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Save Afrofest! Toronto's African Music Festival

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Jocelyn
10 years ago

Toronto a city that celebrates diversity should not discriminate on a crowd size or volume when we have tens of thousands of massive, loud, events all year every year . I attend this every year and enjoy the boom of energy that it is

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Debbie verschuren
10 years ago

We went to this event last year both days was packed and amazing all ages also

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Raoul bazik
10 years ago

Please do not shorten a festival that celebrate african heritage in a country and the city that suppose to promote diversity. Are you going to shorten other festival like taste of the danforth?

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C Reimer
10 years ago

Please do all you can to accommodate the ongoing growth and success of Afrofest, a wonderful Toronto tradition.

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C Reimer
10 years ago

Please do all you can to accommodate the ongoing growth and success of Afrofest, a wonderful Toronto tradition.

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Luis Lopez
10 years ago

Afro festival need to stay two day..

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Christiana Adusei
10 years ago

Keep the two day Afrofest!

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Tracey Christopher
10 years ago

Please don't take away our two day annual tradition. It is one of the many my family looks forward to every year. It is very important for us to show and teach the younger generation about their culture.

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Laresa
10 years ago

I've never been to Afro Fest but I have heard good things and would love to go this year. I think the 2 day format is perfect to really explore the festival and see what it has to offer.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Keep diversity!

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everdene francis
10 years ago

this is systemic racism/discrimation at its core...will this refusal to renew or reduction of licensing rights, be enforced on all other ethnic events...so much for a multicultural city?

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Mike Hodge
10 years ago

I love Afrofest. I have been attending this music festival for many years, and now my two young kids enjoy it too.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Please let Afrofest remain a two-day festival.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Support Multiculturalism and make this a heritage event.

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Jared Purdy
10 years ago

This should come as no surprise, and I'd bet $1000 that the people who put forward this motion are all white. The ratchet that the Beaches and International Jazz fest produce, not to mention the racket and total inconvenience of Taste of the Danforth far out weigh the minor inconvenience of a small gathering of people who attend the very peaceful Afforest This is truly disgusting City Hall, and it smacks of white supremacy given the double standard being imposed..

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Anonymous
10 years ago

It is my legal right to fight against the oppression of my culture.

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Peter Ferguson
10 years ago

The beach community can't have it both ways. Either they accept the celebration of African culture or they don't

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Ayo Amanyangole
10 years ago

We should make John Tory pay for this if he does nothing. This is pure racism from the residents of Beaches East York!

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Gabriel Navarro
10 years ago

Keep it traditional! Support richness in multiculturalism!

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Jonathan Kabongo
10 years ago

Not only should we bring back afrofest back to queen's park, but don't you guys dare move it to one day! This is our music! Our culture! Our tradition!