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Celebrating its 13th Anniversary, theHip Hop You Don’t Stop Festival was re-cently held across Côte-des-Neiges(CDN) and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce(NDG). Hundreds of people, youngand old, came out to celebrate thefestivities that focus on music and cul-ture.
Coordinator of the event Emilio Orel-lana-Coté was happy that so manypeople came out to participate, andto take in the activities, annually.
The Festival was comprised of eventsthat were held between September 19and 23rd.
On Wednesday night, CKUT 90.3FMradio station hosted an event, entitled“Youth on the Mic” an on-air discussionwith borough youth on inclusion andhow Hip Hop culture can help inclusiveenvironments, and how to empoweryouth through the arts.
On Friday night, youth gathered at LaMaison des Jeunes CDN for CinemaHip Hop. In collaboration with NBS Stu-dio, the community were invited towatch the Beat Street Movie (1982). Directed by Harry Belafonte, the movieis set in the Bronx and it follows the livesof a pair of brothers and their group offriends, all of whom are devoted to va-rious elements of early hip hop culture.
Saturday afternoon, brought out dan-cers of all kinds to our Block Party atMackenzie King Park. Two sets of com-petitions by age group, with a panel ofjudges: Leah McFly - Waackeisha(Chocolate Jungle 90’s Jam), Alexan-dra Spiceya Landé (Ebnfloh) and Angelo Ameur (Urban Element Zone).It was hosted by Dix-Iple Decan andPreach Ankobia. Featured on the mic
were 7ven and Kamino (NBS Studio)Ceinture Noire Seydina Ndiaye Truth-Vybez Tamara Serenitmtl Sarahmée,and from Toronto, Spek Won and RazFresco with DJ Seriousblack & MervinMcleod aka Mystical Flex on the 1'sand 2's.
The week culminated in our “piece deresistence” on the Sunday with Ele-mentakiza. In our fifth year of partner-ship with Elementality. A 2 vs. 2 BBoyBGirl Battle hosted by Darqk (@CleanFresh Air) with Dj @Benny Lava andjudges Que Rock (Mzk, T.O) Kaporal(Legz Crew), and DKC Freeze (FlowRock). We held our annual murals ontrucks again .We did not go hungry that weekendwith great food from, Che Churro,Vegan Rapide and Empanadas Sur AlGran Norte with our wonderful dish-washers from Boom Service.
Partners included: CKUT 90.3, Legz-Crew, Musitechnic, Maison des JeunesChalet Kent, NBS Studio, Kalmunity,Break City, RGMT Bartendaz, TheDepot, NDG Art Hive, Eco-QuartierNDG, Head and Hands, WesthavenCommunity Centre, NDG CommunityCouncil and Bienvenue à NDG.
Special thanks go out to our funders:Patrimoine Canada and the City ofMontréal (Diversité des expressions cul-turelles) as well as our sponsors MoogAudio, Le Sino, Discount Québec. Inaddition, a big thanks to Fanny’s won-derful student volun-teers at La Voie HighSchool and of coursethe staff at PréventionCDN−NDG.
- Terri Ste.Marie
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Volume 11 , November 2018Nexus CDN/NDGNexus CDN/NDG
In this edition:
Éco-quartiernews
Coaster project
Halloween safetyand event!
Hip Hop YouDon’t Stop 2018
review
The Dep podcast
Terri’s Two Cents
Jean-Edouard, hosting Saturday’s event.
Andreea - Coordinator Coeur Atout, testing outThe Barbers.
Page 2 of 8 Nexus CDN/NDG6575 SomerledSuite 206514-486-2727Montclair Residence gets new flower boxes
This summer, when planning theannual flower distribution, I waschatting with Maria, one of theactivities coordinator at the Mont-clair Seniors’ Residence. Sheworks hard to make the outsidespace inviting so that the seniorswill want to go and sit outside,despite having no dedicated gar-den budget. Other people havenoticed Maria’s hard work, andmany people donated plants forthe garden.
