Posted in Community, Dreams, Festival, tagged Community, Festival on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Manifestival That Promotes Proper Social Hygiene
Running from November 25th to November 29th at Place Emillie-Gamelin.
Each day from noon to 3am with daily breakfast at 8am!
There will be art installations, food, art, music, animation, circus, art, people, just tons of stuff, so take advantage of this mild November and make a point of stopping in!
Posted in Activism, Community, Dreams, Urban, tagged Turcot on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bonjour,
Veuillez trouver ci-joint et ci-dessous l’ordre du jour de la prochaine rencontre de Mobilisation Turcot de jeudi 4 décembre 2008 à partir de 18h30 au CRCS St Zotique, 75 Sir George Etienne Cartier, salle 118, métro Place St Henri.
18 h 30 Accueil
Consultation des articles de presse
Diaporama : Quelques alternatives en matière de transport
19 h Mot de bienvenue, remise en contexte et retour sur ce qui s’est passé depuis le 4 novembre :
Entre autres :
-Nouveaux partenaires signataires de la déclaration de principe
-Rencontre avec le sous-ministre
-Position de la Ville de Montréal
-Campagne de sensibilisation Sud Ouest : objectifs et durée
-Colloque à venir…
19 h 30 Présentation de Daniel Bouchard sur la position du Conseil régional de l’Environnement de Montréal.
20 h Travail en petits groupes
Campagne de sensibilisation : prochaines étapes
Quelles autres actions sont à entreprendre ?
Avec quelle cible? Avec quels moyens?
Préparation d’une répartition des tâches et d’un échéancier en tenant compte des ressources disponibles
20 h 25 Plénière
21 h Le BAPE : Commencer à y penser, pour mieux être préparé!
Questions dirigées
21 h 15 Conclusion
Veuillez noter qu’une brève pause conviviale, question de terminer nos rencontres en beauté et de remercier le travail précieux de toutes les personnes qui participent à la mobilisation, est prévue jusqu’à 22 h.
Manon Leclerc
Secrétaire/comptable
Concertation Ville-Émard/Côte St-Paul
Posted in Community, Dreams, Photography, Saint Henri, Urban, tagged Saint Henri, Tanneries, Turcot on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Dreams, theatre, Whales, tagged Dream, Griffintown on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
He walked through a long corridor with doors everywhere. Each one had a little bronze plaque on it. He read one and it said, “Decision 273G-7 was manifested here”. The doors were locked and had no handles. At the end of the corridor was a statue of a bald man with thick horn rimmed glasses and beyond that a ledge with a view of a huge gaping space with water running hard. The ferris wheel rolled over him. People were screaming in different languages. He noticed poker chips stuck on his arms. He washed up in a train yard, smoke coming up through the gravel along the tracks. An old ragged woman with one tooth held a small shiny green box in her hand. He reached for it and fell into a barn. The horses were freaking out and he ran into the street to just miss getting hit by a police car which sped up the little street with it’s siren blazing. There was a group of businessmen outside a tiny factory. They shook hands and entered. Church bells began to ring. He found himself on the front steps looking up at two steeples. A priest came out and said, “forget it, Jake, it’s Griffintown”
Posted in Activism, Community, Dreams, tagged Activism, Dreams, Griffintown on September 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well folks the weekend starts tomorrow evening at 5pm, in Griffintown, with a CUTV event, Remember Griffintown.
Remember Griffintown, will be running straight through until 5pm on Sunday evening. There is a lot to do, and a lot to see! So check out the schedule, and come on down! (NOTE: THE GALLERY WILL NOW OPENING AT 5PM.)
RAIN OR SHINE the show must go on! So bring a coat or an umbrella, and come enjoy a FREE weekend of festivities!
How to get here:
By Car from the West:
- Take Highway 20 East and continue towards “Montreal Centre-Ville” on to the 720 East.
- Get off at the Guy Street exit, and turn right on to Rene-Levesque
- Follow Rene-Levesque until Peel Street, where you will turn right, going south on Peel.
- Follow Peel until Ottawa Street (two blocks south of Notre-Dame)
- Turn left on Ottawa, and two blocks down (Corner of Ann Street) you will reach 950 Ottawa Street, and Remember Griffintown!
By Bus and Metro:
- Go to Peel Metro (Green Line) and take the 107 Bus South (at the corner of Peel and St. Catherine) Here is a link directly to the STM Schedule: http://www2.stm.info/azimuts/horaire.wcs?l=107&d=S&t=52398&lng=a
- Get off at Ottawa Street, and walk two blocks east of Peel, (Cross Peel Street), and walk two blocks, and you’re here!
