Stop this racist descriminaton of African people! Allow afrofest to continue as a two day festival!
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Kerry Brown
10 years ago
"music city?" Try again Toronto.
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Sean Patterson
10 years ago
Been a going since the start and love the way it is
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Sasie sarah
10 years ago
Please keep Afro fest, it's the one time Africans come together to showcase their culture and learn other cultures
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lashonda jackson
10 years ago
why aren't there more people signing this petition?!?!!!
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EDWARD K
10 years ago
Music is life, do not end afrofest!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Save afrofest
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Gabriel Levine
10 years ago
This is a fantastic festival and should be supported by this city all the way!
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Amoye Henry
10 years ago
So sad. Signing in solidarity and support. AfroFest needs to run for two days.
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Zola
10 years ago
This is when I celebrate my culture and one day is not enough
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erhard kraus
10 years ago
Don't measure the festival's conformance by the number of complaints - measure it against the standards that the City has set. And do that consistently across other similar events!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
It'd be incredibly unjust and wrong to scale back/change the format of Afrofest. There aren't enough festivals in this city that celebrate African heritage.
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Waithaka Kamau
10 years ago
We need this so badly to enjoy music of our origin..
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This is an atrocity. Racism and bias at it's worst.
This festival promotes community spirit for people of all races, ages, economic groups. You have already prevented it from taking place in the heart of the city and now you are restricting it further in hopes of shutting it down altogether!
I notice that you are fine with "white" events that project high decibels of sound.....and I guess you really don't care about the ear-splitting engine blasts that Parkdale residents experience during the Air Show each fall. Oh, wait. That doesn't bother white folks in the gentrified neighbourhoods. Sorry...silly me!
I am at Afrofest every year. No curfew or sound barriers ever exceeded. How do I know? Cuz I have sensitive ears and usually need to use earplugs at other festivals in the city.
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Rachelle Hansen
10 years ago
Either all two day festivals are reduced to one, or none. This smacks of inequality - some festivals are two days, but Afrofest only one?
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Terry
10 years ago
Unbelievable!
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Bruce jah comando
10 years ago
We need afro fest to be as it has been . Why taking away from african community? Why?
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Kareem Reid
10 years ago
Afrofest is a positive summer event. It needs the proper space and time to breath. You must not disturb this festival from it's natural format.
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John Baglow
10 years ago
This is disturbing. Can't help speculating about the motives. Ford Nation is not dead, in or out of City Hall.
Please save Afro fest
Stop this racist descriminaton of African people! Allow afrofest to continue as a two day festival!
"music city?" Try again Toronto.
Been a going since the start and love the way it is
Please keep Afro fest, it's the one time Africans come together to showcase their culture and learn other cultures
why aren't there more people signing this petition?!?!!!
Music is life, do not end afrofest!
Save afrofest
This is a fantastic festival and should be supported by this city all the way!
So sad. Signing in solidarity and support. AfroFest needs to run for two days.
This is when I celebrate my culture and one day is not enough
Don't measure the festival's conformance by the number of complaints - measure it against the standards that the City has set. And do that consistently across other similar events!
It'd be incredibly unjust and wrong to scale back/change the format of Afrofest. There aren't enough festivals in this city that celebrate African heritage.
We need this so badly to enjoy music of our origin..
This is an atrocity. Racism and bias at it's worst. This festival promotes community spirit for people of all races, ages, economic groups. You have already prevented it from taking place in the heart of the city and now you are restricting it further in hopes of shutting it down altogether! I notice that you are fine with "white" events that project high decibels of sound.....and I guess you really don't care about the ear-splitting engine blasts that Parkdale residents experience during the Air Show each fall. Oh, wait. That doesn't bother white folks in the gentrified neighbourhoods. Sorry...silly me! I am at Afrofest every year. No curfew or sound barriers ever exceeded. How do I know? Cuz I have sensitive ears and usually need to use earplugs at other festivals in the city.
Either all two day festivals are reduced to one, or none. This smacks of inequality - some festivals are two days, but Afrofest only one?
Unbelievable!
We need afro fest to be as it has been . Why taking away from african community? Why?
Afrofest is a positive summer event. It needs the proper space and time to breath. You must not disturb this festival from it's natural format.
This is disturbing. Can't help speculating about the motives. Ford Nation is not dead, in or out of City Hall.