Art against weapons

Bryan Beyung joins Humanity & Inclusion Canada's fight against the bombing of civilians around the world at the MURAL Festival.

Where is the mural?

116 Roy Street E, Montreal, QC H2W 1L9

At the corner of Roy Street and Colonial Avenue

How to get there?

Public transport: Saint-Laurent / Roy stop with bus 55, or a 15-minute walk from Saint-Laurent metro station.

A new work of urban art has been unveiled on the Plateau-Mont-Royal! It was created for the duration of the MURAL Festival, from June 6 to 16, 2024. Bryan Beyung's work will be on display for at least a year.

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N. Daubry / HI

The unveiling of the mural, taking place on June 17th, was attended by the Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, who has been working alongside HI to put an end to the bombing of populated areas.

The Senator is the most successful Paralympic athlete in Canadian history. Winning gold medals at the Paralympic, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, her numerous awards and accolades, as well as her appointment as Chef de Mission for the Canadian team at the Rio Paralympic Games, is a testament to her triumph.

Spokesperson for the Défi sportif AlterGo for the past seventeen years, Companion of the Order of Canada, Knight of the Order of Québec, and renowned speaker in Canada, she motivates local people to face adversity while contributing to the influence of handisport athletics, thanks to her unique perspective.

This advocate for the rights of people with disabilities plays a crucial role in making Canadian society more inclusive.

A tribute to civilian victims

According to the Explosive Weapons Monitor, when explosive weapons are used in populated areas, 90% of the victims are civilians.

To raise awareness of this terrifying situation, Humanity & Inclusion Canada has invited Bryan Beyung to take part in an extraordinary artistic operation. The Cambodian-born artist painted a giant fresco.

Using art as a vehicle for solidarity, Humanity & Inclusion collaborated with Bryan to create a strong, committed visual message inviting us to take part in this fight.

Our murals here and elsewhere

Mural with bombs and a person under an umbrella

Mural of a child skipping rope on a ground target.

Mural with civilians protected by benevolent hands.

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The artist, Bryan Beyung

Bryan Beyung is a visual artist, born in Montreal to a Chinese-Cambodian family. His artistic approach would fall under the autoethnographic journey. He mainly addresses diasporic heritage by creating works based on memories, ideas and images related to this experience. His work can be seen in the United States, Canada, Haïti, France, Morocco and Cambodia. Thanks to the support of Humanity & Inclusion, Montreal is now adorned with his latest mural.

More about Bryan Beyung

The figures of shame

90% of victims are civilians

123 countries still contaminated by explosive remnants of war

20,793 civilians killed or wounded in 2022

57 civilians killed or wounded on average every day

Humanity & Inclusion against armed violence

Humanity & Inclusion is the leading NGO in the field of global assistance to people with disabilities in the humanitarian sector. The organization, with a staff of over 5,000, has been operating for over 40 years in 60 countries, and runs projects against armed violence in 18 countries. Its teams operate in extremely fragile contexts, such as Gaza, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen, as well as in countries polluted by former mines/explosive ordnance, such as Colombia, Laos, Senegal and Chad.

RISK EDUCATION

Humanité & Inclusion teams work hand-in-hand with local communities to raise awareness of the risks of unexploded ordnance and reduce accidents.

MINE CLEARANCE AND DECONTAMINATION

The mission of Humanity & Inclusion's mine clearance teams is to give local populations back their freedom to live, in complete safety.

VICTIM ASSISTANCE

Humanity & Inclusion provides long-term support for survivors of explosive weapons, their families and their communities, in a process of inclusion that includes medical assistance, rehabilitation services and access to social, educational, professional, sporting, civic and cultural activities. The organization also supports governments in implementing public policies in favor of victims of explosive weapons, in line with international treaty obligations.

CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION

Humanity & Inclusion's "conflict transformation" projects aim to build more peaceful societies by working on behaviors and relationships between communities in contexts of tension or war. Conflict transformation will address traumas and grievances, for example, by tackling collective trauma and promoting mediation, reconciliation and so on.

POLITICAL COMMITMENT

In 1997, Humanity & Inclusion was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which led to the signing of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Treaty). The organization then played an active role in the Campaign to Ban Cluster Bombs, which led to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Oslo Convention) in 2008. Humanity & Inclusion monitors the implementation of these two treaties. Since 2015, the organization has also been lobbying with the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) collective for the adoption and implementation by states of a political declaration designed to regulate the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

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Fatou Thiam
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