Date & time
Saturday, September 25, 2021
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
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Wastescapes tour: Memory and reclamation
Speaker(s)
Liz Miller (Communication Studies) and MJ Thompson (Art Education)
Cost
This event is free and open to members of the Concordia community but please register at least a week in advance
Organization
Loy Sustainability Research Ctr / Ctr for Oral History & Digital Storytelling / Communication Stds
Contact
Where
Parc Frédéric-Back
2345 Rue Jarry E, Montréal, QC H1Z 4N1
Join us this fall on a cycling/walking tour using the Wastescapes APP. Tours will be hosted by Liz Miller (Communication Studies) and MJ Thompson (Art Education) in collaboration with Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling and Loyola Sustainability Research Center. We will share the backstory and visit a few sites. Before each tour you will want to download the Wastescapes App on your Iphone or Android.
This particular tour explores Parc Frédéric-Back, a former dump and quarry that has been transformed into a park. The Park, named after the Québécois film animator and environmentalist, is a compelling example of a large-scale reclamation. Each location in the park tells a story about the past, and about efforts to remedy the damage done.
Meet up: “Anamnese” on App /Coordinates, 45.564104, -73.623671
The sculpture is near the benches at the highest site in the park, center east.