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Workshops / Exhibitions / Stands / Speeches
Numerous community organizations provide creativity workshops to people experiencing great hardship. ATSA invites you to come discover these people’s talents and to participate in the various workshops.
Spectre de rue 2
Educates the population and the community to the reality of persons at grips with substance addiction, prostitution, homelessness and mental health problems, in order to favour their co-habitation.
www.spectrederue.org
Painting on-site
Creation of a triptych, to be unveiled to the public during the banquet held by chefs Martin Picard and Normand Laprise. Photographs of artists’ works will be exhibited on-site.
Shelter and social integration facility for women in difficulty.
www.maisonpassages.com
Participation at open-mic events 1
Isabelle St-Pierre invites a participant from Passages’ workshops to read a text to kick off her evenings.
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A public writers booth, in collaboration with ICI Montréal 2
Reviving an old tradition, participants in Passages’ writing workshops, in collaboration with Les Filles électriques, offer you, the public, their writing services. Perhaps you have a message to send and can’t find the right words? Whether it be a love letter, a letter of recommendation, or any other type of text you require, these young women will put pen to paper for you.
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La Mémoire gravée exhibition 2
An exhibition of engravings and other works crafted by participants in Passages’ art workshops since 2001.
Sac à dos 1
Works for the social and economic integration of homeless individuals.
www.egliseunie.org/paroisses/st-jean/sous_notre_toit/action_reinsertion.html
Art Creativity Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 27 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Creation of a large quilt made of wool and hand-painted fabrics, inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Cactus 2
Works to destigmatize users of illicit substances.
www.cactusmontreal.org
Exhibition of paintings created at Cactus
Workshops presented by visual artist Marie-Claude Pratte, who has provided painting workshops to Cactus users for several years now.
The St-James drop-in Centre 1
Helps adults who have difficulty coping with daily life, who are living on the street, or who have lived on the street.
www.stjamescentre.ca/
Exhibition
In addition to the 30 portes + 1 installation, the St-James Centre will present an exhibition featuring the work of the artist Daguy.
The tent in the middle 16
Come find out about the tireless work performed by Montreal’s various community organizations to fight social exclusion and isolation.