Art project spotlights Farine Five Roses sign in Montrealers’ collective memory
Tag: Community
The radical history of Milton-Parc
Photography exhibition tells the story of activism in Milton-Parc neighbourhood
Tolerate thy neighbour
I don’t consider myself to be a selfish or ignorant person. I take some pride in keeping up to date with current events, because I think it’s important to know what’s going on around me. I’m even prouder of the fact that I know most everything there is to know[Read More…]
Exploring the communities of Milton-Parc
A look into the overlapping communities that make up Milton-Parc.
Everyday Interactions
‘Blood Relations’ is a haunting portrait of social isolation
Sharon Pollock’s award-winning play Blood Relations, currently showing at Moyse Hall, was directed by Professor Sean Carney and produced by the McGill Department of English. The story is a bone chilling, pulse-quickening, and thought-provoking examination of one of the most notorious cause célèbres in history. Set in 1902, Blood Relations takes place[Read More…]
Montreal’s vibrant zine community
Creative McGill students are building a niche community centred around zines—small-sized, low-circulation publications. Historically used as a tool for marginalized groups to publish content, zines house dialogue that does not ascribe to mainstream rhetoric. Now, groups of university students are using zines to address pertinent social and political issues. On[Read More…]
Dollar Cinema provides a hospitable filmgoing experience
There’s a lot you can get for $2.50. A small Iced Capp from Tim Hortons costs that much. But at a movie theatre, $2.50 doesn’t go very far—it might buy you a bag of fuzzy peaches. At Dollar Cinema, however, a two-screen theatre located in the Decarie Square mall, second-run[Read More…]
Sun Youth: Levelling the playing field for the community
Montreal organization shines its light far beyond sport.
Piecing together my McGill puzzle
Growing up, university was the light at the end of my tunnel. My family, friends, and teachers always pushed the idea that at university, I would find a place for myself where I would fit in perfectly—that I was a unique jigsaw piece yet to find the rest of its[Read More…]
