Publication

The publication (Word, PDF) offers a retrospective testimony of our extraordinary adventure with Telles qu’elles, the fruit of the many hours of work, self-abnegation, and personal growth of twenty-six women with disabilities. The grand finale of the project was a show and an exhibition that were held on November 4, 2006, at the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord.

This publication, which includes testimonies, anecdotes, and reflections, is a meaningful tool to guide individuals and organizations that wish to undertake arts projects of wide scope. We would like to share the knowledge we acquired in the field - without having the benefit of prior experience or training - to encourage individuals and organizations to produce a structured action plan that will help them to get the best results from such projects. Moreover, we will provide them with insights that may prevent them from encountering certain obstacles along the way.

In a general perspective, this publication is intended for individuals, organizations, and community groups that want to develop artistic or cultural projects to raise awareness and/or public mobilization on one or many issues.

Considering our experience with Telles qu’elles, our project may be more relevant to women with disabilities, but due to similar protests and sources of discrimination, the following groups and individuals may gain useful tools for the completion of similar projects: individuals and groups of people with disabilities, individuals and groups of people from visible minorities, Aboriginal people, gays and lesbians, women living in rural environments, etc.

In brief, this project may appeal to individuals, organizations, and community groups that want to avail themselves of a showcase that is generally not granted them or whose main advocacy is remote from the general concerns of the public and of decision-makers at the government level.