Caring: a political act

How does the need to act arise from a revealed injustice and an acute awareness of the violence of the extractive industry? While the question may seem simple, the answer is certainly not the same for everyone. While some people take refuge in denial, choosing to look the other way, others adopt a more militant stance. They choose speech over silence, resistance over resignation. And yet, in both cases, it's all about adapting to an unacceptable, even unbearable situation. And because, here in Rouyn-Noranda, a great deal of information has been concealed by the authorities who are supposed to protect us, the loss of trust in institutions has given rise, for some people, to a profound sense of insecurity and injustice. This was compounded by the absurdity of seeing the interests of an industry take precedence over the fundamental rights of the local population. It was against this backdrop of crisis that the need to act became apparent, for many, as the only way to free themselves from a sense of powerlessness. And since we can't do anything alone, the militant stance, approached from a personal point of view, will also be approached from a collective point of view. It's part of a living, mutually supportive movement that aims to turn the act of caring into a political act, taken on and supported by the whole community.