Unfortunately, the residence’splants were being killed by salt.Because it is important to salt thewalkways well so that the resi-dents don’t fall in the winter, lotsof salt is used around the pro-perty. That salt was being washedinto the hosta bed near the side-walk, killing all of the plants. Everyyear Maria had to change the soiland get new plants. I hoped tofind a solution to help her, and tosave the plants.The solution came in the form of acommunity project for Lower Canada College (LCC) students.
Every year, their Round Square
program brings youth from acrossthe world for community serviceprojects. They had 21 studentswho needed an activity on Satur-day, September 22 nd. They alsohad a small budget. It was theperfect fit!
All summer, our student Tori (fun-ded by Service Canada) workedon plans to beautify the garden
with flowers and planters. Sheworked with the residence to en-sure that any changes would be-nefit the residents.
After much planning and collec-ting supplies, the big day came!21 LCC students, two teachers,two volunteers, Maria, Tori and Iworked hard to clean up the frontand back yards, cut the wood,build the planters and plant thehostas in their new safe space.Now the hostas will be able tocome back year after year andthe residents will be able to enjoythem along with a little bit moreprivacy and some shade. Thisshould encourage the residents togo and sit in the front yard nextspring.
I invite you to pass by the Mont-clair Residence to see the newplanters. The seniors really likethem and we hope that you willbe impressed by the students’hard work too! A big thank you toLCC!
- Nikki Schiebel
Intervening with older LGBT peo-ple requires a comprehensive un-derstanding of this community.
Gay and Gray Montreal presentsa group discussion with JulienRougerie, Project Manager for theFuture, Fondation Émergence, BillRyan MEd / MSW - Researcher atMcGill University and Bonnie Bray-ton - National Director of DisAbledWomens Netwok (DAWN / RAFH
Canada).
The panel will present its expertisein this area, Friday, November 16at 20:30, helping participants im-prove their interventions with thecommunity of older LGBT people.
FREE Event Supported by Gay andGray Montreal, CBD Home Ser-vices and Prevention CDN-NDG
To book, go here:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-tervening-with-lgbt-seniors-solu-tions-for-effective-practice-tickets-51421231287?ref=enivtefor001&invite=MTUyNzQyODEvc3RlcGhhbmllLmR1cG9udC5jdmRAc3Nzcy5nb3V2LnFjLmNhLzA%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitefor-malv2&utm_term=attend
Intervening with LGBT seniors - solutions for effective practice
The Tandem Coaster Project
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This year, the Tandem Women’sCommittee decided to reworkthe four preventative coastersthat had been launched a fewyears ago. The new and impro-ved coasters, aim to sensitize bargoers in a neutral and non-gen-
dered manner on aspects thatcan make for a safer outing. Presently, we are in the process ofreaching out to local bars inCôte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to help share these coasters. We are only in the first few weeksof the process and already havetwo bars on board with the pro-ject. We are happy to announcethat you can find these coastersat the Resto-Bar La Maisonnée onGatineau street in CDN, as well asthe Café-Bar La Brunante which islocated in l’Université de Mon-treal. If you see these coasters inone of our partnering bars, (there
are more to come) we encou-rage you to help with the sensiti-zation by taking a picture with thecoasters and sharing it on your social medias using the hashtag#TANDEMMTL.If you have any questions regar-ding this project feel free tocontact us by email at: [email protected].
Nous offrirons plusieurs activités pour enfants et ados- Maison hantée, bonbons et autres activités amusantes et jeux pour enfants et les jeunes.TOUTES LES ACTIVITÉS SONT GRATUITES!
We will be offering several activities for younger and older kids:- Hounted house, candy and other fun activities and games for kids and youth.ALL THE ACTIVITES ARE FREE!
Halloween à 6767 Cote‑des‑Neiges!
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Par/by: Baobab Familial, ASDP CDN etPrévention CDN/NDG
Les enfants restent sur la responsabilité de leurs parents
Page 4 of 8 Nexus CDN/NDGHalloween trick-or-treating safety tips
Children should:• Go only to well-lithouses and remainon porches ratherthan entering houses.• Travel in smallgroups and be ac-companied by an adult.• Know their home phone numberin case an emergency telephonecall is necessary.• Have their names and ad-dresses attached to their cos-tumes (preferably hidden undertheir costume).• Bring treats home before eatingthem so parents can inspectthem.• Use costume knives and swordsthat are flexible, not rigid or sharp.• Do not go into a stranger’s au-tomobile.
