{"id":9199,"date":"2022-10-22T07:01:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T11:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.boiteinterculturelle.ca\/?p=9199"},"modified":"2022-12-13T10:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:44:54","slug":"la-boite-finalist-at-the-16th-desjardins-recognition-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/la-boite-finalist-at-the-16th-desjardins-recognition-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"La Bo\u00eete finalist at the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Desjardins Recognition Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Boite interculturelle (finaliste service)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ZSHnYiFOUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toronto, October 18, 2022<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Today, the Chamber of Commerce of&nbsp;M\u00e9kinac unveiled th<a href=\"http:\/\/archives.icimedias.ca\/books\/tbam\/#p=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e finalists for the&nbsp;<strong>16th&nbsp;Desjardins Recognition Award<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>during a press conference under&nbsp;the theme&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Accomplices in audacity&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This edition of the Desjardins Recognition Gala is&nbsp;intended&nbsp;to highlight the efforts and resilience of businesses and organizations in the MRC de M\u00e9kinac. During the press conference,&nbsp;La Bo\u00eete interculturelle&nbsp;was announced as being a finalist&nbsp;in the service business category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archives.icimedias.ca\/books\/tbam\/#p=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finalistes-desjardins-1024x418.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finalistes-desjardins-1024x418.png 1024w, https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finalistes-desjardins-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finalistes-desjardins-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/finalistes-desjardins.png 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>La Bo\u00eete interculturelle creates unique experiences in collaboration with artists and partners wishing to strengthen ties and forge new ones between communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;La Bo\u00eete distinguishes itself by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Its commitment to rural areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its way of implementing innovative and concrete initiatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bringing together and creating&nbsp;links between citizens from different cultural backgrounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building stronger communities while encouraging creation, growth and dialogue.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It offers services ranging from a&nbsp;short or long-term collaboration, the co-production of a project, the creation&nbsp;of residencies and artist workshops lasting several days, as well as a community event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Bo\u00eete began its activities in 2018. Since then, several projects have been completed, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;four international projects, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>five major projects in Quebec between 2019 and 2022, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the production of two documentaries,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/documentaries\/cultural-resonance-short-documentary-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\">R\u00e9sonance culturelle 2018<\/a>, premiered in Morocco at&nbsp;Visa for Music and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/documentaries\/documentary-mamu-ensemble-together\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mamu Ensemble Together<\/a>&nbsp;2020 presented in eight communities across Quebec in the fall of 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>La Bo\u00eete has just completed&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/?post_type=projet&#038;p=7941\" target=\"_blank\">Weaving and Reweaving<\/a>, a provincial project, which will be the subject of a short film and the production of the first rural intercultural manifesto in Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab As president of La Bo\u00eete interculturelle, and on behalf of the members of the board of directors, we would like to thank the jury for this nomination. We will continue to invest in the full success of our actions, with the greatest respect for our partners and collaborators.\u00bb<\/p>\n<cite>Faouzi Metouilli, President,  La Bo\u00eete interculturelle<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u00ab <em>For society to truly embrace diversity it&nbsp;requires ongoing effort and the right tools for learning. La Bo\u00eete Interculturelle is committed to these goals and produces dynamic events and materials to help drive change at both the individual and regional levels. I\u2019m truly delighted by the recognition of the Gala reconnaissance Desjardins today, and thank everyone for this honour<\/em><\/em>.<strong>\u00bb<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>Suzanne Leonard, Secretary, La Bo\u00eete interculturelle<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Our approach is characterized and guided by three fundamental elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; What distinguishes us from one another\u2014our way of life, traditions and customs\u2014but also something that can be shared with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exchange&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; An act imbued with the desire to share and learn from each other.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Change&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; To become the facilitators of changes we wish to see around us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, please contact&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faouzi Metouilli<\/strong><br>President, La Bo\u00eete interculturelle<br>faouzimetouilli@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-releases","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boiteinterculturelle.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}