Here is a link to the 107 North Schedule leaving from Peel and Ottawa Streets:
http://www2.stm.info/azimuts/horaire.wcs?l=107&d=N&t=53872&lng=a
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
We have a lot of people to thank for this event, and I apologize in advance if I’ve forgotten anyone.
Harvey Lev – for the FREE use of his property, without his generous contribution, help and advice, this event wouldn’t have been anywhere near possible!
CUTV (Concordia University Television) – Jason Gondziola (Station Manager) has been a huge supporter of this event, without him, we wouldn’t have had the money to put this event together, so hats off to him for all the support!
Indyish (www.indyish.com) – Risa Dickens is one of the greatest people in the world! Risa, thank you for all the help, advice, chats, support and E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G you have done to make this three-day celebration, everything it will be! And Tristan Brand for all is help and support! We’re glad you’re doing better!
Moog Audio, AKG and Soundcraft for supplying all of our Audio Equipment!
St. Ambroise for their sponsorship and support!
Loyola High School, for projectors, vehicules, and support!
QPRIG McGill & QPRIG Concordia, for the continued support!
The Committee for Sustainable Redevelopment of Griffintown, without the help of Judith Bauer and Chris Gobeil, we wouldn’t have been able to get all the people we had for this event!
Steven Peck, for his abundance of work, help and fantastic presentation! (Go check it out! See below for times.)
Matthew Barlow, for all the help organizing our tours, and helping with just about everything Griffintown.
Denis Delaney for offering his precious time!
Liliane Aflalo, Jessica Aflalo & Maza “Oma” Lorentz, for the use of their cars on numerous occaisions.
CJAD 800/Mix96/CHOM 97.7 – For the generous donations and on-air time!
All of our Volunteers (too many to name!)
To the CUTV staff: Melanie Gallant (PR), Veronique Leblanc (Community Outreach)
Emmanuel Hessler for all his hard work, support and phenomenal ideas! Many, we love you!
To all the artists, who have GENEROUSLY donated their talents and time! (We will be collecting donations for all our artists!)
And finally, a VERY Special Thanks to our Technical Advisor, “Name it, I do it” guy, scavenger hunt organizer, and overall supporter of this event from DAY ONE… Dominic Roussel. Without Dom’s help, this event wouldn’thave been at ALL possible. He has been, and continues to be a remarkable person, and we owe him a huge big ass hug for all the work he as put into this event! Thank you Dom.
See you this weekend!
Paul Aflalo & Liz Bono (Event Coordinators)
Posted in Art, Dreams, graffiti, Photography, tagged Judith Brisson, Photography, Turcot on August 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I finally summoned up the courage to visit the Turcot yards, after contemplating them for close to a half-century. I remember the rows upon rows of railway cars that were lined up along the network of tracks whenever my family would make a westward venture- we were from the East Island. I would eye the graffiti-ized rail cars, even way back then, with youthful fascination.
Somehow, it would conjure images of Kerouac’s “On the Road” or Ed Abbey’s “The Fool’s Progress”, of train-hopping, bumming around in illicit adventures in distant locales, drinking mescal out of brown paper- shrouded bottles and of counting one’s last days on the planet. Local lore that characterized the place as a haven for tripping disenfranchised youth only added to the strange appeal.
Even as a mature adult, long after the trains had disappeared, the place held an inexplicable attraction. Rife with overgrown weeds, tumbled-over concrete abutments, and rails that lead to nowhere, the only sign of life, really, was the graffiti that one could only catch the briefest glimpse of, especially when racing pell-mell along highway 20.
I never even saw the access to the yards until just three years ago, when I rediscovered my urban nature and moved back to the city. I soon spent many hours exploring the nooks and crannies, hidden alleyways and side streets of the city on foot and on bicycle, but I was always too afraid to venture underneath the expressways alone. Neither could I convince any of my aging friends to accompany me. “The sign says you can’t enter”. “We’re not supposed to be here”. “No, sorry, not interested”. And to think that these people were once hippies, yes but I digress.
I suppose it shouldn’t be a major big deal that I visited the Turcot yards. It’s not like I toured the Acropolis, or Petra or the Great Wall for that matter, but I suppose the bigger deal was going alone. Unlike the Acropolis or Petra, you actually can be alone in the Turcot Yards, even when surrounded by thousands of speeding vehicles.
