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= Marjorie Villefranche = Marjorie Villefranche (pronouns: she/her, b. 1951) is a Haitian-Canadian activist, producer, and historian, and the current director of the Maison d'Haïti in Montreal, Quebec. Maison d'Haïti is a community and cultural center founded in 1972 that helps people of Haitian heritage, persons of African descent, and immigrants settle in Canada.

Early years
Villefranche was born in Port-au-Prince in 1951. She moved to Montreal at the age of twelve to escape repression under President François Duvalier. From 1964 to 1971, as a student, Villefranche was active in anti-Duvalier, Marxist, and Quebec nationalist organizing and the Women's liberation movement. In 1971, Villefranche met Max Chancy and Adeline Magloire Chancy, two of the founding members of the Maison d'Haïti, who introduced her to the community center.

Career
Villefranche started working at the Maison d'Haïti in 1983 when the center moved to Saint-Michel, Montreal's Haitian immigrant neighborhood. Villefranche oversaw youth programming, and later all programming at the center. In 2011, Villefranche became the director of the Maison d'Haïti.

An expert on Haitian-Quebecois history, Villefranche participated in "Histoires d'immigrations" in 2014, a project led by the University of Quebec in Montreal and the National Library and Archives of Quebec. Villefranche produced three documentaries: Port-au-Prince ma ville, District 67 and Petites mères. She won several awards, including the "Bâtisseuses de la cité" prize in 2017 for her commitment to making Montreal a better city.