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The YMCA at the Quebec International Solidarity Days

YMCAs of Québec - November 06 2019

From November 7 to 16, 2019, are participating in the Quebec International Solidarity Days in Montreal.

The event seeks to strengthen understanding about issues surrounding climate justice and boost citizen mobilization to foster greater international solidarity for people and the planet.

Workshop: What is climate justice?

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

Downtown YMCA, 1440 Stanley Street (Peel Metro)

Come learn about climate justice!

The YMCA, in collaboration with AQOCI and Concertation MTL, is organizing a hands-on workshop on climate justice with a focus on the political and ethical aspects of climate change.

Participants will receive a tool for organizing eco-responsible events.

The Collectif de la société civile québécoise (Quebec Civil Society Collective) will also hold an information session the same evening

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.

Le Pourvoyeur Bar, 184 Jean-Talon East (Jean-Talon or De Castelnau Metro)

The Collectif de la société civile québécoise (Quebec Civil Society Collective) will also hold an information session the same evening.

The organization hopes to allow 100 people, including 50 youths, to participate in COP 26.

The event will serve as the official launch to recruit members for the Collective.

The creation of the Collectif de la société civile québécoise is a large-scale project led, for the past ten years, by the YMCAs of Québec. The project was launched thanks to contributions from various partners and collaborators.

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