Community

How Rimbaud Saved my Life (Part I)

02/16/2018 The Social Eyes 0

For those who couldn’t be there, here is part of the text of a speech I made on September 1st, 2017, during a giant Kiss-In, part of the Fête Arc-en-ciel de Québec (Rainbow Québec festival) in front of the Palais Montcalm concert hall, Place d’Youville […] See more

Invest in the Community

07/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

A community bond is an original way to support a community organization and conserve your capital. You help a social group while receiving interest on your capital, which won’t be touched. By Raymond Viger  Québec’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (ATM, or financial markets authority in […] See more

Can we be Different and Agree?

04/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

Many things make me a different sort of person. By Raymond Viger  And I am proud that I am different from others. I love my own uniqueness. Our differences lead us to believe that consensus is impossible. That we can’t become a “somebody” by being […] See more

Education and Differences

03/18/2017 Raymond Viger 0

Many things make me a different sort of person. I’m dyslexic. Yet because my mother taught me to read, write and count, I made it to the top of my class. Many students are “different” like me. By Raymond Viger  How should the educational world […] See more

Community-Based Self-Financing

09/11/2015 Raymond Viger 0

Battleground: Our Own Neighborhood In partnership with the City of Montreal and the Ministère de la Métropole (Ministry of the Metropolis), we at the Journal de la Rue organization have launched a self-financing project for community groups. Every charitable organization and community group around has […] See more

The Life of a Blood (Part II)

03/09/2015 The Social Eyes 0

The Battle for Calixa-Lavallée high school The diary of a street gang member who wants to get out of the game: This is the story of Général, a Blood (Rouge) who changed his life. Reflet de Société recounts what life is like in a gang […] See more