When walking in neighbourhoodschildren should:• Use flashlights, stay on sidewalksand avoid crossing yards.• Cross streets at the corner, usecrosswalks (where they exist) anddo not cross between parkedcars.
• Stop at all corners and stay to-gether in a group before crossing.• Wear clothing that is bright, re-flective and flame retardant. RE-MEMBER: A flame-retardantcostume does not mean that it isfire proof. Always keep your cos-tume away from any type ofopen flame or other heat sources.• Consider using face paint in-stead of masks. (Masks can ob-struct a child's vision.)• Avoid wearing hats that will slideover their eyes.• Avoid wearing long, baggy orloose costumes or oversized shoes(to prevent tripping).• Look left, right and left againbefore crossing the street.• Use the buddy system, andmake sure you have at least one
buddy with you the entireevening.
Parents and adults should:• Supervise the outing for childrenunder age 12.• Establish a curfew (a returntime) for older children.• Parents should plan a route foryour child to use while trick-or-treating and set an early returntime for your child.• Prepare homes for trick-or-treaters by clearing porches,lawns and sidewalks and by plac-ing jack-o-lanterns away fromdoorways and landings.• Avoid giving choking hazardssuch as gum, peanuts, hard can-dies or small toys as treats toyoung children.• Do not hand out homemade orunwrapped candies to children.• When your children returnhome, examine and discard allcandies that are not factorysealed or wrapped by the candymanufacturer. Never eat home-made or unwrapped treats.
Parents and adults should ensurethe safety of pedestrian trick-or-treaters:• Make sure children are super-vised as they cross the street.• Drive slowly.• Watch for children in the streetand on medians.• Exit driveways and alleywayscarefully.• Have children get out of cars onthe curbside, not on the traffic
side.
Tips about pump-kins and decora-tions:• Carve pumpkinson stable, flat sur-faces with goodlighting.• Have children
draw a face on the outside of thepumpkin and have parents dothe cutting.• Be sure to place lit pumpkinswell away from anything that canburn and far enough out of yourway of trick-or-treaters, doorsteps,walkways and yards. Do not leavelit pumpkins unattended.• It is safest to use a flashlight orbattery-operated candle in ajack-o-lantern. If you use a realcandle, use extreme caution.Make sure children are watchedat all times when candles are lit.When lighting candles inside jack-o-lanterns, use long, fireplacestyle matches or a utility lighter.• Dried flowers, cornstalks andcrepe paper are highlyflammable. Keep these and otherdecorations well away from allopen flames and heat sources, in-cluding light bulbs and heaters.• Remember to keep exits clearof decorations, so nothing blocksescape routes.• Tell children to stay away fromopen flames. Be sure they knowhow to stop, drop and roll if theirclothing catches fire. (Have thempractice, stopping immediately,dropping to the ground, coveringtheir face with hands, and rollingover and over to put the flamesout.)Parents are encouraged to sharethese tips with their children to en-sure a safe and enjoyableevening for the entire family.
Page 5 of 8 Nexus CDN/NDGHip Hop You Don’t Stop 2018
The Festival was built on the ideaof creating a space of expressionfor at risk youth, yes. Although, webelieve the Festival is now a placeof expression for youth, in general,with no categorization needed.We do not want to marginalizemore than some already are, sowe seek to create a hybrid envi-ronment where people thatwould not necessarily gather. Wehave seen a progression in termsof the growing enthusiasm fromyouth that volunteer each yearfrom local high schools like LaVoie. We have seen the progres-sion in the rising careers of artiststhat released their first EPs and al-bums at Hip Hop You Don't Stoplike Strange Froots coming fromNoBadSound. We have seen pro-gression, but there is a lot work tobe done still.
