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SUMMARY:LISTENING/RECORDING/REGISTERING 
DESCRIPTION:With Nalini Mohabir \n  \nTake part in an active listening session with Nalini Mohabir\, inspired by artist Joyce Joumaa’s SIGHTINGS 45 installation. Together we will listen to previously restricted audio excerpts from a 1969 rally in the Hall Building’s mezzanine at the outset of the Sir George Williams Affair. Mohabir\, associate professor in Concordia’s Department of Geography\, Planning\, and Environment and co-editor of Fire That Time: Transnational Black Radicalism and the Sir George Williams Occupation\, will guide participants through the recording\, attending to the voices and perspectives of its speakers while situating the material within a broader political moment and localized space. We will also reflect on the act of acute listening to institutional archives\, and the implications for transcribing the past into the present. \nHosted in the immersive Acts of Listening Lab\, the session will consider how we listen to and work with archive\, sound\, and modes of register. Please sign up in advance at the email address above. \nThis event is presented in conjunction with SIGHTINGS 45: POWER. FORWARD. REVERSE. REWIND.\, a project by Joyce Joumaa on view on the ground floor of the Hall Building until February 1st\, 2026. \n  \nNalini Mohabir is an associate professor in the department of Geography\, Planning\, and Environment at Concordia University. She teaches in the fields of feminist and postcolonial migration geographies\, and her research is primarily in the field of Caribbean studies\, with a focus on indentureship. She has published articles in various publications including Small Axe\, Habitat International\, Caribbean Review of Gender Studies\, and Interventions. She has been working with long-time collaborator Ronald Cummings (McMaster University)\, on a series of publications about the Sir George Williams “Affair”  including the edited collection\, The Fire That Time: Transnational Black Radicalism and the Sir George Williams Occupation (Montreal: Black Rose\, 2021)\, a special issue of Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies (March 2022) on the legacies of the 1969 Sir George Williams student protests\, and an upcoming anthology (with Ronald Cummings and Christiana Abraham) on the visualities of the protest. \n  \n  \nREGISTRATION \nTo register\, please contact: juliaeilers.smith@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1042 (ALLab)\, COHDS  COHDS/ALLab is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/listening-recording-registering/
LOCATION:ALLab\, J.W. McConnell (LB) Building\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. LB-1042-03 (10th floor)
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:COHDS Choir: Sounds of Home\, Sounds of Elsewheres
DESCRIPTION:With Sara Lucas \n“Sounds of Home\, Sounds of Elsewheres” is a community choir project led by Sara Lucas\, open to COHDS members who want to sing together beyond their research. The repertoire will explore storytelling through song\, focusing on how personal and community histories are shared and passed down. \nThe project embraces the idea that everyone can express themselves through sound and movement\, using an inclusive approach to developing natural voices. Songs will be learned mainly by ear\, so no singing or music-reading experience is required. Rehearsals will emphasize breathwork\, harmony\, and unison singing\, encouraging diverse forms of expression and joy. The group will work toward a performance for COHDS’ 20th anniversary in October 2026\, with participation encouraged but not mandatory. \nSara Lucas is a composer-performer and vocalist with twenty years of ensemble experience. She has toured internationally with Callers and LADAMA\, produced multiple albums\, and taught community-based music programs worldwide. More at: https://www.saralucas.net/ \nWe will be meeting from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates: \nJanuary \nThursday\, January 15 Thursday\, January 29 \n  \nFebruary \nThursday\, February 12 Thursday\, February 26 \n  \nMarch \nThursday\, March 12 Thursday\, March 26 \n  \nApril \nThursday\, April 9 Thursday\, April 23 \nIf you’re interested in participating\, please reach out to Sara Lucas at: sara.lucas@mail.concordia.ca \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now with this link \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom) and LB-1042 (Acts of Listening Lab)\, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS)\, Concordia University\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West\, J.W. McConnell Building (Library Building). \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/cohds-choir-sounds-of-home-sounds-of-elsewheres/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:workshops
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SUMMARY:Deep Listening to Life Stories
DESCRIPTION:With Steven High \nThe workshop will invite you to engage deeply with a videotaped interview of a Rwandan genocide survivor recorded as part of the Montreal Life Stories project. We will explore different ways of interpreting an interview recording and transcription including narrative analysis\, life course visualization\, analysis of emotion\, etc.  We will send the interview link to those registered ten days before the workshop. It is essential that everyone attending listen to the interview and take some notes for reference. \nSteven High is Professor of History and has published extensively in oral history. He co-founded Concordia’s Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) and led the prize-winning Montreal Life Stories project from 2005 until 2012\, where he worked in close partnership with survivor groups\, which recorded the life stories of 500 survivors of mass violence\, as well as the Living Archives of Rwandan Exiles and Survivors. \n  \nREGISTRATION  \nRegister now with this link \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS)\, Concordia University\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West\, J.W. McConnell Building (Library Building). \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. \n  \nPlease note: All those registered will need to be provided with the following link upon registration for this workshop and no later than Monday\, January 12: \nInterview with Valerie Fernandez \nREFUGEE YOUTH WORKING GROUP  \nhttps://vimeo.com/showcase/11167762 \nPassword: RYWG2024
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/deep-listening-to-life-stories-2/
