{"id":12863,"date":"2017-06-01T16:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?p=12863"},"modified":"2019-05-08T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T17:47:50","slug":"policy-update-montreal-cultural-metropolis-2017-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/policy-update-montreal-cultural-metropolis-2017-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Update: Montreal, Cultural Metropolis 2017-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0City of Montreal\u00a0recently concluded consultations for its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ville.montreal.qc.ca\/culture\/projet-de-politique-de-developpement-culturel-2017-2022\">Cultural Development Project 2017-2022<\/a>. Thanks to your input, ELAN had a lot to say about the policy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/elan-cultural-policy-brief-march-2017\/\">our own brief<\/a>, which we presented to the Commission responsible for the policy at City Hall on April 6.<\/p>\n<p>Many of ELAN\u2019s recommendations, especially for increased encounters between artists from different linguistic groups and for clearer commitments to diversity and equity, were echoed by <a href=\"http:\/\/ville.montreal.qc.ca\/portal\/page?_pageid=6877,142695355&amp;_dad=portal&amp;_schema=PORTAL\">other groups<\/a> who participated.<\/p>\n<p>We were pleased to see that the Commission has adopted several promising recommendations along these lines, including:<\/p>\n<p>An increased focus on equity, inclusion, and diversity;<br \/>\nMeasures to ensure representation and document systemic barriers;<br \/>\nEncouraging encounters between French- and English-speaking artists and artists of other linguistic backgrounds;<br \/>\nIntegrating universal accessibility into the planning of cultural activities;<br \/>\nPromoting use of the City\u2019s cultural infrastructure among English-speaking and Allophone artistic communities.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next? A Rendez-vous in 2018 will result in an action plan to implement the policy. We will share news as soon as it\u2019s announced.<\/p>\n<p>Read the Commission\u2019s full report <a href=\"http:\/\/ville.montreal.qc.ca\/pls\/portal\/docs\/PAGE\/COMMISSIONS_PERM_V2_FR\/MEDIA\/DOCUMENTS\/RAPPORT_CM_20170515.PDF\">here<\/a>\u00a0(FR) and consult the list of recommendations <a href=\"http:\/\/ville.montreal.qc.ca\/pls\/portal\/docs\/PAGE\/COMMISSIONS_PERM_V2_FR\/MEDIA\/DOCUMENTS\/RECCOM_20170504.PDF\">here<\/a>\u00a0(FR).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0City of Montreal\u00a0recently concluded consultations for its\u00a0Cultural Development Project 2017-2022. Thanks to your input, ELAN had a lot to say about the policy in our own brief, which we presented to the Commission responsible for the policy at City Hall on April 6. 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