2018 was a very important editionfor Hip Hop You Don't Stop. Theteam is being redefined, the chal-lenges within the organization areclearer than ever and bridges arebeing built with other cities suchas Toronto and Mexico D.F, whichcould expand the Festival's reachand popularity. Building a teamfor this project has been difficultas many of the members alreadyinvolved can only invest a redu-ced amount of hours weekly inthe project since they have kids,work, and a strong community im-plication. Many solutions areahead for us and we look forwardto 2019 being a ''key'' edition inthe future of the Festival. It is clear for us that the city, thecommunity network in Côte-des-Neiges − Notre-Dame-de-Grâce(CDN− NDG) and a large popula-tion of Montreal is interested in ourproject labeled as Youth Empo-werment Through Arts. The poten-tial is gigantic, which involve
responsibility and realism. It is alsoclear for us that the Festival needsto grow as a ''trampoline'' to pu-blic funding for art projects foryouth in the borough. Remember Hip Hop You Don'tStop is co-presented by Preven-tion CDN-NDG, which is heavily in-volved in improving quality-lifeand finding solutions for social is-sues in CDN-NDG, and by Elemen-tality which is a cultural organisa-tion with a focus on communityand social commitment, dedica-ted to broadcasting and facilita-ting means of expressions comingfrom Hip Hop culture in Montreal.This means the potential is huge,once again.
We believe that through Hip Hopmany messages can be transmit-ted concerning diversity, intercul-turality, environmental conscious-ness, the importance of interge-nerational exchange, of learningand recognition of native know-ledge and art, the importance ofcriticism towards the ''develop-ment'' proposed by modern so-cieties, and mind and bodyhealth. We participated in a mee-ting with the Arts & Culture Tablein NDG hosted by local Mayor SueMontgomery this fall and what ismostly being asked is new spacesfor youth and for young adultswhere they can decide what pro-gramming, what ideas, whatorientation those spaces have. I wish that some youth can useHip Hop You Don't Stop as abridge to funds, to ressources,contacts, communities, networks,inspirations, in order to built theirpersonal development and togive new spaces of expressionsand of exchange for youth.
We are glad connections havebeen multiplied with Toronto with
the invitation of Que Rock, a Ani-shinaabe rapper and bboy thatrecognizes Hip Hop pioneers, butalso couples the elements of HipHop culture with his traditionalAnishnawbe values. Spek Won, arapper, born to his immigrant pa-rents from Ghana, bringsconsciousness to his words by in-volving Black Lives Matter. Youngrapper Raz Fresco also came fromToronto. On another hand, BialHCLAP, a DJ and producer fromMexico that has supported manyuprising artists in his city, was thereto share his playlists and energy.Those who were added to the billfor Elementakiza and that we arefortunate to have been part ofthe project is Violent Ground arap duo of brothers coming fromremote village of Kawawachika-mach, in Northern Quebec, brin-ging their strong Naskapi identityto the forefront.
On another hand there are multi-ple new partners and guests wewhich to acclaim such as theRGMT Bartendaz collective ofbrought the callisthenics move-ment and a community of mind-fulness about nutrition and bodyhealth, there was Vegan Rapidefrom NDG and Sur Al Norte Empa-nadas who brought exquisite andvaried food to the public, and forthe 1st year NDG Art Hive partici-pated in giving a workshop formaking instruments with recycledmaterials!
We are proud of the program-ming and of the number andquality of artists from Montreal co-ming from various age groupsfrom 6 to 70 years old. Hip Hop isalive and Hip Hop will not stop!
- Emilio Emiliano
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For another year, we had thepleasure to welcome volunteersfrom La Voie high school for ourHip Hop You Don't Stop Festival.
More than 20 youths helped usduring the Elementakiza event onSeptember 23rd. They helpedwith the set-up and the cleaning,
took great pictures (check themon our Facebook page!), anima-ted the kid's zone, welcomed citi-zens to the festival, handed outflyers, helped with the smoothies,took care of the banner, etc. Wor-king with them at Elementakizawas such a joy! The youth teamwas very patient and devoted tothe success of the day. Hip HopYou Don't Stop would not be thesame without them! A big THANKYOU to all of them!
