Mission
Coop Collective Vision’s mission is to empower youth with the ability to produce and broadcast their own media in a creative and supportive environment.
Through digital storytelling, participants explore a variety of media platforms including stop-motion animation, photography, video production, on camera acting and more.
We believe film-making and the digital arts are a fantastic medium for youth to explore their creativity and share their ideas with the world
History
Co-op Collective Vision has been providing multi-media educational services to young Montrealers since 2006.
Founded by Erik Chevrier as a way to teach video production and media literacy skills to youth. Noticing an increasing trend in media consumption, Chevrier wanted to empower youth with the ability to tell their own stories, to become active producers in media instead of just passive consumers.
We have empowered thousands of youths at our camps, workshops and school programs.
Coop Structure
Co-op Collective Vision is an incorporated workers co-op and operates as a non-profit organization that is owned and democratically run by its members.
Executive decisions are made collectively by all worker members. For a worker to become a member, they must be employed by the co-op for three months, and be voted in.
If any individual or community group wishes to get involved with our co-op, as a worker, member or partner, please contact us with a proposal.
Our Members
Erik Chevrier, Ph.D. is Coop Collective Vision’s Founder. Erik is a part-time professor at Concordia University.
He has created a number of organizations, research projects and educational programs including; Co-op Collective Vision, The Concordia Student Run Food Groups Research Project, Coop CultivAction and The Post Capitalist Possibilities Project.
Jay Lemieux is President of Co-op Collective Vision, a multi-media teacher and Director of Creative Video Day Camp.
He has been working in video production since graduating from Trebas Institute’s Film and Television Program in 2004. He has been
Kim Gagnon, is the Co-Founder of Creative Video Day Camp and has been the co-op’s Communications person since 2006. Kim facilitates digital-arts activities at Creative Video Day Camp and teaches photography, stop-motion animation and art explorations at various elementary schools in Montreal.
Kim is a freelance graphic designer, photographer and videographer and studies Art Education at Concordia University. www.kimgagnon.com
Alaya Martin joined Coop Collection Vision in 2017 after her first summer working at Creative Video Day Camp. She knows firsthand how empowering the creative process can be and is dedicated to helping children express themselves artistically.
Alaya holds a BFA in Theatre and Development and an MA in Drama therapy from Concordia University. These days she is focusing on using drama therapy to help support youth as they work through personal difficulties.