LOCATION:LB-1019 (Sunroom)\, COHDS\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W.\, Montreal\, Québec\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Screening of Hommes-relais\, Becoming Ruby and Red Girl Rising
DESCRIPTION:With Vladimir Chindea and HotDocs \n  \nWe are pleased to present\, in collaboration with HotDocs\, three Citizen Minutes documentaries: Hommes-relais\, Becoming Ruby\, and Red Girl Rising. Each of these films runs approximately ten minutes and speaks directly to COHDS’s core values of inclusion\, resilience\, solidarity\, and hope. Together\, they are sure to captivate viewers and evoke powerful emotional engagement. \nHommes-relais explores experiences of grief and adaptation within the Quebec immigration process\, following a group of men who meet regularly to share their stories and develop tools to navigate life in a new home. \nBecoming Ruby follows Ruby Chopstix\, Canada’s first drag artist-in-residence\, as they confront the challenges of underrepresentation and create a showcase that opens space for other queer BIPOC performers. \nFinally\, Red Girl Rising highlights the work of Mohawk matriarch\, retired teacher\, activist\, and humanitarian Joyce Jonathan Crone\, whose compassionate efforts in her Huntsville\, Ontario community help bridge divides and strengthen Indigenous education. \nFollowing the screening\, we are honoured to host a roundtable discussion with Vladimir Chindea\, director of Hommes-relais. \n  \nVladimir Chindea is a Romanian-Canadian filmmaker currently completing the MFA in Cinematic Arts at Concordia University. His work explores themes of migration\, memory\, and existential inquiry. He directed/produced the short film Remember (2022) and regularly collaborates on both narrative and non-fiction projects as an assistant director. Vladimir holds a BA (Honours) in Philosophy and International Relations from the University of British Columbia. Trained as an ‘Homme-relais’ himself\, it was the light of the CRIC community and the felt inspiration from Juan Manuel that guided him to direct this documentary debut. \n  \nREGISTRATION  \nRegister now with this link \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person in LB-1042 (Acts of Listening Lab)\, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS)\, Concordia University\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West\, J.W. McConnell Building (Library Building). \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/screening-of-hommes-relais-becoming-rubi-and-red-girl-rising/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, LB-1042 (COHDS)\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:performances and exhibitions,presentations
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SUMMARY:Cooking with COHDS: Molisan Winter Remedies
DESCRIPTION:With Cassandra Marsillo \n  \nThis workshop will centre on making two different types of pasta shapes and accompanying recipes typical to Molise\, a small region in Southern Italy with a big\, historic presence in Montreal. Cavatelli and taccozze are integral parts of Molisan winter remedies. The recipes used for this workshop were collected through oral history interviews with community members for the cookbook Dalla valigia alla tavola: A journey through Molisan culinary heritage. \nCavatelli are the perfect pasta for hearty sauces to get you through the winter. Their shape allows them to hold a lot of sauce in their ridges and grooves. Taccozze are the typical pasta used to make scattone\, a very particular dish that is said to cure all ailments. Participants will make enough for 2 portions of cavatelli and taccozze each. As we shape the pasta\, participants will listen to the stories of these dishes from the original oral history interviews (in Italian). Additional historical information\, final recipes\, and translation will be provided. \nFinally\, as winter is the perfect time for storytelling over a steaming hot bowl of something delicious\, participants will be invited to share stories of their own winter remedies of all kinds! \n  \nCassandra Marsillo is public historian\, artist\, and educator\, based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)\, telling and listening to stories about immigration\, identity\, collective memory\, food\, and folklore\, particularly in relation to the Italian-Canadian experience and traditions from her family’s region\, Molise. \nCurrently a doctoral student at Concordia University\, Cassandra graduated twice from Concordia University with a BFA in Studio Arts and an Italian minor\, and a BA in Honours Public History. In 2019\, she completed her Master in Public History at Carleton University\, Her research project\, The Yellow Line: Italo-Canadian Oral Histories from Montreal’s Backyards and Schoolyards\, was an archival photo\, installation\, and oral history pop-up exhibit\, presented at the Casa d’Italia in March 2019. \nHer latest project is an oral history cookbook on the stories and recipes of Montreal’s molisani\, Dalla valigia alla tavola: A journey through Molisan culinary heritage\, which she completed in collaboration with the Federazione delle associazioni molisane del Quebec\, photographer and artist Vee Di Gregorio\, chef Joseph D’Alleva\, and pastry chef Erica Marsillo. \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegister now with this link \nAs part of our exploration of Molisan foodways and oral histories\, we will be preparing and eating a small meal together. Given space constraints\, we need to limit the number of participants to sixteen. We will purchase food items based on the number of registered attendees. Should you be unable to attend\, may we ask that you let us know at least one week in advance? We’d then be able to calibrate our food purchases accordingly and/or offer your spot to a participant on the waiting list. \nPlease note that all our events are free and open to all\, but registration is mandatory. For any questions\, please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca \nLOCATION \nIn-person at “The SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation\,” LB-145\, Concordia University\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West\, J.W. McConnell Building (Library Building). \nCOHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory\, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
URL:https://storytelling.concordia.ca/event/cooking-with-cohds-molisan-winter-remedies/
LOCATION:Concordia’s SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation (LB-145)\, 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest\, Montréal
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