The famous volunteers : Ryan Myr-tle, Rouguiatou Bah, Yasmine Cal-deron, Fatima Ahmed, Mary BethLaxamana, Suranna Harry,Deeksha Bhikoo, Simila Alo, Arus-han Ilaiyarajah, Kai Qi Phomvichit,Ana-Belle Boivin, Abida Islam,
Nishani Ramesh, Jonathan Sathiyanathan, Mohamed Gader,Kathy Truc Ngugyen Luong,
Sabbana Sinnathurai, SendyChea, Janna Yadao, ParnianYahoo, Isaac Mayras, Lamiya Hos-sain.
- Fanny Lavigne
A Big Thank You to La Voie's students!
Welcome to Côte-des-NeigesOn September 29, 2018, the Wel-come to Côte-des-Neiges Cere-mony, took place. The purpose ofthis ceremony was to welcomenewcomers to Côte-des-Neigesand encourage their exchangeswith various members of the com-munity.Several community-based CDNorganizations had the opportunityto present their services to allownew residents to discover theirneighborhood. Andreea Zbarcea,the coordinator of the Hearts inAction project and the coordina-tor of development and commu-nication, Sarah Nambukara-wasam, represented PréventionCDN-NDG at the event.
In addition to community organi-zations, members of the commu-nity were present to meet andwelcome immigrants. Among them, Borough Mayor,Sue Montgomery, Commander ofNeighborhood Police Station 26,Sébastien de Montigny, Mont-Royal-Outremont Liberal Memberof Parliament, Pierre Arcand, aswell as members of the Corpora-tion de développement commu-nautaire de Côte -des-Neiges(CDC).
The ceremony ended in style withlovely amuses-bouche and a tra-ditional Quebec dance.
The Relance project came to an end in September!The Relance project is a project tofight against sexual violence. Itsspecificity lies in the fact that wehave mobilized young boys, whohave been encouraged totake a position on the issueof sexual violence againstwomen through the realiza-tion of different projects.
The 16 young people invol-ved showed a superb teamspirit and tremendousenergy, which they put atthe service of great achieve-ments. In particular, they made avideo of prevention of sexual vio-
lence against women, whosescript they themselves thought of,wrote the texts, which they filmedand in which they played, by
choosing to position themselvesas the Allies of the women against
sexual violence. Well played guys !You can find the lin here.
They then participated in a week-long leadership camp, duringwhich they had the opportu-nity to awaken the leadersthat lay dormant in them,while deconstructing the ste-reotypes and injunctions rela-ted to masculinity, whichthey came out full of energy!We are proud and reassuredto see that the boys of to-morrow are involved in the
issue of sexual violence!- Juliette Paume
Page 7 of 8 Nexus CDN/NDGThe new project called The Dep
What can be better than an ou-treach worker with a podcast?Please, take a second and thinkabout it.
As an outreach worker, I meetpeople every day, new clients,old clients, people with incredibleredemption stories and some withthe painful truth of chasing an un-reachable dream. After workingin the community for 10 years Istart noticing some stories are simi-lar to others, and you start thin-king, as the person is sharing, did Ihear this before? You quicklylearn that the majority of us gothrough the same struggles in life.As an outreach worker, I can tellyou hundred similar stories of peo-ple I have encountered. What if Isaid I had a way to keep your nar-rative, to save it permanently, toshare it with the community ofCôte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in order to inspire otherpeople.
I started this Podcast because Iwanted people to share a pieceof themselves, the good, the bad,the ugly and the truth behind who
we are as workers as mothers, fa-thers, brothers, sisters and more. Iwant to leave a trace of some-thing good in this big world ofours, something people can tunein and say this is my story. I wantpeople to relate to the individualswe interview, for people or shouldI say, for you to listen and say I amnot alone.
Do you see it now? A Podcastsharing not only our stories but thework we do in our community ofCôte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to make it a betterplace. I present to you The DepPodcast.
