CARIBBEAN STREET FOOD FESTIVAL

October, 2019..MONTREAL…Prepare your pallet and your dancing shoes and get ready for the long awaited Spice Island Street Food Festival Night coming on October 26 at St. Kevin’s Church Hall, 5600 Cote des Neiges, Montreal.  Admission is Free!!!

The Spice Island Cultural Day Association of Quebec is pleased to welcome one of Grenada’s Legendary Calypsonian, “Squeezy” as the top headliner of the night, followed by the music talent of Montreal/Grenadian Calypsonian “Doggies”, the ever-popular “Jab Jab” Band and D.J’s: 20/20, Babo, Percy and Kello.  The power of Calypso, soca and reggae will fill the air while the smells and tastes of the Spice Island street food will excite your pallets.

Admission is free and Street Food and Drinks in abundance will be on sale.  The aroma of the food coupled with the Caribbean music will take you on a gastronomic journey through Grenada’s Dodgy Doc in True Blue and Wall Street in Grand Anse. “We are bringing the outside indoors for this one”, says President Theodore H. Blaize. “Guests will feel they are actually liming on the street with a stage featuring live entertainment”, he says.

Don’t miss out on the time to savour the spice island with your friends and family.  Call (514) 620-6612 for more information and see you all there!

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BCRC’s annual Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive with Héma-Quebec

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The time has come again for BCRC’s annual Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive!

BCRC’s Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive arose out of a shared need with Héma-Québec to increase the number of blood donations from the black community. The black community faces shortages with the growing number of Sickle-Cell, kidney disease, and other conditions requiring blood and tissue matching. BCRC agreed to partner with Héma-Québec to encourage blacks to give for their community’s needs. Events like this help promote engagement and involvement in these communities. Our goal is to acquire over 100 donors this year.

Please come, bring a friend and give 15 minutes to save someone’s life by giving blood.

Details:

Date: Friday May 31, 2019

Time: 2:00-7:00 p.m.

Location: 6767 Chemin de la Côte des Neiges

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Artist Mentorship Showcase

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Desta offers literacy and communication classes in mother tongue English and basic French

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Starting April 8, DESTA will be offering literacy and communication classes in mother tongue English and basic French, provided by the Galileo Adult Education Centre of the English Montreal School Board.

 

These classes will offer students an individualized learning experience, providing them with the language skills necessary to become work-ready or return to school.

 

English classes will be offered from 9 AM to 12 PM, and French classes from 1 PM to 4 PM, Monday through Thursday, until June 21, 2019. 

 

Cost: $80 per course (includes books)

 

Registration begins March 19, 2019

 

We are booking registration appointments, call 514-664-5042 for more information or to book an appointment.

 

*Reduced rates and stipends are available to qualifying DESTA participants. 

 

Please note that the English class is not an English Second Language (ESL) course, but is for speakers with first language proficiency. 

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The BCRC presents, “Living History: 100 Years of Black History, Culture and Heritage”

The BCRC invites you to attend its Community Forum for the project “Living History: 100
Years of Black History, Culture and Heritage”. The event will be held on Wednesday, October
24, 2018, from 5 pm to 7 pm at the U.N.I.A situated at 2741 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC
H3J 1N9

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Montreal International Black Film Festival

The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital

screens in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Black Film Festival
on September 29th
at the Cinémathèque Québécoise
335 Boul de Maisonneuve E, Montréal, QC H2X

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Voter Prep Workshop

Come out and join us in our voter prep workshop taking place Friday 28th September 2018, 12:00 pm. The workshop is a part of a series of workshops being offered through our Seniors Program and is open to anyone who wants to participate. We will be building awareness about the upcoming elections, reviewing how to vote and what the whole electoral process means to our democratic society.  Voting on October 1st 2018 is critical to the future of Quebec.

Location: 6767 Cote-des-Neiges, Suite 497

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Living History – Information session

The Black Community Resource Centre invites you to participate in our project “Living History: 100 Years of Black History, Culture and Heritage.” We will be creating 15 Memoryscapes of sites, organizations, and landmarks of cultural and historical significance to the English-speaking Black community of Montréal. These oral histories enable the listener to experience the hidden history of a place by listening to the memories of past and present inhabitants, while also documenting and celebrating the significant contributions of the Black Anglo community. The project will use cultural geography, documentation, and audio history approaches to observing, recording, and videotaping the history of English-speaking Blacks in Montréal since 1900.

If you are interested in additional information or the possibility of participating in this project please attend the information session or email us at livinghistory@bcrcmontreal.com

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Annual Charles Drew Blood Drive

The time has come again for BCRC’s annual Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive!

BCRC’s Dr. Charles Drew Blood Drive arose out of a shared need with Héma-Québec to increase the number of blood donations from the black community. The black community faces shortages with the growing number of Sickle-Cell, kidney disease, and other conditions requiring blood and tissue matching.  BCRC agreed to partner with Héma-Québec to encourage blacks to give for their community’s needs. Events like this help promote engagement and involvement in these communities.  Our goal is to acquire over 100 donors this year.

Please come, bring a friend and give 15 minutes to save someone’s life by giving blood.

Details:

Date: Friday May 18th, 2018

Time: 2:00-7:30 p.m.

Location: 6767 Chemin de la Côte des Neiges

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Rendez-Vous With Home BTW Presentation

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Black Theatre Workshop is proud to present Rendez-vous With Home written and performed by Djennie Laguerre, and directed by Dayane Ntibarikure. Rendez-Vous with home is the story of sisters Josephine and Suzette, who are sent by their mother on a trip to Haiti to bury their father, a man they barely knew. Josephine, who has scant memories of her father, is anxious. Suzette, on the other hand, has no memories of her father and considers the trip an all-expenses paid vacation. But what the two sisters experience in Haiti proves to be more moving than they had expected – a journey of discovery combined with love, humour, and Haitian oral and dance traditions.

This production is being presented in both official languages – schools may select a performance in either English or French!

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