Since 1976, UQAM, the CSN, the CSQ, and the FTQ have been col­lab­o­rat­ing on research and train­ing projects to improve liv­ing and work­ing con­di­tions in Que­bec. This unique part­ner­ship, which has result­ed in near­ly 1,000 projects stem­ming from the needs expressed by the labor move­ment, was already com­mit­ted to sci­ence con­nect­ed to social real­i­ties long before the co-con­struc­tion of knowl­edge became a wide­spread concept.

Pro­duced by Funam­bules Médias to mark the 50th anniver­sary of the UQAM/CSN/CSQ/FTQ Pro­to­col, the film A Pro­to­col of Sol­i­dar­i­ty gives a voice to those who have con­tributed to this col­lec­tive his­to­ry. Through their sto­ries, it high­lights the rich­ness of col­lab­o­ra­tions between the labor and aca­d­e­m­ic com­mu­ni­ties, as well as their con­tri­bu­tion to social change. A sto­ry that tes­ti­fies to the pow­er of collaboration—more essen­tial than ever!

Thematics : Education, Social economy, Social mouvements, Social rights