{"id":119275,"date":"2026-02-20T14:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/?p=119275"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:58:29","slug":"cabaret-heritage-des-resistants-une-salle-comble-au-cafe-manioky-pour-celebrer-la-resistance-et-la-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/cabaret-heritage-des-resistants-une-salle-comble-au-cafe-manioky-pour-celebrer-la-resistance-et-la-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabaret \u201cHeritage of the Resistance\u201d: a packed house at Caf\u00e9 Manioky to celebrate resistance and creation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Repentigny \u2014 Caf\u00e9 Manioky resonated with the rhythms of memory, art, and powerful voices during the cabaret \u201cLegacy of the Resisters,\u201d presented as part of Black History Month. Before a packed house, the event brought together citizens of the region around a shared theme.\"\"If clear: to create a space for meeting and reflection on the resistance of black people, while highlighting the creativity of youth and the power of the arts as tools for raising awareness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the heart of the evening, several poetry readings resonated deeply with the audience. Texts addressing racism, exclusion, and human dignity\u2014written by young people as part of the \u201cMy Pen Against Racism\u201d competition\u2014were read aloud by the young people present, offering lucid, moving, and resolutely forward-looking voices. Through their words, these young people reminded us that literature and speaking out can become acts of resistance, capable of breaking the silence and opening up dialogue.<\/p>\n

The program also featured a lecture by Marie C\u00e9lie Agnant on the theme of resistance. In a presentation praised for its depth, she addressed resistance as an essential response to violence and systems of dehumanization, emphasizing the importance of naming realities, understanding the mechanisms of racism, and equipping oneself with the tools to act. Her message stressed a fundamental lever: education, historical knowledge, and the development of critical awareness to transform struggles into lasting action.<\/p>\n

For Pierre Richard Thomas, director of LAKAY, this evening demonstrated precisely that resistance is also built in places of culture and gathering: \u00abTo resist is not just to denounce. It is to stand up, to educate oneself, to create spaces where our young people can speak, write, be heard, and build pride. Tonight, seeing the hall full and the young people speaking out, we understand that resistance is alive and well: it\"\" It is passed on, learned, and shared.\u00bb<\/p>\n

The event is part of the regional Black History Month initiative in Lanaudi\u00e8re, coordinated by the Lanaudi\u00e8re Black History Month Roundtable. Throughout the month, the Roundtable and its partners offer several activities in various municipalities across the region to celebrate heritage, strengthen community ties, and foster meaningful dialogue about the issues faced by Black communities.<\/p>\n

With enthusiastic participation and a packed house, \u201cLegacy of the Resistance\u201d confirms the importance of fostering more cultural and civic spaces where people can listen, learn, create, and reflect together. The public is invited to follow the program of upcoming activities for Black History Month in Lanaudi\u00e8re and to continue to keep alive, through their presence and solidarity, a memory focused on justice and the future.<\/p>\n

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Repentigny \u2014 Le Caf\u00e9 Manioky a vibr\u00e9 au rythme de la m\u00e9moire, de l\u2019art et de la parole engag\u00e9e lors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evenements-conferences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119275"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119282,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119275\/revisions\/119282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}