Being gay in Rwanda meant living a double-life. JP always thought there was something wrong with him - until he moved to Montreal and realized that there are places in the world where a gay man...
October 2011
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CBC Daybreak invites us to share the project: October 10th, 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 16:58Loreen Pindera interviews Stephanie, Ayanda, and Liz about the book launch
and speaking tour.
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PARTICIPATORY MEDIA PROJECT MOVES FROM PRODUCTION TO CLASSROOM
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 16:25Leontine Uwababyeyi is the only member of her family to escape the violence in Rwanda. Now in Montreal, she tells her story in classrooms giving local teenagers a concrete way to understand issues like cultural identity, migration and resilience.
She has been working with Concordia communication studies professor Liz Miller and a team of young refugees, students, educators, researchers and community organizers on Mapping Memories. This research/creation project helps young refugees articulate their experiences, primarily through digital media, and share them with their peers in Montreal.
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Book Launch - This Wednesday, October 12th, 5:30 - RSVP necesary
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 08:14Help us celebrate the launch of Mapping Memories
& meet the youth who will be taking their stories to
schools this fall.
Location: 1515 St. Catherine's St. West
(best to use the Mackay St. entrance)
EV 11-725 (11th floor), Concordia University
Time: Wednesday, October 12th - 5:30 pm
RSVP: emiller(at)alcor.concordia.ca
Venez célébrer avec nous le lancement de Cartographie des souvenirs et rencontrer les jeunes qui feront la tournée des écoles cet automne pour y raconter leurs histoires de vie.
Endroit : 1515, rue Ste- Catherine Ouest