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20 images Created 5 Oct 2013

Carré rouge : Droit de parole

For me, the Quebec student strike of 2012 was a historic battle, pitting politically astute and organized Quebec youth against a state apparatus willing to use extraordinary measures of violence to crush their movement. The innumerable hours I spent in the streets documenting these events left me with my first taste of PTSD, great respect for the intelligence of Quebec's youth, and a deeper understanding of the functioning and potential impact of civil disobedience.

I took thousands of photographs during the strike, often described as the most significant social movement in Quebec history. Throughout my shooting of this 6-month drama, I combined photojournalism with portraiture and interviews. Some of these photographs ended up in a major collaborative exhibition entitled "Carré rouge : droit de parole" that I developed with Montreal photographer Philippe Montbazet. It first showed at the Maison de la culture de Côte-des-neiges in Montreal in 2013, and then again at the Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay in 2014.
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  • Alexandre.
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  • Close-up of riot police officers during student demonstrations at the Montreal Formula One events. Montreal, June 7, 2012,
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  • Protesters participating in the demonstration "Pour un printemps Québécois," at Jeanne Mance Park, listen to representatives of La Classe as they address the public. Montreal, April  14, 2012.
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  • Julie.
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  • During the Quebec Liberal Party annual convention, riot police of the Sureté du Québec begin a charge against student demonstrators amid a cloud of tear gas. Victoriaville, Québec, May 4, 2012.
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  • Aurélie.
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  • A student protester faces a line of Sureté du Québec officers in the street during student protests at the Formula One events. Montreal, June 9, 2012.
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  • Jonathan.
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  • A member of the Montreal Police riot squad slams a protester to the ground during the May  Day demonstration in Montreal, the largest in recent history because of the presence of striking students. Montreal, May 1, 2012.
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  • Joel.
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  • Frédéric.
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  • Members of Les Profs contre la hausse confront members of the Montreal Police (SPVM) at their downtown headquarters, concerning the use of force against student demonstrators. Montreal, April 19, 2012.
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  • Gabrielle.
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  • Student protesters confront Sureté du Québec riot police during the Québec Liberal Party convention in Victoriaville, Quebec. May 4, 2012.
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  • Ned.
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  • Montreal riot police gas and attempt to arrest a small group of student protesters who had been walking and chanting slogans in the streets during the Montreal Formula demonstrations. Montreal, June 10, 2012.
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  • Marilyne.
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  • Laura.
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  • Gabriel Nadeau Dubois and Jeanne Reynolds, co-spokespersons for La Classe, give a press conference in which they call on the public to disobey the Bill 78, passed by the Quebec Liberal Government to force an end to the student strike. Montreal, May 21, 2012.
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  • A student protester stands near one of the many creations of students from L'École de la Montagne rouge, which produced many of the propaganda pieces used by students during the strike. Montreal, May 16, 2012.
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