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Current Project: Asylum Seekers At Le Pont, each family is free to cook what and when they wish … and to invite volunteers and staff to share their meal! It is comforting to be able to cook and enjoy the foods from one’s home country.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers Maryse is a cultural facilitator, a storyteller and an author. In collaboration with the Montreal Libraries, Maryse comes each week to read, sing and share with the youngest residents at Le Pont.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers The ice and snow are fun for the children, but seem hazardous to parents who are not equipped for these weather conditions. Thankfully, there are a number of organizations that offer clothes, boots, baby strollers and other articles to families who have had to leave everything behind.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers Célia, a community worker for Mercier-Ouest Quartier en Santé, has invited residents of Le Pont to the Carnaval de Guybourg. She is aware of the many resources and activities in the borough of Mercier-Ouest and loves to have the families benefit from them.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers Denise seriously applies herself to her study of French. She already speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. When she is not singing in the kitchen, Denise is actively searching for work, doing her French homework, or helping other families with whom she quickly establishes a friendship.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers Ghada (in the middle) is a teacher for the Centre des ressources éducatives et pédagogiques of the CSDM. Every week, she gives two hours of Introductory French to residents to propel them in their learning of the language.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers Betty cleans her room. Each resident or family has a private room with a key, so that they can feel at home. Cleaning materials are available and each is responsible for their room.
Current Project: Asylum Seekers Arthur, administrator of the project Le Pont, explains to a resident that her status is irregular and not illegal. She has the right to remain in Canada while awaiting her hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Current Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees The collective Chantons Ensemble is recording their composition after 3 months of weekly workshops at the University of Laval. Their composition touches on their experiences that bind them, some as Quebecers and others as refugees. Their conductor, Juulie Rousseau, masterfully conducts the group. (Québec, QC)
Current Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees Nisrin, as a poet, and Mustafa, as a musician, participate in a research project of the Department of Music and the School of Social Work of Laval University in Quebec city which looks at the effects of participating in musical events based on multicultural exchange on the social integration […]