Art in Action - The 2012 Québec Student Strike

UPDATE: The audio recording is available on Sound Cloud. The first part with David Widgington and Zéa Beaulieu-April. The second part featuring Norman Nawrocki, Bengi Akbulut and Zéa Beaulieu-April. Hosted by Stefan Christoff from the Social Justice Archives Project.

*Le français suit*

This event will highlight the voices of artists who were involved in the massive Québec student strike of 2012.

We will hear from local artists who actively explored the intersections of art and activism within the context of the student strike and collective revolt against neo-liberal economics that took place on the streets of Quebec for months in 2012.

VISUAL ARCHIVES

There will be an exhibit of visual photographs, posters, and visual elements related to the 2012 Student Strike.

Wages For Students, an updated publication of the collective text published in the fall of 1975 by the Wages for Students collective, was published in 2016 and was edited by Jakob Jakobsen, María Berríos, and Malav Kanuga and published by Common Notions. There will be copies present at the event and words shared by the editors.

Presentations by:

• Zéa Beaulieu-April, musician and poet
• Stefan Christoff, musician and community activist
• Norman Nawrocki, author, musician and community organizer
• David Widgington, undisciplinary artivist
  

Speakers bio:

Zéa Beaulieu-April co-founded and co-directed (with four other literature students from UQAM) the creative writing publication/zine Fermaille, which became an important space for exchange during the 2012 strike. Zéa Beaulieu-April is a poet, musician and critic. In her spare time, she teaches creative writing at UQAM and UTA and is preparing a doctoral thesis in semiotics.

Stefan Christoff is a media maker, community activist and artist. Stefan hosts Free City Radio, broadcasting weekly on CKUT 90.3FM, CJLO 1690 AM, CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, CFRC 101.9FM in Kingston, Ontario, CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, BC and shared globally as a podcast (Spotify + Apple Podcasts). Stefan coordinates Musicians for Palestine and makes music with many people globally, including Rêves sonores, Sam Shalabi, Lori Goldston, Adriana Camancho and Anarchist Mountains. Stefan is on the board of the Immigrant Workers Centre in Côte-Des-Neiges and works with Cinema Politica Network. Stefan is also a history student at Concordia University.

Norman Nawrocki is the author of 14 books of poetry, short fiction and a novel. He’s also written multiple plays and released dozens of albums. His newest book, Red Squared Montreal (Black Rose Books, 2023) is a fictional chronicle about the 2012 Quebec student strike and social protest movement. He wrote it while actively supporting the strike and teaching part-time at Concordia.

To attend in person:
SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation
Open Space
Room LB-145
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal, QC  H3G 1M8
J.W. McConnell Building (LB)

Download the poster in PDF or in JPG

*** L'art en action - La grève étudiante de 2012
Le projet d'archives en justice sociale

Le Centre de justice sociale présente un événement qui mettra en lumière les voix des artistes qui ont participé à la massive grève étudiante de 2012 au Québec.

Nous entendrons des artistes locaux qui ont activement exploré les intersections entre l'art et l'activisme dans le contexte de la grève étudiante et de la révolte collective contre l'économie néolibérale qui s'est déroulée dans les rues du Québec pendant des mois.

ARCHIVES VISUELLES

Il y aura une exposition de photographies, d'affiches et d'éléments visuels liés à la grève étudiante de 2012.

Wages For Students, une nouvelle version du texte collectif publié à l'automne 1975 par le collectif Wages for Students a été publiée en 2016 par Common Notions et a été éditée par Jakob Jakobsen, María Berríos et Malav Kanuga. Il y aura des exemplaires disponibles qui seront présentés par les éditeurs-rices.  

Présentations de :

• Zéa Beaulieu-April, musicienne et poète
• Stefan Christoff, musicien et activiste communautaire
• Norman Nawrocki, auteur, musicien et organisateur communautaire
• David Widgington, artiviste indisciplinaire

• SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation
  Espace ouvert
  Salle LB-145
  1400, boul. De Maisonneuve W.
  Montréal, QC H3G 1M8
  Édifice J.W. McConnell (LB)

Télécharger le poster en PDF ou en JPG