Nous sommes Montréal short stories

In an effort to anchor its citizen action in both the advancement of the history of all Montrealers and the development of French language skills, Pointe-à-Callière launched a new educational and cultural project in 2018: Nous sommes Montréal. As part of this initiative, poet and author Karim Akouche acted as a volunteer guide for students at Marguerite-De Lajemmerais School as they created three collective fictional narratives on the history of Montréal. The starting point for the story: a visit to Pointe-à-Callière, the birthplace of Montréal, which gave three classes of 15-year-olds and their teachers—Marie-Mylène Allard and Philippe Couture—the opportunity to travel through time.

Nous sommes Montréal is a project made possible through the financial support of the Government of Québec and the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications’ program for the promotion of French.