We need a music felstival like Afrofest in Toronto. Please keep it going. Thanks.
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Tracey Choat
10 years ago
Bring it back to 2 days of music!!!!
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Deandra Christopher
10 years ago
There are festivals during the area in the same and there has never been issue. It is unfair that afrofest is being targeted
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Simone
10 years ago
Discrimination!
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TheVoiceOfAfrica! Bonderai
10 years ago
#SaveAfrofest #TwoDayFestival in #Toronto
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Lisa Watson
10 years ago
I live just 2 blocks from this event at Woodbine park and have had no complaints about the noise. The festival is a welcome tradition in our neighbourhood!
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Amy Gottlieb
10 years ago
Save Afrofest!
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Joseph Sorbara
10 years ago
Please reconsider the restrictions that are being placed on Afrofest. I believe they are discriminatory and in contradiction to everything that Toronto should be.
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Scott Orton
10 years ago
So my question is will Mary Margaret M. only make the Jazz Festival one day too? I can hear the noise of that all the way up to Danforth? Sounds pretty fishy to me!!!
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Crystal Stoner
10 years ago
How dare you take away their day, The afrofest have as much right to two days as the beaches jazz fest has to their time,or Canada day or woofest or any other festivals that are held at woodbine park. I live at greenwood and Dundas and I find the little India festival on Gerrard St East is louder. I hear the Indy all the way from the exhibition grounds more than music from afrofest, I've heard much louder sounds coming from woodbine park then afrofest. I hear racism in these actions. Give back their day and keep us going forward not backwards.
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Alanna Ankrah
10 years ago
KEEP AFROFEST TO TWO DAYS! It's not fair that other events that do not uplift Africans don't have to be cut down. And to think Toronto claims they're so culturally diverse, yet ONE complaint from ONE racist who lives by the beaches and doesn't like seeing black people was able to sway the government mind. I'm disgusted and need this fixed right away.
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Bruce
10 years ago
Why only this festival? Is it the single noisy festival in this city?
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Anonymous
10 years ago
We will fight for Afrofest. This action by the City of Toronto amounts to discrimination.
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Sarah Pittard
10 years ago
I live on Boardwalk. We didn't hear anything at all. Woofstock was worse and Bestival will be beyond compare.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Afrofest has been one of the best small festivals in the city, showcasing music that can be heard no where else and African culture in a family-friendly atmosphere. It suffered when moved from the central location. To further diminish it by cutting it back to one day, means to further lessen its quality. Do not cut this event back.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I live 5 minutes away from Woobine Park and can attest that Afrofest is no louder than any other festival. This smells of double standards (i'll refrain from using the "r" word but i'm thinking it). Please, revise your decision and keep the festival to two days.
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Angelina Ieraci
10 years ago
What?!?! Stop it. Just add the second day already. Silly things out of their control last year.
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margaret alexander
10 years ago
I find the city's actions against Afrofest to be discriminatory and completely unfair. I am against limiting the festival to one day. It is clear that certain festivals in the city are favoured while others are not, and this is not okay.
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Heather Sinclair
10 years ago
They use the same sound systems as all the other festivals so why should this one be a target. We want Toronto to be known as a Music city so allow the music to play!
Unbelievable!
We need a music felstival like Afrofest in Toronto. Please keep it going. Thanks.
Bring it back to 2 days of music!!!!
There are festivals during the area in the same and there has never been issue. It is unfair that afrofest is being targeted
Discrimination!
#SaveAfrofest #TwoDayFestival in #Toronto
I live just 2 blocks from this event at Woodbine park and have had no complaints about the noise. The festival is a welcome tradition in our neighbourhood!
Save Afrofest!
Please reconsider the restrictions that are being placed on Afrofest. I believe they are discriminatory and in contradiction to everything that Toronto should be.
So my question is will Mary Margaret M. only make the Jazz Festival one day too? I can hear the noise of that all the way up to Danforth? Sounds pretty fishy to me!!!
How dare you take away their day, The afrofest have as much right to two days as the beaches jazz fest has to their time,or Canada day or woofest or any other festivals that are held at woodbine park. I live at greenwood and Dundas and I find the little India festival on Gerrard St East is louder. I hear the Indy all the way from the exhibition grounds more than music from afrofest, I've heard much louder sounds coming from woodbine park then afrofest. I hear racism in these actions. Give back their day and keep us going forward not backwards.
KEEP AFROFEST TO TWO DAYS! It's not fair that other events that do not uplift Africans don't have to be cut down. And to think Toronto claims they're so culturally diverse, yet ONE complaint from ONE racist who lives by the beaches and doesn't like seeing black people was able to sway the government mind. I'm disgusted and need this fixed right away.
Why only this festival? Is it the single noisy festival in this city?
We will fight for Afrofest. This action by the City of Toronto amounts to discrimination.
I live on Boardwalk. We didn't hear anything at all. Woofstock was worse and Bestival will be beyond compare.
Afrofest has been one of the best small festivals in the city, showcasing music that can be heard no where else and African culture in a family-friendly atmosphere. It suffered when moved from the central location. To further diminish it by cutting it back to one day, means to further lessen its quality. Do not cut this event back.
I live 5 minutes away from Woobine Park and can attest that Afrofest is no louder than any other festival. This smells of double standards (i'll refrain from using the "r" word but i'm thinking it). Please, revise your decision and keep the festival to two days.
What?!?! Stop it. Just add the second day already. Silly things out of their control last year.
I find the city's actions against Afrofest to be discriminatory and completely unfair. I am against limiting the festival to one day. It is clear that certain festivals in the city are favoured while others are not, and this is not okay.
They use the same sound systems as all the other festivals so why should this one be a target. We want Toronto to be known as a Music city so allow the music to play!