About the Summit

The 5th Montreal Citizen Summit is a social forum that is open to all and based on achieving "The City We Want." The event will take place from June 5-7, 2009 at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and will be an opportunity for citizens and civil society actors to strengthen their ties in order to collectively organize social action initiatives. The Summit will also allow citizens to learn about and exchange on urban issues related to these themes:

1) Economy
2) Urban Planning
3) Social Justice, Inclusion and Citizenship
4) Environment
5) Democracy
6) Culture