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Haiti - Montreal Diaspora : 5 years later, the TOHU testifies to the courage of the Haitian people 07/01/2015 12:10:31
Over forty groups, organizations and artists have responded to the call of TOHU, who has created privileged links with the citizens of Saint-Michel and the Maison d'Haïti, an organization flagship for the Haitian community and for the integration of immigrants and families. These groups, organizations and artists will offer, at TOHU for three days, workshops, lectures, films and documentaries, panel discussions, testimonies, performances and exhibitions, including Casque noir (Kas nwa ki fet an Ayiti), a joint project produced jointly by the youth of Jalousie neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in Haiti and those of Régina Assumpta College in Montreal. Ayiti on stage – Saturday, January 10 from 4 p.m. From 4 p.m. onwards, see the opening of Casque noir / Kas nwa ki fet an Ayiti, by young artists aged between 12 and 18 from Haiti and Quebec, as part of a huge educational and artistic project for urban change. The achievements that include photos, videos, and development proposals will be exhibited in the Espace BOHU of the TOHU from January 7 to March 8, 2014 www.casquenoir.tumblr.com/ The opening will feature performances from Mapou Ginen, the oldest Haitian folk dance troupe in Montreal, and the Rara Soley band, a group of percussionists, singers and dancers who won the Nuits d’Afrique 2014 Mondomix Golden Syli award. Talking about Ayiti – Sunday, January 11 from midday This strong people has re-emerged time after time with plenty of stories to share. This event is a series of conferences, round table events, and documentary film screenings like Citizens of nowher, directed by Nicolas-Alexandre Tremblay and Régis Coussot, André Vanasse’s latest film POTE KOLE, La société civile et la construction du lien social en Haïti, and Ayiti Toma, a documentary by Joseph Hillel about Haiti’s reconstruction. Remembrance Day – Monday, January 12 from 2 p.m. Publisher Mémoire d’encrier and The International center for information and documentation on Haiti, the Caribbean and the Afro-Canadian community (CIDIHCA) will be launching a book and exhibition about Haitian writer Georges Anglade – one of the founders of the Université du Québec – and feminist, author and professor Mireille Neptune Anglade, whose lives were both claimed by on the earthquake. A ceremony in memory of the victims and to honour the survivors will begin at 4 p.m. The evening will continue with testimonies, poetry readings, artistic events and performances, featuring the Perle retrouvée choir, Innu poet Natasha Kanape Fontaine, as well as artists Wesli, Jenny Salgado, B.U and many others. TOHU and the Maison d'Haïti wish to emphasize the involvement of the "Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale" (AQOCI). Founded in 1976, AQOCI comprises 69 organizations from 13 regions of Quebec who work, abroad and locally for sustainable and human development. From 10 to 12 January 2015. Admission is free. To get to TOHU : 2345 Jarry Street East (corner of Iberville) Jarry Metro (bus 193 East) / Metro Iberville or Frontenac (bus 94 North) Paid parking: $ 8 For info : Phone : (514) 376-TOHU (8648) ou 1 888 376-TOHU (8648) HL/ HaitiLibre
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