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Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Journalist

Montreal

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Jennifer est journaliste à La Converse. Elle a commencé sa carrière avec nous à travers les Bourses de La Converse en Janvier 2024 en tant que journaliste junior. Depuis août 2024, elle est journaliste à La Converse.

Latest Articles

Homelessness in Montreal East: a silent crisis

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Homelessness in Montreal East: a silent crisis

In eastern Montreal, homelessness is on the rise, now affecting neighborhoods that were previously relatively spared.

Resisting Law 21 — Muslim women speak up

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Resisting Law 21 — Muslim women speak up

Bill 21 is taking a new step in its tumultuous journey: the Supreme Court of Canada has decided to examine its validity.

Menstrual poverty in Montreal: little-known programs for an urgent need

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Menstrual poverty in Montreal: little-known programs for an urgent need

In 2020, the pandemic brought to light a reality long ignored in Montreal: menstrual poverty.

Our neighbourhoods, our voices: parent-child dialogue to prevent gun violence

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Our neighbourhoods, our voices: parent-child dialogue to prevent gun violence

Parents and children came together to find an answer to a question: how to strengthen their relationships to prevent gun violence?

Converse Conversations: Decolonial Philosophy and Anti-Black Racism with Norman Ajari

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Converse Conversations: Decolonial Philosophy and Anti-Black Racism with Norman Ajari

La Converse met Norman Ajari, doctor of philosophy and lecturer in French-speaking Black studies, to talk about decolonial philosophy.

Expropriation: The Ly family continues its fight against the STM

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Expropriation: The Ly family continues its fight against the STM

The family, who have lived in a duplex for 41 years, received an expropriation notice for the construction of an underground ventilation station.

Nahda at McGill: a look back at Arab Exhibitions in Mandate Jerusalem

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Nahda at McGill: a look back at Arab Exhibitions in Mandate Jerusalem

Presented at McGill's Islamic Studies Library, an installation evokes the cultural and political roots of Palestine.

War in Sudan: the Sudanese community calls for more flexible measures to welcome their families in Canada and Quebec

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

War in Sudan: the Sudanese community calls for more flexible measures to welcome their families in Canada and Quebec

Montrealers of Sudanese origin denounce the complexity of the policies to welcome their families, while massacres are tearing Sudan apart.

Haroun Bouazzi: the creation of the Other behind the controversy

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Haroun Bouazzi: the creation of the Other behind the controversy

La Converse interviewed sociologists to decipher the sentence that changed everything, more particularly the “creation of the Other”.

Public writers: no more support for non-Francophones

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Public writers: no more support for non-Francophones

The public writers pilot project has been cancelled — a service for non-Francophones, mainly immigrants who are struggling to integrate.

Scalded child in Montreal: the Black community is worried about the safety of their children

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Scalded child in Montreal: the Black community is worried about the safety of their children

On Saturday, October 12, hundreds of demonstrators marched in Montreal in support of the boy who was allegedly scalded by his neighbor.

Budget cuts in francization: a new barrier for immigrants

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Budget cuts in francization: a new barrier for immigrants

A few weeks before school started, Quebec announced budget cuts affecting francization programs for adults.

Police stops: a favourable judgment for victims of racial profiling?

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Police stops: a favourable judgment for victims of racial profiling?

On September 3, the Quebec Superior Court ordered the City of Montreal to compensate people who were victims of racial profiling.

“I had to create my own world to really live” — from the stage to the boxing ring, or, breaking the chains of adversity

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

“I had to create my own world to really live” — from the stage to the boxing ring, or, breaking the chains of adversity

Sarah-Judith Kayiri Hinse-Paré is a musician, writer, songwriter, performer, and Canadian boxing vice-champion in her category.

Temporary work permits freezing : should we really be worried?

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Temporary work permits freezing : should we really be worried?

Foreign workers have four days to renew or obtain a closed work permit, before new PTET restrictions in Montreal.

Anti-black racism in Montreal schools: “Sometimes it's trivialized, sometimes it's blatant”

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Anti-black racism in Montreal schools: “Sometimes it's trivialized, sometimes it's blatant”

Kemba Mitchell is an anti-black racism consultant. We compared these observations with the experiences of families who are victims of discrimination.

Hood Heroes - 16 Smoothzi: A Family Story

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Hood Heroes - 16 Smoothzi: A Family Story

“My parents taught me to be happy with what I have. Even if we have little, in reality, we have a lot,” says Ramzi Kerouicha.

Curry collective: asylum seekers become chefs

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Curry collective: asylum seekers become chefs

“We are chefs, because we have always cooked at home, it is a passion that we master perfectly”

Breaking the silence and claiming your place in the media when you are a black woman

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Breaking the silence and claiming your place in the media when you are a black woman

While the Dynastie Gala Media Evening honored women, it was also an opportunity to highlight the challenges they face.

What do young people in Montreal neighborhoods experience?

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

What do young people in Montreal neighborhoods experience?

“We are not important, because we come from a bad neighborhood, because we are black, because we are Arabs!” Take a look at the École Converse Podcast

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Massacre in Congo: memory of a survivor of Goma

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Massacre in Congo: memory of a survivor of Goma

Witnessing the rise of violence in his hometown, Babs lived through the wars that shook Congo before finding refuge in Canada in 2019.

Hood Heroes, episode 15: Eddy, the dad of the Park YMCA Youth Zone

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Hood Heroes, episode 15: Eddy, the dad of the Park YMCA Youth Zone

Although he only joined the YMCA team in 2023, Eddy already has a symbolic place. “Here, they consider me a bit like the dad of the Zone”

Massacre in Congo: the heavy silence of the international community

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Massacre in Congo: the heavy silence of the international community

“We are not flies that can be killed like that”

Black excellence: a burden for some community members

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Black excellence: a burden for some community members

A dialogue on black excellence and its consequences on the mental health of black youth.

Surviving depression on the streets: when mental illness remains invisible for people experiencing homelessness

Jennifer Da Veiga Rocha

Surviving depression on the streets: when mental illness remains invisible for people experiencing homelessness

“Shelter is hard. It's coughing, it's farting, it's groaning, it's screaming. It is open land. I prefer to lie outside.”

Other team members

Sonia Ekiyor-Katimi

Illustratrice

Sonia Ekiyor-Katimi

Pablo A. Ortiz

Collaborator

Pablo A. Ortiz

Mouna Douab

Communication manager

Mouna Douab