Voices for housing justice, live from Parc Ex
A live broadcast highlighting the ways that the extreme wave of gentrification that is taking place in Montréal is having a particularly heavy impact on Parc Ex. and other low income districts in the city.
Featuring:
Faiz Abhuani, Founder and director at Brique par brique
Sohnia Karamat Ali, organizer at Comité d’Action de Parc-Extension (C.A.P.E.)
Amy Darwish, organizer at Comité d’Action de Parc-Extension (C.A.P.E.)
Jason “Blackbird” Selman, poet and educator
Jonathan Villeneuve, Codirecteur général et artistique des Ateliers Belleville
The live broadcast will lift up the voices of community activists and artists who are both involved in movements for housing justice and also can speak to the tangible realities that countless thousands face due to the housing crisis in the city.
Photos by Irmak Taner