Press Releases

World Pride Human Rights Conference 2014 – Call for Presentations

on April 16, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2013 (Toronto, Canada) The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto and Pride Toronto are thrilled to announce their partnership to present The WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014. Taking place June 25 — 27, 2014 in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada, The WorldPride [...]

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: COULD YOU SURVIVE ON $6.65?

on March 27, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOOD FOR THOUGHT: COULD YOU SURVIVE ON $6.65? Executives, politicians and media personalities are about to try! Toronto, ON March 20, 2013 – From April 1-7, 2013, 6 volunteers will drastically restrict their personal food budgets to $6.65 a day to help understand and draw attention to, the poverty and struggle of [...]

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Mural celebrating Aboriginal life to be unveiled at Allan Gardens Park

on November 7, 2012

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27 – Toronto Centre Rosedale) will be joined by First Nations artists and representatives from First Nations organizations in unveiling one of the largest outdoor murals in Canada, on the construction fencing around the watermain construction project site in Allan Gardens.    Date:              Friday, November 9, 2012 Time:             1:30 p.m.     [...]

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Press Release: Councillor Wong-Tam on the George Street Fire

on October 5, 2012

It is with great sadness that I look back on the preventable fire that broke out at 301A George Street yesterday. By the time it was brought under control, several residents were displaced and significant property damage had occurred. Five individuals were identified at the scene as displaced by the fire. The City of Toronto’s [...]

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