You can find the episodes at thefollowing link: The Dep (itunes link ).Do not hesitate to subscribe andleave your opinion.
The Dep Podcast : the last epi-sodes
Brandon Dawson Jarvis shares hislife story, from childhood traumato prison to a changed man.
Joe Lambert and Sarah Nambu-karawasam, two employees ofPrevention CDN-NDG share why
they work for the community ofCôte-des-Neiges -- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Joe has been workingin the community for 18 years as aan Urban Security counsellor, andSarah is the new member of Pre-vention CDN-NDG that will takethe organization to the next levelfor the communication and thedevelopment.
It's not always so simple to knowwhat you want to do in life, espe-cially when that decision has tobe made out of high school.Hazel Marie who attended St-Luchigh school in NDG shares herstory about finding her true cal-ling.
Gregory Duran, a young manwho grew up in NDG, shares hisstory about how it took a wholecommunity to raise him. What doyou do when all odds are stackedagainst you ?
If you want to share your story,contact Karl Thomas at [email protected]
- Karl Thomas
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Envoie ta candidature en remplissant le formulaireen ligne accompagné d’une vidéo ou d’une lettre à[email protected]
DATE LIMITE LE 10 NOVEMBRE 2018
Appel de candidatures : ville.montreal.qc.ca/cdn-ndg/conseiljeunesse
L’ARRONDISSEMENTCONSEIL
à la Maisonde la culture Côte-des-Neiges,5290, chemin CDN
au pavillon du parc NDG, 3501, avenue Marcil dans le Parc NDG
Pour en savoir plus, la mairesse Sue Montgomery t’invite pour un 5à 7
Mercredi
24 octobre
Jeudi
25 octobre
CONSEILJEUNESSECDN-NDG
The CDN-NDG Youth Council is an advisorybody, a place for citizen participation, aimedat all youth in the borough from 15 to 30 yearsold. Members will be chosen to reflect the cul-tural and social diversity of CDN-NDG as wellas the gender balance. It is a space for non-partisan discussion butalso for reflection and the mission of the YouthCouncil is to enlighten the elected representa-tives and bring to their attention issues affec-ting youth.
For more information, click here.
On August 25th, someone from the Association québé-coise pour la promotion de la santé des personnes utilisa-trices de drogues (AQPSUD) came to give us a training onNaloxone. Many members of Prévention CDN-NDG’steam received the training and are now formed to admi-nister Naloxone to a person who is in a situation of over-dose.
The last 2 years have been marked by a higher rate ofoverdoses, mainly due to a higher presence of Fentanyl inopiate drugs. Many drug users take Fentanyl without kno-wing (or knowingly) and face higher risks of having anoverdose. Fentanyl is a very powerful opiate which actson the nervous system and can cause a respiratory de-pression, which can lead to apnoea, and to death.In case of an overdose, Naloxone acts as a “counter poi-son”. Anyone can get a free Naloxone kit at a pharmacy.In the kit is a small instruction booklet on how to administerthe product. The AQPSUD is also available to go and givefree training to anyone who is interested, for harm reduc-tion purposes.
Naloxone to overcome overdoses
Now, Place aux filles !Last year, the success of the Place aux Filles ! project en-couraged us to relaunch it. This was made possible withthe financial support of the Côte-des-Neiges- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough and the city of Montreal! Thus,Ramaëlle Duquette, the previous coordinator, passed thetorch to Juliette Paume for this beautiful project, which re-sumed on October 11, the date on which took place its 4to 6 launch!
As a reminder, Place aux Filles ! is an "empowerment" pro-ject for girls aged 12 to 17, whose objective is to encou-rage them to take their rightful place in society, becomingcitizens and strengthening their "leadership" skills. In thiscontext, they will meet inspiring women throughout theyear, while participating in various activities!
The official launch took place on October 11, and wenow meet every Tuesday between 3:30 and 6:30. Registra-tion is always open, so do not hesitate to contact us to at-tend a meeting ... or more!
You can contact Juliette Paume by phone or email at :[email protected] or by phone: (438) 829-2221
CDN-NDG Youth Council
