Dear City of Toronto, could you stop being so damn racist?! Honestly, it's like there are a bunch of old outta touch white dudes who are running this city into irrelevance.
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Gordon Nore
10 years ago
Preserve Afrofest!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Save Arfo fest
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Tan Light
10 years ago
The complaints levelled here are unfair, as the noise restrictions are not being applied equally to other festivals that use the same space.
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Ruby Deen-Jalloh
10 years ago
Please reinstall two days of Afro Fest
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Lisa
10 years ago
Stop being discriminatory!
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Ivy Prosper
10 years ago
I'm appalled at the city. Taking a step towards limiting a festival that celebrates African Canadian community. We are also Canadians and this country talks so much about diversity, but it seems cultures that are not from Africa are given given more support. Afrofest is is only 2 days and others in the city last longer but are not limited. The city closes streets for events to celebrate Greeks, Salsa dancing and more. Yet the African community gets pushed out of Queen's Park and now is being forced to reduce to 1 day!!! To say I am very disappointed in Toronto is not even the word that describes my anger.
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Goncalves Baeta
10 years ago
What's up now?
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Shawna Wright
10 years ago
They always want to change something that we do , even when its not harming anyone
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Paul Vermeersch
10 years ago
Racist NIMBYs don't get to program our cities cultural events. No way.
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Humble Harmony
10 years ago
#toronto #saveAfrofest.
Let's celebrate Diversity, Equity, and freedom of our different unique cultures.
#Toronto #saveAfrofest.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Afforest should not be treated any differently than other festivals in woodbine or the beach.
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gloria
10 years ago
we want a 2 day afro fest festival....
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Kevin
10 years ago
Important cultural event
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Liz Franklin
10 years ago
Afrofest has been an essential event in our city since 1989 and I have attended every year. The music, the vibe, the audience are warm, welcoming and generous. Do not downplay the importance of such a festival in our city.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I don't see how you an have other festivals in this same location but perhaps penalize afro fest. Stop trying to get rid of this beautiful family event.
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Blair Drawson
10 years ago
Afrofest must go on! It is one of the more significant cultural venues in our city. It is fun and spirited, and we need it.
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Es
10 years ago
Please allow the only annual event of Africa origin to continue for two days in view of the fact that Africans are spread out throughout the GTA. Commuting one day to such an event will only do more harm than good. People out of town that will normally pass the night won't be able to for a day event.
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Liz Ikiriko
10 years ago
Come on City of Toronto. Don't disappoint us. This is truly embarrassing.
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Natasha McKenna
10 years ago
The rationale for reducing the festival down to one day does not seem fair or in line with the allegations- if the festival is breaking the rules around sound and time frames why is the result that the format is being reduced to one day? It seems disproportionate and jeopardizes the success and viability of Afrofest.
Dear City of Toronto, could you stop being so damn racist?! Honestly, it's like there are a bunch of old outta touch white dudes who are running this city into irrelevance.
Preserve Afrofest!
Save Arfo fest
The complaints levelled here are unfair, as the noise restrictions are not being applied equally to other festivals that use the same space.
Please reinstall two days of Afro Fest
Stop being discriminatory!
I'm appalled at the city. Taking a step towards limiting a festival that celebrates African Canadian community. We are also Canadians and this country talks so much about diversity, but it seems cultures that are not from Africa are given given more support. Afrofest is is only 2 days and others in the city last longer but are not limited. The city closes streets for events to celebrate Greeks, Salsa dancing and more. Yet the African community gets pushed out of Queen's Park and now is being forced to reduce to 1 day!!! To say I am very disappointed in Toronto is not even the word that describes my anger.
What's up now?
They always want to change something that we do , even when its not harming anyone
Racist NIMBYs don't get to program our cities cultural events. No way.
#toronto #saveAfrofest. Let's celebrate Diversity, Equity, and freedom of our different unique cultures. #Toronto #saveAfrofest.
Afforest should not be treated any differently than other festivals in woodbine or the beach.
we want a 2 day afro fest festival....
Important cultural event
Afrofest has been an essential event in our city since 1989 and I have attended every year. The music, the vibe, the audience are warm, welcoming and generous. Do not downplay the importance of such a festival in our city.
I don't see how you an have other festivals in this same location but perhaps penalize afro fest. Stop trying to get rid of this beautiful family event.
Afrofest must go on! It is one of the more significant cultural venues in our city. It is fun and spirited, and we need it.
Please allow the only annual event of Africa origin to continue for two days in view of the fact that Africans are spread out throughout the GTA. Commuting one day to such an event will only do more harm than good. People out of town that will normally pass the night won't be able to for a day event.
Come on City of Toronto. Don't disappoint us. This is truly embarrassing.
The rationale for reducing the festival down to one day does not seem fair or in line with the allegations- if the festival is breaking the rules around sound and time frames why is the result that the format is being reduced to one day? It seems disproportionate and jeopardizes the success and viability of Afrofest.