Montreal – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Democracy goes grassroots in Montreal https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2012/07/democracy-goes-grassroots-in-montreal/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:18:46 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=2091 North America’s longest student strike in Canada’s French-speaking province Quebec is leading to new and interesting social developments in the region. After Premiere Jean Charest passed an emergency law to quell protests in May 2012, communities defied this law by holding nightly “casseroles” marches – a phenomenon that is now spreading across Canada. The community-based activity is spawning neighborhood assemblies throughout Montreal, where residents are discussing ways to combat everything from social service cutbacks to police repression. Jerome Charaoui, an IT consultant at a Montreal college, got together with some friends to start the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area assembly.

Listen to the report by Carmelle Wolfson:

Democracy goes grassroots in Montreal

Jerome Charaoui

Jerome talks with assembly members

Jerome talks with assembly members

Agenda order for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Neighborhood Assembly

Agenda order for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Neighborhood Assembly

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