Its coming to the end of #EmancipationMonth
A chance to revisit the meaning of Freedom, of #NaturistHistory, of Ancestral memory, of current traditions
Lets take note and continue to celebrate our existence
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Usually in celebrating #EmancipationMonth i reflect on my enslaved relatives on their Freedom and the memories
I also do that with food. This dish represents what we (Jamaicans) have become. Its #WestAfrican & #Taino
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group of people standing around Black Liberation flag at City Hall
#EmancipationMonth recognizes the struggle for human rights & the rich contributions made by Peoples of African descent.
You can learn more about the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination and explore #EmancipationMonth events at toronto.ca/Emancipation
“Confront the Past, Change the Future.” Commissioned by the City of Toronto for the Confront the Past, Change the Future Public Education Campaign, this project features a three-panel artwork by Kanisha Dabreo, AstroSankofa Arts Initiatives 2024.
Every August, we honour the resilience and contributions of Toronto's Black communities during #EmancipationMonth. Our 2025 theme is “Nou la: Commemorating Emancipation and Haitian Culture”, which highlights the presence and legacy of Toronto's Haitian communities.
Learn: toronto.ca/Emancipation
Emancipation Day/Month
The City of Toronto invites you to attend the Black Liberation Flag Raising marking the start of Emancipation Month Friday, August 1, 2025 12:00 p.m. Podium Roof, Toronto City Hall 100 Queen Street West Please advise of any accessibility accommodations Rain or Shine
#EmancipationDayCanada Canada.ca/emancipation-day
2ND SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO 70 ELIZABETH II, 2021 Bill 75 (Chapter 42 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2021) An Act to proclaim the month of August as Emancipation Month Co-sponsors: Mr. M. Schreiner Ms M. Hunter Ms L. Lindo Ms A. Khanjin 1st Reading December 8, 2021 2nd Reading December 8, 2021 3rd Reading December 8, 2021 Royal Assent December 9, 2021
Recognizing #EmancipationMonth in August acknowledges an abhorrent period in our history... August 1, 1834 marks the day that the Slavery Abolition Act, 1833 came into effect emancipating more than 800,000 enslaved Africans across the British Empire, including Canada.
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Black liberation flag flying against City Hall
We are honouring #EmancipationMonth by raising the Black Liberation Flag tomorrow at 12pm at City Hall. This year, the theme is “Nou la: Commemorating Emancipation and Haitian Culture”, which highlights the enduring presence and legacy of Toronto's Haitian communities. All are welcome.
Black liberation flag flying against City Hall
Join us as we commemorate #EmancipationMonth by raising the Black Liberation Flag. We recognize August as Emancipation Month and celebrate the rich contributions that Peoples of African descent have made to our city & country.
📅Aug 1, 12 pm
📍City Hall
toronto.ca/Emancipation
Black liberation flag flying against City Hall
Join us as we commemorate #EmancipationMonth by raising the Black Liberation Flag. We recognize August as Emancipation Month and celebrate the rich contributions that Peoples of African descent have made to our city & country.
📅Aug 1, 12 pm
📍City Hall
#HEARTHIS BLACK HISTORY IN THE #EASTEND Friday, August 23rd from 6pm to 8pm The Story of Lincoln Alexander The walk starts at Riverdale C.I. - 1094 Gerrard St E The walk ends at Earl Grey Senior Public School - 100 Strathcona Ave, Toronto Saturday, August 24th from 1pm to 3pm What is the Underground Railroad? The walk starts at Mary Ann Shadd Lane with a stop at Riverside Common Park - 657 Queen St E The walk ends at The Logan Residences - 899 Queen St Sunday, August 25th from 1pm to 3pm Walking with Mary Ann Shadd Cary The walk stars at Mary Ann Shadd Lane The walk ends at St Lawrence Hall - 157 King St E
Image of Lincoln Alexander
Toronto New plaque honours black community that helped forge the identity' of Leslieville Many families escaped slavery and settled in the east-end Toronto neighbourhood CBC News • Posted: Nov 19, 2019 10:18 PM EST | Last Updated: November 19, 2019 Image of Pamella Houston and Paulette Kelly with the Ontario Black History Society spoke in front of the new plaque on Tuesday. (CBC)
Image of Mary Ann Shadd on a stamp
✊🏾❤️ Part of the #HearThis project we did during #EmancipationMonth in #TorontoDanforth
“…Aug 23rd with ‘The Story of Lincoln Alexander’ by @RosemarySadlier; on Aug 24th ‘What is the Underground Railroad’ by Tura Cousins Wilson and Aug 25th ‘Walking with Mary Ann Shadd Cary’…”
Confront the Past, Change the Future Artwork by Kanisha Dabreo (Artistic Perception), AstroSankofa Arts Initiatives 2024 The trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is one of many foundations for modern-day slavery, human trafficking, racism, as well as the inequalities that affect Indigenous, Black, and other marginalized communities across the world today. From the early 1600s to 1800s slavery was practiced in Canada. Abolished in 1833, the end of slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade did not mean that the negative attitudes, stereotypes, and beliefs about Black people disappeared. It also does not mean that the social, cultural and economic inequalities inherited from the trans-Atlantic slave trade vanished. These inequalities live on today. In Toronto, it takes on the form of anti-Black racism and other types of systemic discrimination. This can be seen in the individuals, events and histories we choose to commemorate in public spaces, as well as in the disparities Black communities face a
Image of Joshua Liendo SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM JOSHUA LIENDO AGE 21 HEIGHT 192 cm / 6 ft 4 in CLUB North York Aquatic Club COACH Anthony Nesty PREVIOUS COACHES Ryan Mallette, Ben Titley, Murray Drudge, Phillip Garcia HOMETOWN Markham, ON RESIDENCE Markham, ON
14 years, 1,300 costumes and 1 big upcoming weekend: Meet the woman creating feathered symbols of resilience for the Caribbean Carnival Candice Dixon created her first carnival costume in 2011, and today dedicates herself to educating students at TMU on the history and significance of these works of art. Aug. 2, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. A costume from Candice Dixon's Roots Collection celebrating "the roots of the trees that protect and provide on the lands we now call home."
Shared 3 pieces of Black specific content with my children this week.
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Today is #EmancipationDay in #Canada. August is #EmancipationMonth.
I went to school in the 80s/90s. The slavery history I was taught was the Underground Railroad & there were small amounts of slavery in Canada pre-1834.
Last year, I was looking for books to read to fill in the holes & debunk […]
