Soundwalking as Resistance

Combining shared meals, guided listening, and a collective walk through the city, the event introduces participants to soundwalking, a practice that emphasizes active, embodied listening to one’s surroundings.

Moving together from Concordia to the McGill campus and back, participants will engage with the everyday soundscape of Montreal, from traffic and voices to quieter, often unnoticed moments in between.

The walk is framed as a gesture of solidarity with those in Gaza who must navigate daily challenges simply to remain connected, seeking signal, electricity, and contact with the outside world.

Organizer Rawda Harb emphasizes the importance of acknowledging absence as part of this reflection:

“Many Palestinian students who have been accepted to Canadian universities are currently unable to leave Gaza and join their academic communities here in Montreal. Their absence is deeply felt. This workshop is a space to reflect on that absence and to transform it into awareness and action.”

The evening will begin with a collective vegetarian meal, followed by an introduction to soundwalking, the guided walk itself, and a closing discussion.

Event Schedule

• 5:30pm -- Meet at the CSLP
  (GA building, behind the Faubourg 1211 Saint-Mathieu St. Montreal, QC, H3H 2S2)
• 5:30pm - 6:30pm -- Collective Light Vegetarian Meal and Introduction to Soundwalking
• 6:30pm - 7:30pm -- Soundwalk - Round Trip from the CSLP to the McGill campus
• 7:30pm - 8:30pm -- Discussion