Programme
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Here is a brief resume of the Summit's programme
Roundtables
Urban Freeways: who do they really benefit?
Democratising the city
Another Urban Economy
Citizen Strategies for dealing with megadevelopments
More than 80 workshops on the Montreal economy, urban development, social justice, inclusion, citizenship, environment, democracy and culture.
Speakers
Anne Latendresse -- Département de géographie, UQAM
Bernard Vallée -- Collectif d’animation urbaine l’Autre Montréal
Claude Vaillancourt -- ATTAC-Québec
Daniel Breton -- écologiste MCN 21
Elisabeth Hunt -- University of the Streets Café
Eva Quintas -- Culture pour Tous
France Emond -- Regoupement des comités logements et associations de locataires du Québec (RCLALQ)
Greg Mikkelson -- McGill School of Environment
Isabelle Gaudette -- La Maison d'Aurore
Jayne Engle-Warnick -- Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal
Neil Monckton -- Think City Vancouver
Nik Luka -- School of Architecture and Urban Planning, McGill University
Serge Mongeau -- Mouvement québécois pour une décroissance conviviale
Stuart Trew -- Conseil des Canadiens
International guests
Claire Villiers -- Vice-president in charge of democracy, Conseil régional de l’île de France (France)
Frank Bryant -- University of Vermont (United States)
Giovanni Allegretti -- chercheur du Transnational Institute (Portugal)
Joan Mateu -- president of the Fondation de commerce de Barcelona (Spain)
Josh Lerner -- New School for Social Research, New York (United States)
Richard Register -- President and founder of Écocity Builders (United States)
Programme Committee:
Anne Latendresse, Geography Department (UQAM)
Dimitri Roussopoulos, Working Group on Municipal Democracy and Citizenship
Jocelyne Bernier, National Network on Municipal Democracy
Lucia Kowaluk, Milton-Park Citizens Committee
Luc Rabouin, Montreal Urban Ecology Centre (MUEC)
Manon Perron, Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain(CSN)
The committee is supported by Patrice Godin and Saleema Hutchinson (MUEC)
