In November 2025, SOCODEVI and the Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM) came together to celebrate their 40th and 85th anniversaries, respectively.
This commemorative evening aimed to highlight the economic and social impact of the cooperative model, while also recognizing the commitment of the individuals and organizations that contribute, on a daily basis, to the vitality of more prosperous, supportive, and resilient communities.
A first video looks back at the history and founding of the two organizations, both born from a shared desire to combat poverty and social isolation in Québec. It traces the creation of the Conseil supérieur de la coopération in 1940—later becoming the CQCM in 2006—as well as the founding of SOCODEVI in 1985 by six Québec-based cooperatives and mutuals.
A second video highlights the structuring role of cooperatives and mutuals in building a more equitable and sustainable society. It emphasizes the work of the CQCM at the heart of Québec’s cooperative and mutualist movement, as well as that of SOCODEVI, which helps promote cooperative values and Québec expertise on an international scale.
Québec International Solidarity Days 2024.
Youth and Civic Engagement According to Mishka Caldwell-Pichette, an Engaged Student.This video was produced as part of the Quebec Days of International Solidarity.
Homeless survival trajectories in Laval
To mark the Quebec Days of International Solidarity, we produced a video with AQOCI – Quebec Association of International Cooperation Organizations – on economic justice as well as on the necessary actions and alternative solutions already implemented by the communities that defend her.
Maison du Père, social housing and health
Funambules Médias takes up a major challenge by signing the awareness campaign “C’est pas un jeu”. Launched on the National Day for the Fight against the Sexual Exploitation of Minors by seven Centers for Aid and Sexual Assault (CALACS), the campaign aims to raise awareness of the issues around sexual exploitation and is aimed at young women aged 14 to 25. It is deployed on the microsite www.cestpasunjeu.com and the Instagram account @cestpasunjeu. The campaign took place during the month of March 2022 and the microsite will be active for a period of five years.
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It’s not a game, it’s the story of Kamila, Jessica, Kishi, and many other girls. Stories inspired by the experiences of girls and young women from all over Quebec who have used the services of Centers for help and the fight against sexual assault (CALACS) in their region.
AQOCI — a network of international solidarity and cooperation
50 years of the Office of the Haitian Community of Montreal
Women Farmers, Inspiring Lives
Discrimination and HIV in childcare settings
The Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms prohibits treating a person differently on the basis of his or her HIV status, or even disclosing it. Thanks to medical care, we can now live in good health with HIV, but we’re still looking for a cure for discrimination.
HIV is not transmitted through everyday activities: http://www.pensepositif.org
It’s AIDS that needs to be excluded, not HIV-positive people.
Series of two clips: Discrimination and HIV in the workplace and Discrimination and HIV in childcare settings.
Created by Funambules Médias and produced by Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le sida (COCQ-SIDA).
In order to illustrate what the social and solidarity economy (SSE) is, the Chantier de l’économie sociale, in partnership with the Centre de la francophonie des Amériques, has developed two capsules.
The celebration of Social and Solidarity Economy Month makes it possible to reflect the Quebec reality in this area. From the manufacturing sector to information technology, media and agri-food, Quebec’s social economy is divided into 20 different economic sectors. There are 7,000 businesses, cooperatives and NPOs that account for more than 150,000 jobs. The social economy in Quebec generates more than 17 billion dollars annually, which is equivalent to almost 8% of the GDP of the province of Quebec*.
* Social economy workshop, November 13, 2013
Also available with Spanish subtitles:
“¿ Qué es la economía social?” :
“The impact of the social economy”:
