Owen Rose, the president of the Urban Ecology Centre, sent us this about the upcoming Citizen Summit and an environment-themed film festival.
THE VERY 1st FILM FESTIVAL – ENVIRONMENT AND THE CITY
MAY 29, 30 and 31
Cinéma du Parc and the 5th Citizen Summit have collaborated together to present the First Montreal Film Festival dealing with the ‘Environment and the City’ (May 29-31). This unique film festival will feature as a pre-summit activity a number of exceptional films which present urban life and how we humans do not have a balanced relationship with Nature. We are the net importers of all that is good in our environment and in return we export toxic waste, polluted air and water, and much more. The stories of how this imbalance can be changed will be the stories of these films. Accompanying the festival will be an exhibition of relevant visuals, both photos and paintings.
The 5th Montreal Citizen Summit
The 5th Montreal Citizen Summit is a social forum open to all and is based on the concept ‘The City We Want’. This event will take place from June 5-7, 2009 at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and will be an opportunity for citizens and civil society practitioners to strengthen their ties in order to collectively organise social action initiatives. The Summit will also be the opportunity for citizens to learn and exchange on urban issues related to this year’s themes: 1) Economy 2) Urban planning 3) Social justice, inclusion and citizenship 4) Environment 5) Democracy 6) Culture.
It all begins at the SAT on Friday, 5 June at 19h30 with our opening gala featuring Caracol, Jai Guru, Fabrice Koffy and Labess!
Express yourself on the city we want!
Montreal citizens and organisations are invited to share their thoughts on how to improve our city. The ideas generated throughout this process will inspire the writing of the Citizen Agenda which will be discussed during the 5th Montreal Citizen Summit. These tools will help bring our vision and priorities to the forefront of election debates and discussions.
