Grassroots Coverage

Faiz Abhuani of Brique par brique interviews Simone Chen of La Place Commune about the Food Solidarity Network program. Video by Emanuele Barbier & Caitlin Yardley

Simmi Sunshine is a dance artist and yoga Instructor in Parc-Ex. See episode 3 of our series with with Faiz Abhuani of Brique par Brique right here! Video by Emanuele Barbier and Caitlin Yardley

Check out the third episode in our series with Faiz Abhuani of Brique par Brique! In this episode, Faiz chats with Leonora Gangadeen-King about her contribution to Parc-Ex via her food delivery initiative with immigrant women in the community. Video by Emanuele Barbier and Caitlin Yardley

Faiz Abhuani from Brique par Brique is interviewing ordinary people doing extraordinary things in Parc-Ex. Today, he is meeting with Walid El Mrouji to talk about his role at his local pool. Video by Emanuele Barbier and Caitlin Yardley.

On August 7th, to kick off Montreal pride, hundreds gathered to march for trans liberation. The event was organized by ASSteQ, and brought awareness to issues such as amnesty for trans migrants, the decriminalization of sex work, coverage for trans health care, and defunding the police.  Video by Emanuele Barbier and Caitlin Yardley

This is the first video in a new series by Faiz Abhuani of Brique par Brique. In this interview, Faiz speaks to Rizwan Khan of Comité d’action de Parc-Extension (CAPE) outside of La Place Commune about Parc-Extension, Islam, internalized racism, and gentrification. Check out the full interview below! Video by David Earles

Mamadou Konate, who laboured in Quebec’s long-term care facilities throughout the pandemic, faces deportation from Canada due to an obscure clause in the Immigration Act. Friends of Mamadou, asylum seekers, advocates, and community allies gathered outside of Justin Trudeau’s riding office on Tuesday to demand status for Mamadou and status for all. Video by Abdelali …

On July 1st activists, artists, hip-hop enthusiasts, and Montrealers gathered in the Mile-End to hold a celebration in protest of Canada Day. The event aimed to support the Indigenous community and raise money for a recent project launched by the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal/Foyer Pour Femmes, Iskweu. Among the performers were The Rap Battles …

On June 25th, the HAUTERAGEOUS community came together to raise funds for the Palestine Children Relief Fund and AlQaws Org for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society. Hauterageous is a Palestinian-run organization that denounces all forms of Zionism and aims to help foster a safer space for QTBIPOCS in nightlife. This event featured performances …

Throughout the pandemic, there has been lots of discussion around the critical role of essential workers, within healthcare, but also within food production and product distribution networks. Despite the rhetoric and increasing public recognition of the role that essential workers play in holding society up, there are still many essential workers who are struggling with …