Following numerous mobilizations since 2003 for the preservation of building 7, located in Pointe-Saint-Charles, in Montreal, Collectif 7 à Nous was born.

Collectif 7 à Nous is a non-profit organization born in 2009 which brings together citizens, cultural, community, libertarian and social economy organizations. Its aim is to develop the Building 7 project on former CN land, south of La Pointe. It practices a democratic, horizontal and inclusive mode of management and practices principles of shared governance and non-violent communication. The organization is done in circles of evolving and not fixed responsibilities.

Building 7 is now converted into a place of sharing and exchange. Today, the activities of building 7 are multiple; There you will find: Le Detour solidarity grocery store, managed by volunteers and offering inexpensive fresh products, a craft brewery, a Press Start cooperative which is a self-managed place of gathering, entertainment and debate, an arcade and a training school. art. Collaborative workshops, called ‘the B7 workshops’ are also organized around ceramics, DIY, bicycle repair, etc.

The Building 7 project carries values of social justice, autonomy, respect, democracy and aims to be an engine of social, political, cultural, economic and environmental transformation, in the environment which gave birth to them and well beyond.

Source : 100°

Source : Bâtiment 7, 2019

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Text Source : https://www.batiment7.org/autogestion/