10 Years Later; Reflections on the BLM movement in Montreal.
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10 Years Later; Reflections on the BLM movement in Montreal.

Desirée Zagbai – LJI The death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old Black man who police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot, sparked protests and riots in Ferguson Missouri. The demonstrations...

Egbert Gaye Honoured Posthumously by National Assembly
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Egbert Gaye Honoured Posthumously by National Assembly

The ripples from the life and legacy of Montreal Community Contact Founder and Managing Editor, Egbert Gaye, continue to be felt even after his passing on June 4th, 2023....

Massimadi Festival Kicks Off
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Massimadi Festival Kicks Off

Desirée Zagbai – LJI Montreal’s annual Afro-Queer Film & Arts Festival is launching its 16th edition with the theme of rebirth. Through this edition, the Massimadi Festival will use...

Lydie Dubuisson’s directorial debut at Black Theatre Workshop
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Lydie Dubuisson’s directorial debut at Black Theatre Workshop

By Desirée Zagbai Lydie Dubuisson lived next to Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) for three years without knowing it existed. After meeting an artist from BTW she worked her way...

Using Humour to Bring Healing:
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Using Humour to Bring Healing:

Podcasts and the pandemic have become almost synonymous with many people feeling the need to share all their thoughts and experiences while in confinement.  But for Montrealer Lorraine Elizabeth...

 The Golden Stars
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 The Golden Stars

 The Golden Stars is the only Senior Steel band that exists in Montreal today. In 2003 Martin Albino was approached by the late Lyndall Hunte ”Community Activist” who then...

St. Barnabas Fun Fair 2024
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St. Barnabas Fun Fair 2024

St. Barnabas Anglican Church was established in 1959 in Pierrefonds, to meet the spiritual and social needs of the Anglicans living around the Church. The number of families on...

Red Rush Basketball: Using sports to guide the youth
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Red Rush Basketball: Using sports to guide the youth

De’Nae Cassidy Reid, 14, feels excited whenever she arrives at the basketball court. She is able to play a sport she likes and does well academically because of the...

Thank You from CARIMAS
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Thank You from CARIMAS

Great News! We’re thrilled to announce that thanks to your incredible generosity, we’ve surpassed the $1,000 mark in donations! We are writing this to extend a huge  “THANK YOU...

50 Years, 570 Scholarships/Bursaries and Still Giving!!
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50 Years, 570 Scholarships/Bursaries and Still Giving!!

In the summer of 1972, Reverend Frank Gabourel, then minister of Union United Church, proposed a scholarship in memory of Reverend Dr. Charles H. Este who had ministered at...