Garden Project earned the highest environmental distinction in Quebec, the Phénix de l’environnement, and received the 2008 National Urban Design Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) for its collaborative project with McGill University's Minimum Cost Housing Groupe and Santropol Roulant. Finances Alternatives garners its financial support from a combination donors and members, as well as partner organizations working alongside Alternatives including major unions and church groups, International Organizations and governments. Supporters Individuals across Canada contribute to Alternatives either as donors, members, or by subscribing to the newspaper. Many activists, journalists, and public figures from Quebec, Canada, and the world support Alternatives. Among these are: Margaret Atwood, award winning novelist and poet Judy Rebick, politically engaged writer and researcher Françoise David, leader of Québec Solidaire, ex-President of the Quebec Federation of Women, co-founder of the World March of Women Gil Courtemanche, activist journalist and writer Madeleine Parent, feminist and long-time union leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist. References External links Journal des alternatives (the organization's French-language online journal) Alternatives International, the 9-member federation of international development and solidarity organizations of which Alternatives Montreal is the Canadian representative. Organizations based in Montreal International development agencies Organizations established in 1994 Internship programs