“We have to make our own opportunities, because men aren’t going to do it for us,” Alicia V. Carr from Atlanta declared during her keynote the first morning of Women Techmakers MTL. She should know – at 51, she taught herself Objective C, and used it to build an iOS app to combat domestic violence. […]
F | A | T Events to Come Week 13
We can never get enough of fashion, art or tech. Here’s what we will be up to next week! Museé McCord Montreal Fashion Tech Afterhours McCord Museum – 690, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E9 30 March, 2017 17h-21h Musee McCord will be hosting an unforgettable evening that will intertwine design, art, fashion and […]
Queer Tech MTL Loves Their Allies
Last Thursday, Team DCMTL attended Queer Tech MTL’s monthly event, only this time there was an especially unique theme: For the Love of Allies. This networking equivalent of a love note paid homage to the allies who continue to support the Queer startup community. As their invitation said: “Without our allies, we would be far too exclusionary for our […]
Queer Tech MTL: Be your Authentic Self at Work
Queer Tech MTL is kicking off 2017 on a high note, and encouraging the members of Montreal’s queer tech community to be their authentic selves in the workplace. If you are not familiar with Queer Tech MTL, it’s a non-profit that creates a space to network and meet other like-minded professionals who self-identify as Tech+Queer – including […]
Image+Nation 29 Montréal LGBTQ Film Festival
Canada’s premiere LGBTQ film festival Image+Nation is bringing 11 days of remarkable international queer cinema to Montreal from November 24th until December 4th. Echoing the maturation of LGBT culture and filmmaking, image+nation 29 moves well beyond the classic coming out tale and delivers an impressive roster of queer realities and accomplished storytelling. This year’s impressive lineup includes […]