A lot has happened since my last update... I've had a baby boy named Journey James. He's about two and a half years old now. Lady Shannon and I are living with him on Haida Gwaii, and large island off the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. We came up here when I accepted a position with Northwest Community College, as their Director of Education for Haida Gwaii. This was due in part to my work on the Haidawood Media Project. The position with the College didn't last: I was let go at the end of January 2012 during a budget crunch. Ironically, I am now back to making two more Haidawood movies.
I have plans to return to South Africa this summer to present at the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology meeting in Stellenbosch, South Africa. I will be presenting on Aboriginal Language Revitalization in British Columbia, and plan to show one of the new movies we're making.
I am also looking for an editor to help me dust off the old footage from 2007, and have another go at editing together a 20 minute movie before we arrive in Durban on July 5th. Here's the ad:
Final Cut Pro Editor 2 week gig. Will edit 40 hours of footage down to a 20 minute documentary, starting on June 1st and ending on June 12th. Must be on Haida Gwaii or Vancouver.
Mum and I visit South Africa in 2007 and 2012 to learn about the life and times of my great grandfather, Vincent Lawrence (1872-1965). Lawrence worked with Gandhi when the Mahatma was in South Africa, got involved in the struggle against apartheid, and helped found St. Anthony's Church in Durban.
