Toronto Mayor John Tory will be joined by Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson (Ward 21 Scarborough Centre), Aina-Nia Grant, manager of the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism (CABR) Unit, and Partnership Accountability Circle members to bring a close to Emancipation Month, a commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Canada.
Date: Thursday, August 29
Time: 6 to 9 p.m., official remarks at 6:45 p.m.
Location: Members’ Lounge, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W.
Tomorrow’s event will feature the screening of a video to reflect on the first year of activity for the CABR Unit and a drumming performance by Quammie Rudi Williams and company, and will conclude with a procession to the Diversity Garden behind City Hall.
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