I didn’t have the nerve to go until I spoke to Henry, a young artist who, if not a graffiti-ist himself, is well-acquainted with the people and the art of the graffiti world. Intending to ask him to accompany me to the Yards, but deciding at the last minute that that would be too weird, I instead asked him if it was safe for me to go. He sort of chuckled and said that it wasn’t something he had ever considered.
With my loins as firmly girded as they can be at this age, I decided to head over to the yards- on my own. I soon discovered that the only sign of life, other than the vehicular congestion and crumbling superstructures, is still the graffiti. As such I duly documented the numerous tags and images that are virtually impossible to see from any highway vantage point.
It was a quiet and meditative experience, finally, right in the midst of rush-hour, as if I’d entered a quiet chapel just off a main thoroughfare, with not an ambulating human in sight! Maybe next time, I might even paint something. –Judith Brisson
Posted in architecture, Art, Art & Culture, Dreams, History, tagged Art, Baghdad, Blast Wall on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Activism, Art, Dreams, tagged Paint, Riviere Saint Pierre, Turcot on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If I had the money, time, etc, I would paint the Riviere Saint Pierre over the asphalt at Turcot Yards. At worst it might make a neat Google Earth view. Here is a map.
Posted in Dreams, News, Photography, Urban, tagged Funnel Cloud, Montreal, Watersprout on July 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Wednesday afternoon a waterspout was seen here and no one can remember ever seeing one here before. Looks very cool but also scary. Story here.
(Barry Caine / MyNews.CTV.ca)
And this video from Jenniexotica.
Posted in Abandoned, architecture, Dreams, Parks, Photography, Structures, Urban, tagged Abandoned, Amusement Park, Spreepark on July 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Have to admit to having a weakness for abandoned amusement parks. There is just something so profoundly surreal about them and the eerie feeling that you have been there!
Spreepark from Wiki.
Here are some images from Dennis Gerbeckx who has a great Flickr page here.
There is also a group pool on Flickr.
Dead Dinosaur from naomi.
riesenrad by ill phil
and these two by urbtravel who has lots of images of other abandonements.
And a video from twoblueberries.
Posted in Dreams, Driving, freeway, Interchange, Photography, Structures, Urban, tagged Photography, Ratsters, Turcot on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Community, Dreams, Justice, Urban, tagged Community, Concordia, Summer Institute on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Always a great experience with plenty of opportunity for networking and exchanging ideas!
Ces formations sont offerts chaque �t�; normalement pour des frais de $400 pour la semaine. Cette ann�e, c’est gratuit car ils vont utiliser une nouvelle approche novatrice… Ceci sera une occasion de voir si cette approche pourrait nous servir dans la mobilisation Turcot et en m�me temps, de se ressourcer…
http://instdev.concordia.ca/summer_program/index_f.html
This is a yearly event, normally VERY expensive ($400 for the full week). This year the workshops are all free! This is a NOT TO BE MISSED opportunity to attend exciting and innovative discussions re citizenship, community action and more. Something for everyone!
Posted in Dreams, Infrastructure, Photography, Signs, Snowpiles, tagged Disco Ball, Hydrant, Photgraphy on May 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Posted in City Hall, Community, Dreams, History, tagged Death, Griffintown on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
And the funeral is this Sunday.
On April 28, 2008, after a long illness, the historic Montreal neighborhood is expected to finally expire with the passage of 44.04 on the agenda of the Asemblee Ordinaire de Conseil Municipal.
Born in 1804, when renowned surveyor Louis Charland laid out the street grid, Griffintown suffered through long periods of neglect by the city administration, followed by frantic bursts of municipal rezoning activity that disrupted it’s circulatory system and ultimately led to it’s demise.
Griffintown died after being infected with a severe case of inverted urban planning (PPU designed by the developer), consisting of big box stores, apartment towers and street closures, resulting in a debilitating loss of patrimony.
Predeceased by sister Victoriatown, also known as Goose Village, who died from expropriation while giving birth to parking lots, Griffintown is survived by brothers Milton Park and Old Montreal.
A funeral for Griffintown and outdated urban planning practices is planned for Sunday, April 27, 2008. Mourners are requested to join the procession at the Griffintown Horse Palace at 1220 Ottawa Street at 3:00 PM, or at Place D’Armes at 3:45 PM for the funeral march to City Hall, Place Vauquelin, where eulogies (and other speeches) will be offered from 4:15 to 5:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, mourners are requested to vote for the party that promises to rebuild the urban planning function of the Ville de Montreal in the next municipal election.
In case of rain, bring a black umbrella.
