Festival Defund La Police 2025

Schedule

Sun Sep 21 2025 at 12:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

parc SUN-YAT-SEN parc | Montreal, QC

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FESTIVAL DEFUND LA POLICE 2025
21.09.2025 / 12h-19h / Parc Sun-Yat-Sen
(English follows)
Rejoignez-nous pour la 4e édition du Festival Defund La Police—un évènement gratuit et bilingue au parc Sun-Yat-Sen, le 21 septembre 2025. Le festival est rempli d’activités pour célébrer le travail des groupes communautaires qui luttent contre le système de (in)justice pénale et qui offrent des alternatives solidaires. C’est un évènement pour toute la famille, il s’agit d’un moment pour réfléchir et se rencontrer!
Le festival est organisé par la communauté avec le soutien de QPIRG-Concordia et de la Coalition pour le définancement de la police.
Réservez la date et restez à l’affût pour la programmation!
ACCESSIBILITÉ: Le Festival Defund La Police est un festival gratuit organisé au parc Sun-Yat-Sen. Il se trouve à environ 500 mètres de la station de métro St Laurent, qui dispose d'un ascenseur sur la ligne verte, et à environ 500 mètres de la station de métro Place D'Armes, qui dispose d'un ascenseur sur la ligne orange. Des sièges pliants seront disponibles et le parc dispose également de sièges. Une rampe légèrement inclinée sans rambarde est prévue pour permettre aux participants de se joindre aux discussions organisées sur scène. Le parc Sun-Yat-Sen ne dispose pas de toilettes accessibles (mais il y en a dans le Palais des Congrès pas loin). Le parc Sun-Yat-Sen se trouve à l'angle des rues Clark et De La Gauchetière, qui sont des rues piétonnes pavées et étroites. Des travaux sont en cours dans le quartier. Si vous avez besoin d'aménagements particuliers pour participer aux activités, informez un des membres de l'équipe et on sera ravis de vous accueillir !

Come join us at the 4th edition of Festival Defund La Police—a vibrant bilingual pop-education happening in park Sun-Yat-Sen on September 21st 2025. This free festival is loaded with activities that celebrate the incredible work of community groups and organizers who are actively fighting back against the criminal (in)justice system and offering transformative alternatives. This is a family friendly event, it is a time to reflect and connect!
The festival is organized by the community with support from QPIRG-Concordia and the Defund the Police Coalition.
Mark your calendars, the programmation and more information is coming soon!
ACCESSIBILITY: Defund La Police Festival is a free festival hosted in Parc Sun-Yat-Sen. It is approximately 500 meters from Metro St Laurent which has an elevator on the green line, and approximately 500 meters from Metro Place D'Armes which has an elevator on the orange line. There will be foldable seats available for seating, and there is seating in the park. There is a stage that has a ramp with slight incline without railing if attendees want to join discussions hosted there. There are no accessible bathrooms at Parc Sun-Yat-Sen (but there are some in the Palais des Congrès nearby). Parc Sun-Yat-Sen is at the corner of Clark & De La Gauchetiere which has some narrow cobblestone but is a pedestrian walking street; there is some construction in the area. Please let any of the crew know if you need any accommodations to include you in the activities and we'll be happy to have you!
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Where is it happening?

parc SUN-YAT-SEN parc, Rue Clark & Rue de la Gauchetière,Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Coalition pour le d\u00e9financement de la police \/ Defund the Police Coalition

Host or Publisher Coalition pour le définancement de la police / Defund the Police Coalition

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