Nouveau projet _ Montreal cities for people

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Photo: Martha Wainwright by Cindy Boyce

 

As Montréal was getting ready to celebrate its 375th anniversary, we wanted to reflect on its past, its present, and its future.

Bringing together a team of writers, historians, thinkers, photographers and illustrators, we asked them to give us their visions of this complex city, both international and parochial, proud of its glorious past but sometimes weighted down by it, stimulating and often infuriating, but always, from the very start, rich in stories.

 

THE MAD ADVENTURE

 

TOWARD A NEW COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE FOR MONTRÉAL

 

375 YEARS OF MONTRÉAL HISTORY, IN FOUR PARTS

 

SNAPSHOTS

 

MONTRÉAL: THE CITY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN

 

GLIMPSES OF PARK EX

 

LITERARY CARTOGRAPHY

 

MONTRÉAL'S EXTREMITIES

 

ON THE MONTREALISATION OF FRENCH MIGRANTS

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Nouveau Projet

Nouveau Projet is a general-interest biannual publication launched in Montréal in 2012. It aims to offer Quebecers a high-quality magazine that showcases the best writers, thinkers, and visual artists. It supports progressive forces at the social and cultural levels, and seeks to contribute to a dynamic and creative society. It has received many awards over the years, including the Canadian Magazine of the Year title at the National Magazine Awards in 2015.

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• Cities for people

  Cities for People is an initiative of the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation that aims to foster more inclusive, innovative and resilient cities across Canada. Following an experimental phase, in 2016 we have refocused our efforts on four priorities: 1) Increasing Equality, 2) Strengthening the Civic Commons, 3) Enabling City Labs, and 4) Supporting Urban Innovation Networks.

• Amplifier Montréal

  Amplifier Montréal is a movement launched by several partners from various backgrounds in the city of Montreal to influence the city's ongoing transformation. The goal is to rethink the way we see ourselves and the way we should go about transforming Montréal into a more inclusive, resilient and innovative city. We achieve this by listening to all, particularly those who voices are unheard, in order to collect and promote the diversity of cities’ narratives, and by making a call for action through unlikely collaborations between various stakeholders.

• The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation

  Established in 1937, the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation engages Canadians in building a more innovative, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient society. The Foundation’s purpose is to enhance Canada’s ability to address complex social, environmental and economic challenges. We accomplish this by developing, testing, and applying innovative approaches and solutions; by strengthening the community sector; and by collaborating with partners in the community, private, and public sectors. We recognize that creating enduring change takes time, and involves more than granting.