{"id":622,"date":"2025-06-26T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/documenters.cjconcordia.net\/?page_id=622"},"modified":"2026-02-19T05:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:15:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11123c50 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f7c26c;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:2px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:0\">\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.cdnfonts.com\/css\/kalam');\n<\/style>\n<center>\n<p style=\"font-family:Cooper Black; font-size: 50px;\">Documenters \/<br> Documentalistes Canada\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WithoutTextDoc-wider-banner-800.jpg\" width=\"700px\" alt=\"An illustration of characters documenting a community's important meetings.\"><\/p><\/center>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b8162c0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Every week across Canada, there are thousands of public meetings. Most citizens have no idea what happens at them \u2013 yet they directly impact all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Documenters Canada, inspired by Documenters.org, trains and pays people to document public meetings relevant to their community. After fact-checking, their notes are available to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">In Sept. 2024, we launched a pilot project with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreenline.to\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thegreenline.to\/\">The Green Line<\/a> <\/em>in Toronto. In Sept. 2025, we launched Documentalistes Montr\u00e9al, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/pivot.quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pivot<\/a> and community groups in Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9fe8ed88 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:23.81%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\" id=\"top-block-hp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Documenters-hp2a.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of characters documenting a community's important meetings with notes on phones and on notebooks.\" class=\"wp-image-697\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:309px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Documenters-hp2a.jpg 450w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Documenters-hp2a-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">Chaque semaine, partout au Canada, des milliers de r\u00e9unions publiques ont lieu. La plupart des citoyen\u00b7nes ignorent ce qu\u2019il s\u2019y passe, et pourtant elles nous impactent toutes et tous. <br><br>Inspir\u00e9 par Documenters.org, Documentalistes Canada forme et r\u00e9mun\u00e8re des citoyen\u00b7nes pour documenter des r\u00e9unions publiques pertinentes pour leur communaut\u00e9. Apr\u00e8s v\u00e9rification des faits, leurs notes sont mises \u00e0 la disposition de tout le monde.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">En septembre 2024, nous avons lanc\u00e9 un projet pilote avec&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreenline.to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Green Line<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>\u00e0 Toronto.&nbsp;En septembre 2025, nous avons lanc\u00e9 Documentalistes Montr\u00e9al, en partenariat avec <a href=\"https:\/\/pivot.quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pivot<\/a> et des groupes communautaires. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6fb0f6a71acfc638c48133671e18196b is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f42a1bdeb5124d6ebd5ccab5bb924729\">What&#8217;s the history of documenters?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">Documenters Canada was inspired by Documenters.org, a project launched by City Bureau in Chicago to produce news designed for and with communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">In 2014, a Chicago police officer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Laquan_McDonald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murdered 17-year-old Laquan McDonald<\/a> and protests erupted. <a href=\"https:\/\/smartchicagocollaborative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Chicago Collaborative<\/a>, which had been experimenting with citizen storytelling, teamed up with City Bureau to document meetings of a new police accountability task force the city formed in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">A few years later, City Bureau launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documenters.org\/about\/\">Documenters<\/a> to bring these learnings to communities across the U.S. As of 2024, there are 25 Documenters projects across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d1ff56f99dbff776c91bec79f6182e3\">Can I start Documenters in my city?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Yes! Our training guide and materials are available to everyone. You can modify them to fit your community\u2019s needs. And feel free to reach out to us to let us know how it\u2019s going, and if we can help in any way. We\u2019d love to have others join our nascent Documenters Canada community of practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a52bb2dab36366bec239c3e55c10b86\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.86), 24px);\">What&#8217;s documentalistes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">Documentalistes is the name of our French-language projects, starting in Montreal in September 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/City-Bureau-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of characters documenting a community's important meetings including maps and graduation imagery.\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/City-Bureau-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/City-Bureau-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/City-Bureau-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/City-Bureau.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustrations by Sara Mizannojehdehi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DocumentingGeneral-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of a character taking notes.\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DocumentingGeneral-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DocumentingGeneral-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DocumentingGeneral-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DocumentingGeneral.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b0e69dc0f403b652b5cdc1c0124395b\">Quelle est l\u2019histoire de Documentalistes?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Documentalistes Canada s\u2019inspire de&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documenters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Documenters.org<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citybureau.org\/\">un projet lanc\u00e9 par City Bureau \u00e0 Chicago<\/a>&nbsp;pour produire des nouvelles con\u00e7ues pour et avec les communaut\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">En 2014,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_Laquan_McDonald\">un policier de Chicago a tu\u00e9 Laquan McDonald<\/a>, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 17 ans, d\u00e9clenchant des manifestations.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smartchicagocollaborative.org\/\">Smart Chicago Collaborative<\/a>, qui exp\u00e9rimentait alors la mise en r\u00e9cit citoyenne, s\u2019est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 City Bureau pour documenter les r\u00e9unions d\u2019un nouveau groupe de travail sur la responsabilisation de la police, form\u00e9 par la ville en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Quelques ann\u00e9es plus tard, City Bureau a lanc\u00e9&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documenters.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Documenters<\/a>&nbsp;pour transmettre ces enseignements aux communaut\u00e9s \u00e0 travers les \u00c9tats-Unis. En 2024, il existait 25 projets Documenters aux quatre coins du pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a7a08913f4823621d1267a129e41bf46\">Puis-je lancer Documentalistes dans ma ville?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Oui! Notre guide de formation et nos ressources sont disponibles pour tout le monde. Vous pouvez les modifier en fonction des besoins de votre communaut\u00e9. N\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 nous contacter pour nous faire part de vos retours et nous informer si nous pouvons vous aider de quelque mani\u00e8re que ce soit. Nous serions ravis d\u2019accueillir d\u2019autres personnes dans notre communaut\u00e9 de pratique naissante Documentalistes Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e9bfa02f7bcae5c8b34ca6128696e21\">Qu&#8217;est-ce que Documentalistes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">Documentalistes est le nom de nos programmes en fran\u00e7ais, lanc\u00e9s \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al en septembre 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d5d53815 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-unset-4 is-style-rounded--3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/greenline.webp\" alt=\"An illustration of a reporter in front of a notepad holding a pen, wearing a yellow shirt with all the sources they've interviewed in speech bubbles around them.\" class=\"wp-image-71\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:401px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/greenline.webp 1082w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/greenline-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/greenline-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/greenline-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/documenterscanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/greenline-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources\">Use our resources\/<strong>Utilisez nos ressources<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.417), 18px);\">Want to bring Documenters to your community? <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreenline.to\/tool\/documenters-canada-field-guide\/\">Here is our field guide for The Green Line (EN)<\/a>! 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