Ethnoculture 2010: Dialogue and Community, September 25 - 26th, 2010

We are proud to present Ethnoculture 2010: Dialogue and Community. Our goal is to help promote dialogue within and across diverse communities. We aim to build solidarity through fostering relationships and centering the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans ethnic minorities and aboriginals, queers of colour and Two-Spirited people in Montreal and surrounding areas. Our program includes a media project screening, community fair and networking brunch, keynote speakers, artistic performances, workshops, panels, art/photo exhibition and film festival. www.ethnoculture.org

Program highlights:

Date: Tuesday, September 21 7pm ($7 in advance and $10 at the door)Place: Cinémathèque Québécoise

LGBTQ Refugee Media Project Preview Screening

AGIR presents, in collaboration with Ethnoculture and Arc-en-Ciel d’Afrique, 13 short documentaries created by LGBTQ refugee filmmakers. Produced in partnership with the Mapping Memories Project, these films illustrate the complex, everyday realities of sexual minority refugees presently living in Montreal.

Date: Saturday, September 25 FREE ADMISSIONTime: 12pm to 6 pm  Place: ASCCS (2093 Rue de la Visitation)Community Fair/Artistic PerformancesConference Presenter - Diane Labelle will be speaking about the Two-Spirit identity.

Date: Sunday, September 26 FREE ADMISSIONTime: 12pm to 6 pm Place: ASCCS

Screening of 'La Mission' starring Benjamin Bratt www.lamissionthemovie.comKeynote Speaker - Collette Carter, Co-Director Audre Lorde Project. www.alp.org