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Going Places: A MemoryScape Bus Tour of Montreal

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 02:02

Going Places is an audio immersive bus tour and now a virtual tour (available on our interactive map) led by young adults impacted by a refugee experience who share personal stories and offer a unique perspective into “their” Montréal. Experience their powerful images and original soundscapes.

Look for our 'Behind the Scene' video about the tour on our video page.

ON TOUR with Mapping Memories

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 12:54

The Life Stories of Montreal and Mapping Memories are leading a series of school visits to engage 13-17 year olds around the subjects of refugee experiences, migration, human rights violations, belonging, tolerance, cultural identity, and personal resilience. For an inside view, watch our video On Tour with Mapping Memories. To explore further resources check out Book & DVD.

The First Door: Finding Home in a New Place

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 20:34

Projet Refuge provides temporary shelter and services to individuals seeking asylum in Montreal and is an initiative of Montreal City Mission, founded in 1910. Sylvain Thibault invited "Mapping Memories" to offer "Tell Me A Story: Still Photo Workshops" over the course of a year reaching over 100 residents. We also made, The First Door, a documentary that profiles Sylvain, the residence coordinator and three remarkable individuals who have passed through the residence, Maison Haider. The film offers a unique insight into how refugees navigate their first few weeks in a new city. The First Door film also features Radio Refuge, a weekly French language radio program airing Mondays 10 am from Radio Centreville (St-Laurent and Fairmount) on 102.3 MHz.
www.iciradiorefuge.blogspot.com
(www.montrealcitymission.org)

Making a Difference: Interviews with Artists with Refugee Experience

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 20:39

"Artist Interviews" is a series of interviews with artists with refugee experience who work with youth in their communities. The project explores how these artists integrate their own experiences into their work and in doing so becomes a source of inspiration for the next generation. Please refer to our blog to read more about these interviews.

The artists are a part of Nomadic Massive. This hip-hop group, formed by young men and women from varying cultural backgrounds (South America, the Caribbean, and Northern Africa), use their native tongues to powerfully convey the immigrant and refugee experience. Through their music, the group has traveled the world, performing and advocating for social justice.

Roots to Rap With: Expressing Identity Through Music

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 21:20

No Bad Sound is a dynamic group of young hip hop artists who use their music to communicate what is important about their cultural roots and what goes on in the neighborhood that brings them together, Cotes-des-neiges. Lokita, is from the Dominican Republic, Vin is from Vietnam, and Jay Cee and Kemj are both from the Philippines and when working together on their music they bring their home cultures into a new harmony. Check out their video below by clicking on the link below.

I Belong: Cote-des-Neiges - Maison des jeunes

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 20:36

"Mapping Memories: Digital Media Workshop" was a ten week course that took place at Cote-des-Neiges Youth Center in Fall 2008. The course trained youth with refugee experience in video, peer interviews and digital imaging. The resulting short video, "Mapping Memories: Youth Media Workshops" documents the process. The course was a collaboration between Maison des jeunes Côte-des-neiges, the Canadian Council for Refugees, and "Mapping Memories."

Entry Point: Queer Refugees in Montreal

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 19:15

This social media project introduced first time filmmakers from Africa, Caribbean and Central/South America to a variety of media skills in order to share their personal narratives. Offering a unique perspective regarding refugee experiences in Quebec and Canada, these 13 documentaries illustrate the complexity of being forced to leave everything connected to home behind and powerfully convey the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) refugees living in Montreal.

Queer is in the Eye of the Newcomer: A Community Tour

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 20:41

On May 3rd 2009, four queer youth with refugee/immigrant experience led a walking tour through Toronto’s Gay Village for over 100 participants! The walk, Queer is in the Eye of the Newcomer, was a collaboration between Supporting Our Youth’s EXPRESS program for young queer and trans newcomers, and Jane’s Walks, an annual extravaganza of free walking tours. The tours are a tribute to urban activist Jane Jacobs and bring people together to discuss the culture, history and politics of neighborhoods.

If I Only Knew: Queer Refugee Youth in Toronto

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 20:37

The traveling exhibit, "If I Only Knew," is the result of several workshops on writing and photography and is a collaborative effort between EXPRESS, run by Suhail Abual Sameed, and "Mapping Memories" (Winter, 2008).

Rue-ELLES/Urban Lifest♀ries, YWCA, Montreal

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 20:32

Rue-Elles/Urban Lifest♀ries was a workshop series with the YWCA and Mapping Memories. The series was directed towards women and girls with experience living in the street who developed stories and photographs over 2 workshops of 4 days each. The first week we worked primarily with women over 30 and the second week we worked with teenagers and young women under the age of 25. The workshops were held at the YWCA and at the headquarters of LOVE (Leave Out Violence), a youth violence prevention organization.

Ka Mamukanit

Submitted by Liz on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 20:32

Ka Mamukanit was an intensive professional program for youth aged 16 to 35 wanting to get back into the work force. As a part of this program, Liz Miller in coordination with Giuliana Cucinelli and the talented staff of CUTV (Sundus Abdul Hadi) offered a course in media skills including photography, sound recordings, and video production and editing. On the right under project videos you will find a sample of the work created in the workshop. To contact CUTV you can write them at info(at)cutvmontreal.ca

2 Years 2 Many: PSA Campaign on Refugee Rights

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 21:47

"2 Years 2 Many" is a short video produced to raise awareness in the general public about the challenges that Canadian refugees face. Featuring Degrassi’s Sarah Barrable-Tishauer and Jake Goldsbie, the campaign was created with 24 communication students at Concordia University and human rights lawyer Mitchell Goldberg.

Full Exposure: Documenting Class Difference

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 21:24

Full Exposure 2009 was a participatory photography project for high school students from differing socio-economic backgrounds. It was developed by Gracia Jalea, a graduate student at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec as part of her Masters’ thesis project.