A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
READING IS HUMAN
I sought to write a touching, creative note that might have the power to convince you that reading, books and authors must be supported and that therefore, you guessed it, the Blue Metropolis Foundation, along with its Festival and its social and educational programs, is also well deserving of your support.
I sought to write a touching, creative note that might have the power to convince you that reading, books and authors must be supported and that therefore, you guessed it, the Blue Metropolis Foundation, along with its Festival and its social and educational programs, is also well deserving of your support.
By way of an invitation for you to join me at the Festival and to support the Foundation by buying tickets or making a donation, I present a few wise words from Jean Delas and Jean-Louis Fabre that are sure to inspire you better than I ever could.
– William St-Hilaire
President – Executive Director and Artistic Director
“Connaissez-vous deux verbes plus proches que lire et élire ?”
(“Do you know of two closer verbs than reading and electing?”)
“Connaissez-vous deux mots pour proches que lecteur et électeur ?
(“Do you know of two closer words than reader and elector?”)
“It is often in times of political turmoil that we begin to better understand the vital connection between reading, education, liberty and, ultimately… democracy.”
“The stakes […] are right there: the critical thinking that reading gives readers instills in them the freedom to choose and ensures they will be free tomorrow.”
– Jean Delas and Jean-Louis Fabre
THANKS TO THE BLUE METROPOLIS FOUNDATION’S MAJOR PARTNERS WHO SUPPORT THE 2023 FESTIVAL AND OUR 2022-2023 EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS
MERCI AUX PARTENAIRES MAJEURS DE LA FONDATION METROPOLIS BLEU QUI SOUTIENNENT LE FESTIVAL 2023 ET NOS PROGRAMMES ÉDUCATIFS ET SOCIAUX 2022-2023
