An extraordinary evening! 450 tickets sold! 325 people present! And our target exceeded!

In late June, the Freedom Flotilla II will set sail, carrying humanitarian aid for the population living in the Gaza Strip. In addition to delivering medicines, school supplies and food, the Canadian Boat to Gaza will attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza for the past 4 years.

Engrenage Noir / LEVIER worked with the Canadian Boat to Gaza to bring art to the heart of our solidarity with the people of Gaza through the sculpture of a boat, the making of a collective banner, postal art and performances.

Read more →

In its actions as well as its associations, the Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle (CLES) gives a special place to art and creativity. Ending sexual exploitation is at the heart of the message of the CLES and the expression of this mission in an original and creative way is important to the CLES. This is why Marie, a survivor of the sex trade and staff member of the CLES presented the slam “J’ai pas choisi!” (I Didn’t Choose - see video), during the “Tribunal populaire” on commercial sexual exploitation created by the CLES from March 18th - 20th, 2001 at the Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM).

Read more →

Launch publication at Quebec city -

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

at Bar L’Agitée, 251 Dorchester street

5:00 to 7:00 pm

For more information about this publication, please see PUBLICATION page.

The sixth annual Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival (MIATF) -the world’s only anarchist theatre festival - proudly presents one of Quebec’s theatre greats, Pol Pelletier, plus other artists from Europe and Quebec for one night of provocative, socially engaged theatre in French and English, Wed, May 18 at the Sala Rossa, 4848 boul St-Laurent, 7:30pm.

Read more →

There will be live performances by members of the Montreal-based Anarchist Writers Bloc (AWB) and the Anarchist Choir of Point St Charles. As usual in the Anarchist Cabaret, an important space will be let to everyone’ expression through a open mic.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

5pm -7pm.

Casa del Popolo (4873 boul St-Laurent)

Admission is free !

Read more →

• What’s going on and why ?

• What’s the cost ? We don’t know…$ 2 billion? $ 3 billion ?

• Isn’t violent crime decreasing?

• Nearly half the inmates in our prisons have a serious mental illness and/or drug addiction problems

• Are there are cheaper ways to make us feel secure?

You are invited by the MONTREAL CITIZENS FORUM to a public discussion of the issues.

April 28, 2011, Thursday,

7-9 pm

Atwater Library

1200 Atwater ave. (Metro Atwater)

The event is free. Your donations are welcome and
 help to fund future events.

Read more →

In response to the ongoing triple catastrophe that has hit Japan - the magnitude 9.0 earthquake, the tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear emergency - on April 1, 2011, at Montreal’s Society for Arts and Technology, a seven-hour artistic vigil will be held in solidarity with the people of Japan, and with their families and friends worldwide.

The event is open to the adult public; admission is free.

April 1, 2011, 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Society for Arts and Technology [SAT], 1201 Saint-Laurent Boulevard

Read more →

On March 18, 2011, during the Second Annual Art Education Graduate Student Symposium, Devora Neumark and Geneviève Fortin presented the Agir par l’imaginaire project.

A summary of this presentation and the discussion that followed will be published soon.

English translation soon… Read more →

A conference-demonstration of the Dojo Methode, or the Seven Laws of Presence, created by Pol Pelletier at the Dojo for  Actors, a training centre for stage artists in Montreal (1988-2001).

This internationally known method has been taught in numerous countries including France, Brasil, Denmark, and Mexico.

During this presentation, Pol will provide an exercise that enables one to understand the passage from a normal state to a state of awareness and the laws which govern this passage.

Pol will also demonstrate the ties between theatre and poverty: how to create a ”Poor Theatre” - following the concept as defined by Jerzy Grotowski - and how to offer theatre with a focus on poverty.

Read more →