The Roulant is a space that seeks to bring people together in order to effect positive impact. In the process, we support those who participate to grow not just as individuals, but also as members of a rich and diverse community. This summer, we invite you to join the Roulant staff team and help us keep the Roulant vibrant by …
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Teleconference from Geneva – The Right to Food
ERRATUM – We have just realized that the start time was set to 12:30 on the website. Please note that the event starts at noon. Apologies for any inconveniences. Mark your calendars for a live video-cast all the way from Geneva, Switzerland! Back in early May of 2012, along with other civil society organizations, the Roulant had the pleasure of speaking …
BM-who? BMO!
We would like to give a big shout out to our friends at the Bank of Montreal! What started with a simple mortgage renegotiation (okay, it wasn’t so simple) has lead to a multi-faceted relationship that continues to benefit the Roulant in many and often unexpected ways. From the get go they were amazing to work with as together we …
Get involved with a Video Project: Amplifying Voices
Intro Starting in early 2013, we’ll be carrying out a video project called Amplifying Voices with the support of the Federal Government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. Over the course of the winter and early spring, we’ll be conducting interviews with seniors, editing the footage, and posting 8 short videos that explore the realities of seniors. Through these videos and …
Extra! Extra! Client-Member Newsletter!
The newest issue of Words-on-Wheels, our client-member newsletter, is hot off the press! In this latest edition of W-o-W, we feature cover model Mme Girard, showcase former client Mr. Khalo, and share all the latest news and events from Santropol Roulant. In addition to meal delivery, community events, phone chats, surveys and more, W-o-W is one of the many ways we try and …
A Case for Support
We’ve been busy at work putting together our latest case for support, which we’re quite proud to present it to you here as well as over on our publications page. We’re always happy to hear your thoughts (after all, they help us improve the Roulant), so we invite you to read through and leave us your feedback in the comments. …
Gardening workshop with Jean-Martin Fortier from Les Jardins de la Grelinette
Gardening enthusiast, debutante, or somewhere in the middle, have we got something for you! Jean-Martin Fortier, family farmer at Les Jardins de la Grelinette (http://lagrelinette.com/), renown organic agriculture expert, author of a the book – Le jardinier-maraîcher: Manuel d’agriculture biologique sur petite surface (http://lejardiniermaraicher.com/)- will be leading a workshop at the Roulant in small-scale organic gardening. We are silly excited …
Volunteer – Help us with our Facebook presence
Do you have Facebook skills? …and not just the friend-stalking kind? We’re working to improve our Facebook presence but —quite honestly— our day-to-day needs are limiting our capacity to give Facebook the attention it deserves. So… we’d love to get some support from a few volunteers who can help us put the social back into our media! We’re looking for support …