2009 - A Year of Anniversaries
100 Years Ago
On December 4, 1909, the Montreal Canadians franchise was born, though, of course, as everybody knows, the game of hockey was born at least a 100 years before that, in around 1800 in my old hometown of Windsor, Nova Scotia. There’s no NHL team in the Maritimes. At the Windsor Regional there were two options: Habs or Bruins. Dear Habs. I have loved you since the age of 12. For your 100th season, I personally would like to see a much more aggressive forecheck. Until then, check out these photos from the glory days.
50 Years Ago
On January 1, 1959, Fidel Castro led a band of bearded rebels down from Cuba's eastern mountains, toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista (who was on his way out anyway), set himself up as dictator and proceeded to survive 638 assassination attempts before handing over the reigns of power to his brother. On January 19, 2009, my husband and I are going to Cuba for the first time, to Holguín province, the Castro brother’s birthplace, to bask in the sun and witness first-hand the dilapidated remains of the revolution. Rumour has it that when Christopher Columbus landed on the coast of Holguín in October 1492, he said that this place was the beautiful area ever seen by a human. We’ll see. Here’s the weather report from Santiago De Cuba, birthplace of the revolution.
25 Years Ago
In the spring of 1984, OBORO was co-founded by Daniel Dion and Su Schnee. Founded with the conviction that living transcultural artistic experiences contribute to the betterment of humankind, OBORO is an artist centre that supports creation; encourages innovation, experimentation, the exchange of ideas, and the sharing of knowledge; promotes awareness and dialog within the art world and society at large and contributes to a culture of peace. I am proud to serve as President of the Board of Directors of OBORO as we enter into this 25th year. To mark its 25th anniversary, and to celebrate the future, OBORO is organizing a major exhibition bringing together more than one hundred artists with their own interpretation of “OBORO.” Saturday, April 18, 2009 – Saturday, May 2, 2009. More Info.
10 Years Ago
On July 3, 1999, my husband and I got married at OBORO. It was an artist-run wedding; it was a truly great day followed by 10 great years. We’ll celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary this year amid a mess of moving boxes. We have to move out of our home of 11 years by July 1, 2009. New landlords who took possession of the building December 1, 2008, and promptly sent a bailiff round to ring our doorbell at 7 am to deliver an eviction notice. The new landlords haven’t figured out that I’m a writer yet, and they’re apparently unaware of my most recent web-based electronic literature project, in absentia, which uses the Google Map API to address issues of gentrification and its erasures in the Mile End, our soon-to-be-former neighbourhood of Montreal. We're hoping this eviction results in us living somewhere even better when all this upheaval is said and done. So, 2009, if you're reading this, please send us good apartment finding vibes.
Happy anniversary Stéphane, happy birthday OBORO, Viva la Revolución, and Go Habs Go.
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On December 4, 1909, the Montreal Canadians franchise was born, though, of course, as everybody knows, the game of hockey was born at least a 100 years before that, in around 1800 in my old hometown of Windsor, Nova Scotia. There’s no NHL team in the Maritimes. At the Windsor Regional there were two options: Habs or Bruins. Dear Habs. I have loved you since the age of 12. For your 100th season, I personally would like to see a much more aggressive forecheck. Until then, check out these photos from the glory days.
50 Years Ago
On January 1, 1959, Fidel Castro led a band of bearded rebels down from Cuba's eastern mountains, toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista (who was on his way out anyway), set himself up as dictator and proceeded to survive 638 assassination attempts before handing over the reigns of power to his brother. On January 19, 2009, my husband and I are going to Cuba for the first time, to Holguín province, the Castro brother’s birthplace, to bask in the sun and witness first-hand the dilapidated remains of the revolution. Rumour has it that when Christopher Columbus landed on the coast of Holguín in October 1492, he said that this place was the beautiful area ever seen by a human. We’ll see. Here’s the weather report from Santiago De Cuba, birthplace of the revolution.
25 Years Ago
In the spring of 1984, OBORO was co-founded by Daniel Dion and Su Schnee. Founded with the conviction that living transcultural artistic experiences contribute to the betterment of humankind, OBORO is an artist centre that supports creation; encourages innovation, experimentation, the exchange of ideas, and the sharing of knowledge; promotes awareness and dialog within the art world and society at large and contributes to a culture of peace. I am proud to serve as President of the Board of Directors of OBORO as we enter into this 25th year. To mark its 25th anniversary, and to celebrate the future, OBORO is organizing a major exhibition bringing together more than one hundred artists with their own interpretation of “OBORO.” Saturday, April 18, 2009 – Saturday, May 2, 2009. More Info.
10 Years Ago
On July 3, 1999, my husband and I got married at OBORO. It was an artist-run wedding; it was a truly great day followed by 10 great years. We’ll celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary this year amid a mess of moving boxes. We have to move out of our home of 11 years by July 1, 2009. New landlords who took possession of the building December 1, 2008, and promptly sent a bailiff round to ring our doorbell at 7 am to deliver an eviction notice. The new landlords haven’t figured out that I’m a writer yet, and they’re apparently unaware of my most recent web-based electronic literature project, in absentia, which uses the Google Map API to address issues of gentrification and its erasures in the Mile End, our soon-to-be-former neighbourhood of Montreal. We're hoping this eviction results in us living somewhere even better when all this upheaval is said and done. So, 2009, if you're reading this, please send us good apartment finding vibes.
Happy anniversary Stéphane, happy birthday OBORO, Viva la Revolución, and Go Habs Go.
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