The Toronto Caribbean Festival has been billed as North America’s largest street festival. Beginning in July, the multi-week festivities lead up to the parade which occurs over the Simcoe Day long weekend which occurs on the first weekend in August. Simcoe Day is named in honour of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (today's Ontario) who is credited with signing An Act to Prevent the Further Introduction of Slaves, and to Limit the Terms of Contracts for Servitude Within This Province (1793). The festival also coincides with August 1, which is also known as Emancipation Day.
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Helen Ofosu, Principal, I/O Advisory
Kevin Johnson, CEO, MediaCom
Julien Christian Lutz, Director X, Co-Founder, Fela
Taj Critchlow, Co-Founder, Fela
Ira Baptiste, SVP, Managing Director, Brandfire Marketing Group
Haem Roy, President, BCMA
Fatma Othman, Manager, Integrated Media, Weber Shandwick
Hali Farah, Senior HR Consultant, City of Toronto
Justin Senior, Director, Sales & Marketing, SAMA Advertising
Asad Dhunna, Founder, The Unmistakables
Dr Dori Tunstall, Dean of Design, OCAD U
Stephanie Small, Creative Operations Manager, TAXI
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Compiled in May 2020 by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein, and shared with the ICA by Creative Equals. Thank you Sarah, Alyssa and Creative Equals.
