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		<title>&#8220;Demolition-by-neglect&#8221; threatens The Main National Historic Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Main National Historic Site has been the epi-center of a cultural war being fought in Montreal, and it is again the focus in the latest salvo. At stake is the city&#8217;s cultural future. Artists and activists demanding cultural integrity have been battling corporate interests hell-bent on Disneyfication, and this time the corporate side is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/12/20/demolition-by-neglect-threatens-the-main-national-historic-site/</link>
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		<title>Occupy Movement puts Theatre Activism in the spotlight!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street has put theatre activism into the spotlight like never before. Conceptualized by Vancouver-based Adbusters Magazine, the Occupy Movement kicked off on September 17 by taking over New York City’s Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in Manhattan. The initial encampment consisted of a small tent-city, including everything from kitchens to libraries to performances spaces [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/12/12/occupy-movement-puts-theatre-activism-in-the-spotlight/</link>
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		<title>Haunted Mountain: a Hallowe&#8217;en Walking Tour on Mount Royal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Hallowe'en, horror-expert Donovan King is pleased to offer Haunted Mountain, a spooky walking tour up the slopes of Mount Royal. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/10/11/haunted-mountain-a-halloween-walking-tour-on-mount-royal/</link>
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		<title>Red Light District Walking Tour (Sunday, September 4, at Noon)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After hailing victory in the battle for Cafe Cleopatre, Burlesque queen Velma Candyass and cultural worker Donovan King are putting Montreal&#8217;s Red Light District firmly back on the map! As a cultural war unfolds in The Main National Historic Site between artists and developers, King and Candyass are working on behalf of the living culture, history, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/08/30/red-light-district-walking-tour-sunday-september-4-at-noon/</link>
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		<title>Fringe Festival censors artists and blocks random people from entering a public park (VIDEO)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday, St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival security prevented local artists associated with the Infringement Festival from entering a public park, which was temporarily privatized, on the grounds that they didn&#8217;t pay to be there. Security chief Ace Lopes also denied entry to anyone in the vicinity who seemed remotely associated with Donovan King, regardless of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/06/23/fringe-festival-censors-artists-video/</link>
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		<title>OTL offers seven infringement festival projects!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Optative Theatrical Laboratories is proud to announce seven unique theatrical projects for the 2011 Montreal infringement festival. Traditional favourites like Car Stories will appear alongside Red Light District and Greening Montreal walking tours (including an ecological picnic), a birthday party to celebrate Cultural Resistance, a screening of our new film &#8220;Global Invisible Theatre&#8221;, plus a new theatre experiment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/06/09/otl-offers-seven-infringement-festival-projects/</link>
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		<title>Jane&#8217;s Walks by OTL on May 8th &#8211; Montreal Red Light District and Greening the Plateau &amp; Quartier des Spectacles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Optative Theatrical Laboratories, forever exploring cultural issues related to social justice, is pleased to team up with Montreal&#8217;s Urban Ecology Center for the 2011 edition of Jane&#8217;s Walk. Celebrating &#8220;walkable neighbourhoods, urban literacy, cities planned for and by people,&#8221; Jane’s Walk advocates the ideas and legacy of urbanist Jane Jacobs by encouraging people to explore their neighbourhoods and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/05/03/janes-walks-by-otl-on-may-8th-montreal-red-light-district-and-greening-the-plateau-quartier-des-spectacles/</link>
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		<title>ELECTION: Artists demand leadership in protecting The Main National Historic Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Canadian federal election has been called and never before have Montreal artists in the Quartier des Specatcles been so politically engaged and mobilized. A cultural war of unprecedented proportions is under way in the new Entertainment district, pitting an alliance corporate developers and the Mayor of Montreal against local artists,  heritage activists, and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/04/03/federal-election-cultural-war-in-the-main-national-historic-site-pits-gilles-duceppe-against-marc-garneau/</link>
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		<title>Artists hail victory in battle for Café Cleopatra!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Artists are crying “Victory” in the Quartier des Spectacles after winning a David vs. Goliath battle that pitted powerful corporate interests against local artists at the Café Cleopatra, a popular burlesque venue and centre for alternative arts. Café Cleopatra hails from another era and symbolizes the city’s once thriving Red Light District. Situated within “The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/03/15/artists-hail-victory-in-battle-for-cafe-cleopatra/</link>
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		<title>Infringement season is upon us! Collaborators welcome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The infringement season is upon us, and it is looking to be a red letter year for the global network of festivals!  With four unique infringement festivals on offer in both Canada and the USA, it is going to be a great summer for both infringers, new and old, and audiences seeking daring and authentic arts! The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.optative.net/blog/2011/02/08/infringement-season-is-upon-us-collaborators-welcome/</link>
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