Concordia is a large, urban university, one
of 4 major universities in Montreal. Its students and graduates
play an important role in Montreal's economic and cultural development.
The University is home to close to 40,000 students of all ages,
races and religions. They are a mix of native Montrealers and students
from 125 countries. Concordia is glad that these students chose
the university and Montreal as their home away from home. Concordia
was proud to once again be a partner in Montreal Matters.
October 28:
"Leaving Home to study" Forum
Concordia Mezzanine, Hall Building,
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
12:00 - 1:30pm
A forum on leaving home to attend university featured international
students, and was moderated by Dennis Trudeau, anchor of CBC-TV’s
Canada Now.
Panelists included Isabelle Lacelle, director of Concordia’s
International Students Office (ISO); Giuliana Panetta, Manager of
Residence Life at Concordia; Christina Xydous of the Concordia Student
Union (CSU) Housing and Job Bank; Gisella Luja, International Student
at Concordia and president of the Concordia International Student
Association (CISA); and Victor Sequeira, a Computer Information
student from India in the Co-operative Education Program.
National Film Board Screenings
NFB
Screening Schedule 
NFB program of screenings on Home 
Program one: October 3, 7:00pm
Concordia University
J.A. De Sève Cinema
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Themes: Family, Community
No Quick Fix
A revealing portrait of two young addicts, their life on the street
and their despairing parents who find themselves powerless to
save their children from the habit that is consuming them. As
filmmaker Andrée Cazabon follows Cathy and Laurent for
many months, recording their desperate drug-fuelled existence,
she remembers her own life on the street. "My parents and
I relived that horror," she says of her creative journey.
But it was for all parents that she made this film. Cathy's and
Laurent's parents live in a permanent state of bewildered anxiety
and guilt. How can they avoid being totally destroyed by grief?
How do they manage to carry on with their lives, in spite of everything?
And how do they deal with a system that views them with suspicion?
By grimly showing two children in the grip of a brutal addiction,
No Quick Fix hopes to alleviate and identify some of the enormous
pain endured by parents coping with an addicted child.
Director : Andrée Cazabon
Panel discussion to follow film.
Program four: October 17, 7:00pm
Concordia University
J.A. De Sève Cinema
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Themes: Community, Social Innovation, Poverty
Au Chic Resto Pop
A spirited street-wise musical documentary about a group of people
who joined forces to fight poverty and hunger in their neighbourhood.
Filmed in Montréal, Au Chic Resto Pop is built around six
songs that the characters have written together with the Québécois
performer Steve Faulkner and which they perform themselves on
screen. The music is rap, blues, rock, country and western, and
deals with the universal themes of hunger, hope and love. Chic
Resto Pop was the first community restaurant to open in greater
Montreal. In 2000, Chic Resto Pop won the Agnes C. Higgins Award,
which is granted once a year to recognize outstanding innovation
on the part of a centraide supported agency in meeting the social
needs of a community. In French with English sub-titles.
Director: Tahani Rached
Panel discussion to follow film screening
Chris Mota, Media Relations
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal, QC H3G 1M8
Tel: 514-848-4884
E-mail: chris.mota@concordia.ca
www.concordia.ca
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