) And after a year of preparation, our newest campaign is launching. The LACE Campaign short video and PSA will be on the big screen of the Friday night film 7pm screening of "Chemerical" at Projecting Change (5th Avenue Cinema in Vancouver). Then we join Co-op Radio to celebrate three and half decades of community media in the W2 Storyeum space, 151 W. Cordova, where we will get our LACE on and party with our own DJ Atef & Lady Ra. This party is a combined celebration of the LACE launch and Co-op Radio's 35th Anniversary and comes at the end of their annual fundraising drive.
ADMISSION TO PARTY IS FREE
Bike parking inside, car parking on roof, on bus route.
Get your LACE on! Bring your Co-op Radio Pledges!
Dance Party, Door Prizes and Doughnuts from Honey Doughnuts and Goodies.
Tag(s):
LACE campaign,
Be The Media,
Cervical Cancer Screening Program Campaign,
Environment,
Feminism,
Film Launch,
Health/Health Advocacy,
Local Events & Parties,
Media Activism,
Social Marketing,
Strategy
Katherine Dodds AKA "Kat" is the founder of Good Company Communications and HelloCoolWorld.com. Trained in renegade advertising & branding through her work with Adbusters in the '90s, Kat's early induction into the possibilities of the web-world was inspired by the term hypertext, which she immediately found comforting. She is dedicated to cause-related communication and to the development and use of tools that promote democratic processes.
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By Katherine Dodds On March 22, 2010 | 0 Comments
Water has been an issue dear to my heart since we started the company 9 years ago. My mother always said, if you want to do one thing to decrease suffering in the world, make sure you give everyone, everywhere access to free, clean water.
Sadly, we've gone in the other direction.
We've polluted the last largest fresh water body on earth (The Great Lakes) and we are heading towards what many believe are the world water wars. And did you know that Nestle controls most of the world's bottled water?
By Colette On August 26, 2009 | 8 Comments
Contest time! Know your Waterlife trivia? Answer these questions for a chance to win a Waterlife DVD!
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Colette joined Hello Cool World Team back in 2003 and was a key organizer for The Corporation and The Take's grassroots outreach efforts across North America. After being inspired by the organizing and awareness building potential of the internet and social issue films, she returned to school to study Communications and sharpen her skills. Having completed her studies last summer, she has joined Hello Cool World once again to assist with the Give Something Big campaign.
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By David Ng On August 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Three very cool DVD's have just been released! Look out for Trouble the Water, Waterlife, and Fierce Light!
They are all available on our webstore!
By Katherine Dodds On July 14, 2009 | 0 Comments
THE LONG AWAITED VANCOUVER LAUNCH OF WATERLIFE -- THIS WEEKEND! Says Mark Achbar (The Corporation) "As an exec. producer on Waterlife, I had the pleasure and privilege to support and help shape this award-winning film, and to observe the working process of its director, Kevin McMahon. From the outset, Kevin had an exceptionally clear vision of what he wanted to do, and the finished work reflects the precision of his intention and command of his craft. Waterlife was deservedly awarded the Special Jury Prize at this year's Hot Docs, the most prestigious documentary film festival in North America. It was also recently invited by Michael Moore to screen at his film festival in Traverse City later this month." Special Events this weekend in Vancouver go to OurWaterlife.com for updates!
By Katherine Dodds On May 13, 2009 | 0 Comments
Get ready! This Friday (May 15) Velcrow Ripper's award-winning film FIERCE LIGHT will open in Toronto, Montreal
and Vancouver (with other Canadian dates TBA).
By Colette On May 03, 2009 | 0 Comments
Kevin McMahon's feature documentary, Waterlife, played to a full house at the Hot Docs documentary film festival last night. Afterwards, we headed to the Bata Shoe Museum to celebrate where there were more than a few familiar faces...
By Katherine Dodds On April 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
I'm happy to report news from Mark Leiren-Young's blog about the Green Chain being available free online in celebration of Earth Day.
Big news for Green Chain fans around the world (outside of Canada). The Green Chain is now available online NOW at a website near you to celebrate Earth Day! The Green Chain is a film about the conflicts between people on both sides of the battle who love trees — and are willing to risk anything to protect their personal visions of the forest. (will be available on Dailymotion, Hulu and YouTube)" (Note: Canadian's the only one of these that will work is YouTube).
By Katherine Dodds On March 05, 2009 | 0 Comments
My friend Mark's film is getting it's theatrical debut this weekend. VANCOUVERITES Please flock to 5th Avenue Cinema and help us keep it going!! More info on extra events like the Suzuki Foundation sponsored panel on Saturday) at: TheGreenChain.com. We are also thrilled to be promoting Brett Gaylor's Rip: A Remix Manifesto which is at Doxa Festival in Vancouver this weekend, and opens in Montreal on Friday, info about locations and times at the official film site, and if you want to help us promote the film login to our outreach headquarters, or contact Colette at: outreach@hellocoolworld.com !!
By Lindsey Wasserman On November 15, 2007 | 0 Comments
We’ve introduced a couple of new titles to our webstore this week. One of them is the unusually entertaining environmental doc “Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea”.
Lindsey is the Operations and Project Manager at Good Company Communications/ HelloCoolWorld.
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By Katherine Dodds On August 24, 2007 | 0 Comments
Now Playing Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax
By Lindsey Wasserman On July 23, 2007 | 0 Comments
This stellar documentary is currently screening around the U.S.
By Katherine Dodds On June 20, 2007 | 0 Comments
By Katherine Dodds On May 28, 2007 | 0 Comments
By Katherine Dodds On April 14, 2007 | 0 Comments
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By Katherine Dodds On February 08, 2007 | 2 Comments
I get the New York Times Headlines in my inbox everyday. This weekend's chilling, but utterly unsurprising story was on the "unequivocal" nature of scientist's warnings and that "human activity" is the main driver…" And there was that sad image once again of polar bears balancing on shrinking ice floes. Since I spent my childhood in Canada's arctic, the polar bears' plight always gives me a pang.
