To kick off the 3-day Regional Gathering, Robert Hajjar – founder of IdealWay – inspired the 240 + members of L’Arche Ontario with this energetic and moving talk. Robert Hajjar – keynote speaker at the L’Arche Ontario Regional Gathering from L'Arche Ontario on Vimeo.
Slideshow – Creating the Crafts for the Marketplace
June 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A video slideshow of L’Arche members in Ontario creating some of the arts and crafts that were exhibited at the Marketplace during the Regional Gathering. Click on the thumbnails to visit the Marketplace artwork
L’Arche Toronto – “The Beatitudes” performed by Sol Express
June 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
During our last morning together, the Sol Express performers helped to lead us in a beautifully dramatized version of The Beatitudes. Robert Gray narrates, directed by Cheryl Zinyk. June 10, 2011 During the closing prayer at our Regional Gathering, members of Sol Express (L’Arche Toronto) performed their version of The Beatitudes. Toronto, June 10, 2011
I Am – L’Arche Cape Breton
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
During our Regional Gathering last week, we had the great honour of having 3 guests from L’Arche Cape Breton. Some people may not have seen the powerful and moving video I Am that was made in 2009 in Cape Breton. Brian and Jonathan who joined our Gathering both starred in that production. This video has [...]
L’Arche Ontario Art Panel – Theme: Gift in Art and Disability, June 9 Thursday 10:30
June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Panel members: Ellen Anderson nee Yamasaki Ellen Anderson is a Japanese Canadian, born in 1943, in an internment camp in the interior of B.C. Even as a child she was acutely aware of the boundaries of both race and gender. Her journey into Universal Access started when she found herself the mother of a disabled [...]
Featured Documentaries
June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As the theme of the Regional Gathering is a focus on the Arts, we will be screening two short films (if time permits during different breaks) that document the creative process: Tying Your Own Shoes, an animated documentary by Shira Avni, provides a forum for artists who have Down syndrome to portray themselves as they [...]
Doors Open Toronto
May 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This Post is Expired. Visit Queen’s Park, the Ontario Legislative Building this weekend, May 28, 29 2011 between 10 and 4 to get a sneak peak of the L’Arche Ontario Art Show of core member artwork. Hundreds of other Toronto landmarks will be open for tours. Admission is free.
Regional Gathering 2011: Workshop Options
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All Workshops are scheduled for 9:00 am on Thursday June 9th, 2011 during the Regional Gathering. Tous les ateliers se tiendront à 9 h, le jeudi 9 juin 2011 lors du ressemblement régional Workshop Atelier Facilitators Animateurs Description Note Making Fizzy Bath Bombs Fabrication de bombes de bain Crystal L’Heureux & Jeanne D’arc Foisy In 4 easy steps, [...]
Meet Keynote Speaker: Robert Pio Hajjar
May 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
Cliquez ici pour la version française Canadian Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of the Year 2009, Robert is a voice for his peers that cannot speak. Born in 1977, doctors informed his parents “He will be profoundly retarded. Put him away and forget about him. Have another child.” They did not realize that Robert was born [...]
Rencontrer Robert Pio Hajjar
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Click here for English Autorevendicateur de la société canadienne du syndrome de Down pour l’année 2009, Robert est une voix pour ses pairs incapables de s’exprimer. À sa naissance en 1977, les médecins annoncent à ses parents « il sera profondément retardé. Placez-le quelque part et oubliez-le. Ayez un autre enfant. » Ils n’avaient pas [...]
