Last winter the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers approached ELAN and six other community organizations (representing heritage, youth, seniors and diversity) about a project idea.\u00a0 Quebec\u2019s English-speaking community is ignored by the French-speaking majority much of the time, but sometimes hits the radar in a negative way.\u00a0 Both of these situations make it a challenge for English-speakers to develop a strong community identity. Seven community groups will partner on the Belonging Project to use story-telling and the power of the arts to give members of the English-speaking community a stronger sense of belonging in Quebec. (We will reveal the official name of the tentatively titled \u2018Belonging Project\u2019 next month.) ELAN\u2019s part of the project will be based on influential works of art which will inspire creative responses from contemporary life.<\/p>\n
The first phase of the project requires YOUR input. Send us the name a work of art by an English-speaking Quebecois artist that has inspired you, encouraged you, enlightened you or made you feel that someone else shared a piece of your reality.<\/strong> It could be a novel, a film, a play, a dance performance, a song or a painting. The work of art can be ancient or recent. The only criteria is that it made a strong impact on you. \u00a0Given the challenges we are all facing due to the current global, stories featuring characters confronting and overcoming challenges will resonate particularly strongly with the work we plan to do in phase two.<\/p>\n \u00a0Send us the following three things:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n