{"id":10431,"date":"2017-03-02T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advancement.yorku.ca\/?p=10431"},"modified":"2017-03-02T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T16:31:46","slug":"10431","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/2017\/03\/10431\/","title":{"rendered":"Join York's Department of French Studies to celebrate University's Inaugural Week of Francophonie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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York\u2019s Departments of French Studies at Glendon and LA&PS invite you to celebrate French-speaking cultures of the world during our University\u2019s first ever Week of Francophonie!<\/p>\n
March 20 will be International Francophonie Day. Over 274 million people from 57 peoples from every continent will celebrate their heritage.\u00a0 French is an official language in more than30 countries around the world. This cultural mosaic, although invisible to some, is very much a part of the ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ social fabric.<\/p>\n
This is why all French units at York have decided to join forces and collaborate with the Office of Advancement to show that French is alive and well everywhere at Keele and Glendon, and to celebrate the incredible diversity of our Francophone mosaic.<\/p>\n
There will be a wide range of activities to satisfy all French language and culture enthusiasts in the community.\u00a0\u00a0 Students will be encouraged to move between the various events using a French Cultural passport.\u00a0 The most active will then be awarded a French Cultural Engagement Certificate.<\/p>\n
On Monday, March 20, a flurry of activities will occur to inaugurate the week and mark the official International Day of Francophonie.<\/p>\n
Glendon will host representatives of the various GTA Francophone community organizations in the presence of Ontario\u2019s Minister of Francophone Affairs, the Hon. Marie-France Lalonde. She will host a Q & A session at Glendon to be livestreamed as well at the Keele Campus.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, at Founders College Senior Common Room, discussions will uncover the secrets of becoming an effective bilingual job candidate.\u00a0 The day will end with a delightful set of poetic interpretations, as part of a tribute to one of France\u2019s favorite poets, Jacques Pr\u00e9vert, who died 40 years ago.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, March 21 will make way for gourmet pleasures with a multicultural French feast, from noon until 2pm, including music and cultural games. The rest of the afternoon will be filled with performances by students from Harbord Collegiate High School and York\u2019s own French-enthusiast aspiring artists.<\/p>\n
Participation to all events is free but donations toward the creation of a Community Engagement bursary will be welcome.<\/p>\n
Please note that seating is limited, particularly for the Tuesday lunch event - register early!\u00a0You can register for events on March 20<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0March 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information, please \u00a0visit francophonie.yorku.ca<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0franfest@yorku.ca.<\/p>\n Les d\u00e9partements d'\u00e9tudes fran\u00e7aises de Glendon et LA&PS vous invitent \u00e0 c\u00e9l\u00e9brer les cultures francophones du monde pendant la toute premi\u00e8re Semaine de la Francophonie de notre Universit\u00e9!<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Le 20 mars sera la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la Francophonie. Plus de 274 millions de personnes issues de 57 peuples de tous les continents c\u00e9l\u00e9breront leur patrimoine. Le fran\u00e7ais est une langue officielle dans plus de 30 pays \u00e0 travers le monde. Cette mosa\u00efque culturelle, quoique peu visible pour certains, fait partie int\u00e9grante du tissu social de l'Universit\u00e9 York.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n C'est pourquoi toutes les unit\u00e9s de fran\u00e7ais de York ont \u200b\u200bd\u00e9cid\u00e9 de joindre leurs forces et de collaborer avec le Bureau de l'avancement pour montrer que le fran\u00e7ais est bien vivant partout \u00e0 Keele et \u00e0 Glendon, et pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer l'incroyable diversit\u00e9 de notre mosa\u00efque francophone.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Il y aura tout un \u00e9ventail d'activit\u00e9s pour satisfaire tous les amateurs de la langue et des cultures francophones de notre communaut\u00e9 universitaire. Les \u00e9tudiants seront encourag\u00e9s \u00e0 se d\u00e9placer entre les diff\u00e9rents \u00e9v\u00e9nements en utilisant un passeport culturel fran\u00e7ais. Les plus actifs recevront alors un certificat d'implication culturelle en fran\u00e7ais.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Le lundi 20 mars, une foule d'activit\u00e9s se d\u00e9rouleront pour inaugurer la semaine et marquer la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la Francophonie.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Glendon accueillera des repr\u00e9sentants de divers organismes communautaires francophones de la r\u00e9gion du grand Toronto, en pr\u00e9sence de la ministre des Affaires francophones de l'Ontario, l\u2019honorable Marie-France Lalonde. Elle pr\u00e9sidera une p\u00e9riode de questions qui sera retransmise au campus Keele.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Pendant ce temps, au Senior Common Room du Coll\u00e8ge Founders, les discussions d\u00e9couvriront les secrets de devenir un candidat bilingue efficace. La journ\u00e9e se terminera par une belle s\u00e9rie d'interpr\u00e9tations po\u00e9tiques, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion d\u2019un hommage \u00e0 l'un des po\u00e8tes les plus appr\u00e9ci\u00e9s de France, Jacques Pr\u00e9vert, mort il y a 40 ans.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Le mardi 21 mars fera place aux plaisirs gourmands avec une f\u00eate multiculturelle, de midi \u00e0 14 heures, accompagn\u00e9e de la<\/span> musique et de jeux culturels. Le reste de l'apr\u00e8s-midi sera rempli de prestations artistiques d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ves de l'\u00e9cole secondaire Harbord Collegiate et d\u2019artistes en herbe francophones ou francophiles de York.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n La participation \u00e0 tous les \u00e9v\u00e9nements est gratuite. Toutefois, des dons pour la cr\u00e9ation d'une bourse d'implication communautaire seront accept\u00e9s.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Veuillez noter que le nombre de place est limit\u00e9, en particulier pour l'\u00e9v\u00e9nement du mardi midi. Inscrivez-vous d\u00e8s que possible ! Pour ce faire, rendez-vous ici : 20 mars<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0ou\u00a021 mars<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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