In Their Own Words

Volunteer Voices from Montreal’s Cultural Communities

RECAA has completed a project entitled In Their Own Words: Volunteer Voices from Montreal’s Cultural Communities. We interviewed elder volunteers from Montreal-based community organizations, including RECAA, to give them an opportunity to voice what they have learned from their longstanding commitment to their community organizations. These interviews were paired with photographs, and made into a short video. Participating organizations include the Council for Black Ageing, the South Asian Women’s Community Centre, COPSI (Centre d’orientation paralégale et social pour immigrants), the Immigrant Workers Centre, and the Centre d’action socio-communautaire de Montréal. In Their Own Words was supported by a grant from the New Horizons for Seniors Program and a partnership grant with ACT (Ageing, Communications, Technologies)-Concordia.

Interviews

In Their Own Words: Myriam

This video features Myriam Barria from Centre d’orientation paralégale et social pour immigrants (COPSI).

In Their Own Words: Jennifer

This video features Jennifer Chew from the South Asia Women’s Community Centre (SAWCC).

In Their Own Words: Kiren

This is the third interview for the project In Their Own Words: Volunteer Voices from Montreal’s Cultural Communities, featuring RECAA’s own Kiren Budhia.

In Their Own Words: Sadeqa

This video features Sadeqa Siddiqi from RECAA and the South Asian Women’s Community Centre.

In Their Own Words: San

This video features San Fernandes from RECAA.