Events

June is Pride Month. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the progress made to recognize and protect the rights of LGBTQ2S+ communities and the work that still needs to […]

June 21st, National Aboriginal Day is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Indigenous peoples in Canada. https://www.afn.ca/

August 1st Emancipation Day, celebrates the end of slavery in the British Empire. Ancestors of Ontario’s Black community were one of the founding communities of Ontario and Canada. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/08e25  

August 9th, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. There are about 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. Facing genocide, racism and discrimination, they struggle […]

September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day, is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada and […]

October is Women's History Month in Canada, marking the beginning of an annual month-long celebration of the outstanding achievements of women throughout Canada’s history. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/commemorations-celebrations/womens-history-month.html

October is Islamic History Month. Islamic history and culture encompass a broad range of individual and collective experiences, as well as important contributions to literature, math, science, art and history. […]

The First Monday in October is International Tenants Day, established by the International Union of Tenants to coincide with the United Nations World Habitat Day to promote tenants’ rights to […]

October 17th, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, established by the United Nations to educate the public about poverty and to mobilize political will and resources to address the […]