shame on city councilors for their veiled racism regarding this event!
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Melizia Mensah
10 years ago
This beautiful event cannot be lumped into one DAY!!!! SAVE AFRO FEST!!!!
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Zainab
10 years ago
This is ridiculous and qualifies as passive racism from the city! They have been trying to quietly shut down Afro-fest for the last few years (first by moving it from Queens park, and now by cutting down the days). Other festivals happen in residential areas all around the city and not once have their been efforts to reduce their shine. Instead, government officials attend those events and help promote them!
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Zoe Ackah
10 years ago
Are you kidding Tory? Afrofest is one of the best Toronto events. You should be increasing the funding and supporting their marketing fully. What's wrong with you guys?
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This decision is discriminatory and based on incorrect information regarding the operation of the festival.
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WJ
10 years ago
This is a well attended event that brings all types of people in the city together
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Susan Tiihonen
10 years ago
Don't do it!
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Nelia DaSilva
10 years ago
I live a short walk away from Woodbine Park and look forward to going to AfroFest every year.
Don't understand why the people of Toronto and our visitors are being deprived us of the diversity that makes Toronto so unique and welcoming.
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Andy Love
10 years ago
afro Fest is one of the reasons I make the three-hour Trek from Kingston to Toronto every summer. would be a shame if short-sightedness and a few bad apples in the neighborhood kill this wonderful Festival
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Macauley
10 years ago
Africans are part of the community/city/province/country.
Africans also work hard and contribute towards the growth/development of the community/city/province/country.
2days out of 365days of the year is not too much to ask for to celebrate a little bit of all the festivities that take place in this great city of ours..let's celebrate diversity n togetherness...let's celebrate Africa/Afrofest..
#SAVEAFROFEST2DAYSMUSICFEST...
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Francois Mifsud
10 years ago
Counsellor McMahon, Why are depriving us from diversity?
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Nicholas Jennings
10 years ago
We need to support events like this if Toronto is to truly become the Music City it aspires to be.
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Ron Winn
10 years ago
Arbitrary resolution and late communication without any chance for the permit holder to correct any issue is not the hallmark of good municipal process and frankly stinks of NIMBY. The park was designed to host festivals of this nature.
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Tanya
10 years ago
This is ridiculous.
An area that hosts festivals all the time but all of a sudden - noise is an issue?
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Jasmyn Fyffe
10 years ago
I have been going to Afro-fest since I was a little girl. It is a cultural exploration of goodness and one of the cities fabulous summer festivals celebrating African culture. Why would we put a stop to such beauty? It needs to live on
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fred zink
10 years ago
Save us the fun and we love Toronto a gain
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Tanya
10 years ago
What is wrong with these people?
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Dorianne Emmerton
10 years ago
It's hard to believe this is anything but systemic racism.
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Estelle Amaron
10 years ago
I find it very disturbing that this celebration of African music and heritage in our diverse city is being cut back to one day because a small number of condo owners complain about the noise. I understand that the noise is well monitored and if there were mistakes in the past, why cut back the festival? Why not give the organizers a chance to fix any problems? I bet that would be done for other groups.
shame on city councilors for their veiled racism regarding this event!
This beautiful event cannot be lumped into one DAY!!!! SAVE AFRO FEST!!!!
This is ridiculous and qualifies as passive racism from the city! They have been trying to quietly shut down Afro-fest for the last few years (first by moving it from Queens park, and now by cutting down the days). Other festivals happen in residential areas all around the city and not once have their been efforts to reduce their shine. Instead, government officials attend those events and help promote them!
Are you kidding Tory? Afrofest is one of the best Toronto events. You should be increasing the funding and supporting their marketing fully. What's wrong with you guys?
This decision is discriminatory and based on incorrect information regarding the operation of the festival.
This is a well attended event that brings all types of people in the city together
Don't do it!
I live a short walk away from Woodbine Park and look forward to going to AfroFest every year. Don't understand why the people of Toronto and our visitors are being deprived us of the diversity that makes Toronto so unique and welcoming.
afro Fest is one of the reasons I make the three-hour Trek from Kingston to Toronto every summer. would be a shame if short-sightedness and a few bad apples in the neighborhood kill this wonderful Festival
Africans are part of the community/city/province/country. Africans also work hard and contribute towards the growth/development of the community/city/province/country. 2days out of 365days of the year is not too much to ask for to celebrate a little bit of all the festivities that take place in this great city of ours..let's celebrate diversity n togetherness...let's celebrate Africa/Afrofest.. #SAVEAFROFEST2DAYSMUSICFEST...
Counsellor McMahon, Why are depriving us from diversity?
We need to support events like this if Toronto is to truly become the Music City it aspires to be.
Arbitrary resolution and late communication without any chance for the permit holder to correct any issue is not the hallmark of good municipal process and frankly stinks of NIMBY. The park was designed to host festivals of this nature.
This is ridiculous. An area that hosts festivals all the time but all of a sudden - noise is an issue?
I have been going to Afro-fest since I was a little girl. It is a cultural exploration of goodness and one of the cities fabulous summer festivals celebrating African culture. Why would we put a stop to such beauty? It needs to live on
Save us the fun and we love Toronto a gain
What is wrong with these people?
It's hard to believe this is anything but systemic racism.
I find it very disturbing that this celebration of African music and heritage in our diverse city is being cut back to one day because a small number of condo owners complain about the noise. I understand that the noise is well monitored and if there were mistakes in the past, why cut back the festival? Why not give the organizers a chance to fix any problems? I bet that would be done for other groups.
Keep Afrofest, eliminate useless politicians!