2016 AGM + Schmoozer

Calling ELAN members, friends, artists, and arts lovers! Whether you’re a new or old ELAN member, or just curious about what we do and how we do it, our AGM is a great way to connect with us and Quebec’s art community.

Meet our staff and board, help elect new board members, and learn about our past year and what’s ahead. Plus, we’ll be launching our new tagline, logo, and website!

After the AGM, make some creative connections (and have some complimentary snacks!) at the Schmoozer!

ELAN’s 2016 Annual General Meeting + Schmoozer
Tuesday August 30
MAI Café – 3680 rue Jeanne-Mance, Montreal, ground floor
Four blocks north of metro Place des Arts
Venue is wheelchair accessible

Registration 6:00 – 6:30 PM
AGM 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.