On March 28 our offices were completely, and stunningly, transformed in order to comfortably welcome the 100+ members who attended our 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is a unique and important opportunity for Roulant staff to share 2012 programming, governance and financial highlights with our membership. The evening was filled with presentations, food, dialogue, and even a sneak peek …
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Sprouts and Indoor Greens Workshop!
Sprouts and Indoor Greens Workshop! With spring slowly rolling in, now is the time to learn how to start your own indoor greens and sprouts! Caution: you might fall in love with them while waiting for your lettuces to grow in the garden. Fresh, ultra-local, tasty, nutritious and cheap, homemade sprouts come with countless benefits and this workshop will help …
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Whisky Tasting: Scotland in a Glass
Following the success of our last sold-out event, we are pleased to invite you to Scotland in a Glass. Brian McQueenie of Ouidram will take you on a journey through Scotland’s various whisky producing regions and the tastes they inspired. Don’t miss this golden opportunity to taste four of Scotland’s single malts. Each drink will be paired with a purpose-prepped appetizer courtesy of Santropol Roulant’s kitchen. …
Watatow! Come Set-up Our Garden
This is it! Your excuse to get outside, get dirty and get digging. Santropol Roulant’s garden big set-up day is coming soon! When: Friday April 26th from 10:00am to 4:00pm (postponed to Saturday April 27th in case of bad weather) *Please note: You don’t need to come for the entire length of the event, please feel free to arrive and …
Trivia Night!
As spring is coming our way (slowly but surely) and everyone is getting busy, you might feel like you just want to slow down and hang out with friends for a fun evening. Well, we’ve got just what you need! The Roulant and McGill Project Go (a student club at McGill University) are co-hosting a Trivia Night where you’ll be …
Annual General Meeting
Don’t miss out on the governance event of the year! Santropol Roulant’s Annual General Meeting is more than an annual discussion about our hopes and dreams, our successes and misses, it’s a chance for our members to dig into the work we did in 2012, our plans for 2013 and most importantly, to ask us why and how we make …
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Gala Rouge: A night to remember
On Friday February 15th, we held our annual fundraising gala. Such events can be challenging; our work is about community, but we need financial resources to keep us going. If a fundraiser puts too much accent on raising funds, then we might forget why we are there in the first place! So it is with this in mind that we …
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 …
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Gala Rouge
Santropol Roulant’s annual gala will be bringing the heat on February 15th with a not-to-be-missed intimate concert at the Théatre Gesù. The Gala Rouge will take full advantage of this venue, rated as having the best acoustics in Montreal (link in French). Montreal Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Andrew Wan, accompanied by colleagues from the MSO, will be performing Antonín Dvorák’s Sonatina in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. …
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Calling All Candidates!
Please note that the period to submit applications is done! Stay tuned to discover the profiles of our candidates At our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 28th 2013, Santropol Roulant members (anyone who has been a client, volunteer, staff or donor within the past year) will elect its new Board of Directors. What is the Board of Directors? Santropol …
Whiskies of the World Tasting is back!
We’re happy to announce our first tasting of 2013! Together with our whisky-astute friends at Ouidram, we’ll take a journey through the international world of whisky. Informative, delicious and fun, through this event we’ll learn all about the art of whisky production, the effect of local landscapes on the taste and, finally, understand the difference between “whisky”, “whiskey”, “Scotch”, single …
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Invitation: Moksha Yoga Karma Classes
Did you enjoy so many homemade cookies(om nom nom!), turkeys, and parties this past month that now you’re feeling a bit sluggish… but you still have that sharing and caring spirit in your heart? Start the New Year off right with a generous offer from our friends at Moksha Yoga. Their hot yoga practice not only works your muscles, it …