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Emancipation Day

Sunday, August 1, 2021 23 Av 5781

2:00 PM - 4:00 PMFacebook Live

Celebrate Canada's first annual Emancipation Day, marking the day the Slavery Abolition Act took effect in 1834.

Special guests featured in this commemorative event include:

·         Prime Minister, the Rt. Honourable Justin Trudeau

·         Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, the Honourable Bardish Chagger

·         Senators Wanda Thomas Bernard and Rosemary Moodie 

·         Dr. Afua Cooper, Historian and Professor of Black Studies, Dalhousie University

·         Webster, Quebec-based historian and rapper

·         Rosemary Sadlier, Historian and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant

And many more members of Black Canadian communities who will reflect on the historical significance of this day!

Note: The end time was not provided and was estimated above. All are welcome. The event will air on Facebook Live HERE.

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