#howlfest

17h-18h live broadcast / panel discussion 

* Edith Brunette on Cuts Make the Country Better. Edith is interested in observing the ways in which the power relations that exist in society are revealed through discourse. Combining theory and practice, she considers the language employed by the institutions that govern us as well as that of those who contest or who simply escape them. Her most recent projects deal with video surveillance in public spaces (Caméraroman, Galerie de l’UQAM, 2011), the clashes during the “Printemps Érable” protests at Collège Lionel-Groulx (Consensus, Praxis, 2012), and artists’ discussions about the political aspects of their work (Faut-il se couper la langue?, Skol, 2013).

* François Lemieux on Cuts Make the Country Better. François holds a bachelor’s degree in Interndisciplinary Studies from Concordia University and an MA in Visual and Media Arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Canada; at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal, at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery of Concordia University and at the Banff Centre. He also initiated independent projects such as We left the warm stable and entered the latex void, from 2008 to 2010 and publication Le Merle, Cahier sur les mots et les gestes.

* Kevin Yuen Kit Lo is the founder of LOKi design, an independent graphic design studio based in Montréal that creates images that empower, engage, and oppose. As a community organizer and activist, he is engaged on multiple levels within cultural organizations in Montréal and beyond. He is a founding member of the Howl Arts Collective, a member of Artivistic, a board member of Archive Montreal and a long-standing jury member with Memefest. He actively participates in and contributes to local social justice struggles. 

* Amru Salahuddien is an Egyptian photojournalist currently based in Montréal. He studied fine arts and specialized in painting, but a year after graduation made the switch to journalism. In late 2008, Amru began covering wars and conflicts in the Middle East, including the Gaza war, the Libyan war, and the Egyptian uprising and later the aftermath of the military coup in Egypt. He also concentrates on humanitarian issues in the region.  

live performance : La Chorale du Peuple was founded in December 2011 at the end of the occupation of the the People's Square (Square Victoria) in the financial district of Montreal. They take well known songs and transform the lyrics, creating resistance music for the streets denouncing tuition hikes, neoliberal politics in Canada and Quebec, and ecocidal industries such as fracking, tar sands, and the Plan Nord. La Chorale du Peuple is not a traditional choir. There is no conductor, no sheet music, no fixed harmonies and no obligations for the 300+ members to join in the choir's events. Everyone is welcome to sing along.

18h-19h : dj rhythm & hues (Parker Mah!) 

musical vagabond and inveterate digger, Parker Mah aka Rhythm & Hues has been sharing his offbeat selections for over 10 years, first as a radio show host and producer and later as a DJ. a trained musician, his travels have taken him from Japan to South Africa to Colombia and back, collecting music with an ear to the unconventional, the transcultural, and the danceable. from mbalax to maracatu, cumbia to kwaito, his sets are a potion for curious and thirsty ears.