As a resident of Ashdale Ave near Queen, I fully support the continuation of Afrofest. It is a fantastic event that I look forward to each year. The complaints of a few small minded residents should not stop or scale back this wonderful festival.
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Jay
10 years ago
Save Afrofest
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Farheya Ahmed
10 years ago
#TORONTOSOWHITE
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J Hassan
10 years ago
How about bringing it back downtown then? What a terrible shame to be marginalizing this festival, its musicians, and the music itself.
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Irene Torres
10 years ago
The largest African music Festival in North America...and you want to get rid of it why? Do we dislike a thriving economy or vibrant multi-cultural community? I don't get it. The sound complaints can't be the issue...What about all the other festivals?
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Glace Lawrence
10 years ago
I support maintaining Afrofest as a two day festival at Woodbine Park. There has to be a workable solution between the City, residents and Afrofest. This is a free family focused cultural event that must be supported by the City of Toronto.
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Ibrahim Adekale
10 years ago
Why take away the ONLY platform left for Africans to celebrate our culture ?
Does his apply to all other festivals ?
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Mercy Gichuki
10 years ago
This is discrimination of the highest order!!! Where is the multiculturalism that Toronto prides itself in? Pride is in the middle of the city and they are accorded at least three days to ran the parade!!! Mayor Tory end discrimination now
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Shame! The festival deserves the same treatment as the Beaches Jazz Festival and Bestival, which are equally loud and arguably longer events in the same area!
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Petra
10 years ago
Get a grip have some fun.
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Ken Bryan
10 years ago
Stop the racism and hypocrisy.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
this festival DESERVES 2 days as it is CULTURAL MAGIC for the City of Toronto0 and BRING IT BACK DOWNTOWN!
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maame obeng
10 years ago
We deserve to be able to display our music and culture as we have in previous years.
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Frank Saptel
10 years ago
Please save AfroFest. It is critical that we do - for the community!
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Dan Vieira
10 years ago
This has been a fantastic musical and cultural event over the years - one I always look forward to. This event is an asset to the citizens of this city that needs to be preserved and promoted, not repressed. Support Afrofest!
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Glenn Smith
10 years ago
It is shameful that this great family event is being cut back by the city. The "rational" to do this seems flawed and discriminatory.
Bring back the two day festival!
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Tigist Abebe
10 years ago
This is one of the few African festivals
It deserves to stay ..
This is an important festival for our community
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Malinda Francis
10 years ago
Just damn absurd.
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Vince Fragale
10 years ago
I have attended the Afrofest on both days for five years now, and I, for one, am appalled by the notion of turning it into a single-day event. I consider it to be an insult towards the fine city of Toronto, and I believe that such a slight against the Afrofest is an attack against the multiculturalism that our nation prides itself upon.
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Doriann Forrester
10 years ago
Afrofest is a worthy 2 day festival that features many Canadian musicians, brings much needed money into our tourism community and should have a place in our multicultural city.
As a resident of Ashdale Ave near Queen, I fully support the continuation of Afrofest. It is a fantastic event that I look forward to each year. The complaints of a few small minded residents should not stop or scale back this wonderful festival.
Save Afrofest
#TORONTOSOWHITE
How about bringing it back downtown then? What a terrible shame to be marginalizing this festival, its musicians, and the music itself.
The largest African music Festival in North America...and you want to get rid of it why? Do we dislike a thriving economy or vibrant multi-cultural community? I don't get it. The sound complaints can't be the issue...What about all the other festivals?
I support maintaining Afrofest as a two day festival at Woodbine Park. There has to be a workable solution between the City, residents and Afrofest. This is a free family focused cultural event that must be supported by the City of Toronto.
Why take away the ONLY platform left for Africans to celebrate our culture ? Does his apply to all other festivals ?
This is discrimination of the highest order!!! Where is the multiculturalism that Toronto prides itself in? Pride is in the middle of the city and they are accorded at least three days to ran the parade!!! Mayor Tory end discrimination now
Shame! The festival deserves the same treatment as the Beaches Jazz Festival and Bestival, which are equally loud and arguably longer events in the same area!
Get a grip have some fun.
Stop the racism and hypocrisy.
this festival DESERVES 2 days as it is CULTURAL MAGIC for the City of Toronto0 and BRING IT BACK DOWNTOWN!
We deserve to be able to display our music and culture as we have in previous years.
Please save AfroFest. It is critical that we do - for the community!
This has been a fantastic musical and cultural event over the years - one I always look forward to. This event is an asset to the citizens of this city that needs to be preserved and promoted, not repressed. Support Afrofest!
It is shameful that this great family event is being cut back by the city. The "rational" to do this seems flawed and discriminatory. Bring back the two day festival!
This is one of the few African festivals It deserves to stay .. This is an important festival for our community
Just damn absurd.
I have attended the Afrofest on both days for five years now, and I, for one, am appalled by the notion of turning it into a single-day event. I consider it to be an insult towards the fine city of Toronto, and I believe that such a slight against the Afrofest is an attack against the multiculturalism that our nation prides itself upon.
Afrofest is a worthy 2 day festival that features many Canadian musicians, brings much needed money into our tourism community and should have a place in our multicultural city.