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Media Advisory - Mayor Olivia Chow to raise the Black Liberation Flag in honour of Emancipation Month
- [Registrant]City of Toronto
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- Posted : 2024/07/31
- Published : 2024/07/31
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Media Advisory
July 31, 2024
Mayor Olivia Chow to raise the Black Liberation Flag in honour of Emancipation Month
Mayor Olivia Chow will proclaim August as Emancipation Month in Toronto and raise the Black Liberation Flag tomorrow at Toronto City Hall. She will be joined by Councillor Chris Moise (Toronto-Centre), Chair of the City’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee, and members of Toronto’s Black arts and culture community.
Date: Thursday, August 1
Time: Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Location: Toronto City Hall, Podium Roof,100 Queen St. W.
The flag raising ceremony will include performances by drummer Njau and saxophonist Jay Smooth, an Afro-Indigenous welcome from Kayla Webber, libation from Elder Ginelle Skerritt and remarks from Dr. Itah Sadu of the Blackhurst Cultural Centre.
The City of Toronto has proclaimed August 1 as Emancipation Day since 1998 and August as Emancipation Month since 2019. More information is available at: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/emancipation-month/.
Toronto is home to more than three million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada’s leading economic engine and one of the world’s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture, innovation and climate action, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses. For more information visit www.toronto.ca or follow us on X at x.com/cityoftoronto, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofto.
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