Unspoken Tears (Trauma Through Words) (2022) by Hélène Magny

How can refugee children integrate into Quebec’s school system, given the unspeakable violence they’ve experienced? Following a psychologist specializing in conflict-related trauma, Unspoken Tears pays tribute to the admirable resilience and survival strategies of these “small adults,” whose spirit the bombs and camps have not completely crushed, at a time when it is vital to raise awareness in Western societies of migration-related issues and children’s rights.

French with English subtitles | 2022 | 75 minutes.

Club de lecture RD 

La succursale Ruth E. Dickinson invite les francophones et francophiles de Barrhaven à se joindre au nouveau Club de lecture RD.  Participez à nos rencontres sociales et discutez de livres de langue française.  Profitez aussi de présentations de nouvelles oeuvres, auteurs et des services disponibles aux lecteurs francophones et francophiles de la BPO. ​

Les 3e mardis du mois de 10 h à 11 h.

le 23 avril –    Le malaimant par Michèle Vinet​

le 21 mai –  La jeune fille à la tresse par Françoise de Luca​

le 18 juin –  La petite lumière par Grégory Panaccione

Participants will explore what’s involved (practically, emotionally, and financially) in continuing to live independently with services and supports.  
This will include an overview of common needs, available options, and financial considerations.

Presented by the Council on Aging of Ottawa. 

The Inconvenient Indian 

The Inconvenient Indian dives deep into the brilliant mind of Thomas King, Indigenous intellectual, master storyteller, and author of the bestselling book The Inconvenient Indian, to shatter the misconception that history is anything more than stories we tell about the past. With winks to his cab driver Coyote along the way, King takes us on a critical journey through the colonial narratives of North America. He eloquently exposes the falsehoods of white supremacy and deftly punctures myths of Indigenous erasure to lay bare what has been extracted from the land, culture, and peoples of Turtle Island. In this time of momentous change and essential re- examination, Inconvenient Indian is a powerful visual poem anchored in the land and amplified by the voices of those who continue the tradition of Indigenous resistance. Artist activists, land protectors, hunters, and those leading cultural revitalization powerfully subvert the “inconvenience” of their existence, creating an essential new narrative and a possible path forward for us all.

English, Inuktitut, Cree and Anishinaabemowin with English subtitles | 2020 | 90 minutes.