This is a series of bilingual podcasts inspired by University of the Streets Café, a series of public conversations held in neighbourhoods around Montreal.
This bilingual conversation explores the following questions: how can art help us initiate or nurture public dialogue? Does art have the potential to unlock questions in our conversations? Can art help address historical injustices?
Moderator Anurag Dhir speaks with Majiza Philip, a teacher, performer, choreographer, and tap dancer, and Concordia PhD holder Emanuelle Dufour, who is the author of the comic "C'est le Québec qui est né dans mon pays".
The bilingual conversation features three former University of the Streets Café program coordinators.
Eric Abitbol, the founding coordinator, has a PhD in Peace Studies. Currently the President and CEO of Universalia, he's spearheading transformative initiatives. Elizabeth Hunt is the second former coordinator and has spent the last 25 years dedicated to developing spaces for citizen engagement, community learning, and strategic discourse. Alex Megelas is the third coordinator, who is an educator and community organizer, and currently leading research innovation and business development at Concordia's Institute of Applied AI.
Since its inception in 2003, University of the Streets Café has hosted over 400 bilingual public conversations.
As a flagship program of Concordia’s Office of Community Engagement, the public bilingual conversations are free and open to participants of all ages, backgrounds and levels of education.
514-848-2424 ext. 5840
communityengagement@concordia.ca
SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation
Room LB-145
Monday to Friday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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