Beyond the Block: A Celebration
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About this event
Beyond the Block: A Celebration
We are proud to present the Toronto Ward Museum’s Block by Block 2020 celebratory finale! Featuring live music and spoken word performances from across the city, a live trivia game and original video stories, this event celebrates the Agincourt, Regent Park, Victoria Park and Parkdale neighbourhoods, their residents, and the stories that have been collected for Block by Block this year.
Join us on Facebook Live or Youtube Live; must register to receive event links.
Curated by: Henrick Sales [Researcher/Curator, Agincourt]
Hosted by: Henrick Sales and Brannavy Jeyasundaram [Researcher/Curator, Agincourt]
Performers:
Kevin A | Instagram | YouTube
Borelson | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp
Waleed Abdulhamid | Instagram | Facebook
MighLoe | Instagram
Stay Golden | Instagram | Twitter
About Block by Block
Block by Block is a participatory, multimedia program of the Toronto Ward Museum. It engages young people in the collection and interpretation of oral histories in collaboration with Indigenous and newcomer community members. By training young people to interview residents in their own neighbourhoods about their lived experiences, the program preserves and animates stories of migration, settlement and civic life.
From 2019-2022, Block by Block is focused on four Toronto neighbourhoods: Agincourt, Parkdale, Regent Park and Victoria Park. These neighbourhoods are all undergoing significant redevelopment and we are learning from local experiences in them as they change.
Despite the COVID pandemic, our 2020 team has been working hard to produce new physical exhibitions, an online exhibition and live virtual programming.
To learn more about Block by Block visit: wardmuseum.ca/blockbyblock
Organizer Toronto Ward Museum
Organizer of Beyond the Block: A Celebration
Through the life stories of migrants, the Toronto Ward Museum will engage the public in connecting Toronto’s migration stories of the past to current day struggles in order to envision and shape a more just future for migrants. Focusing on personal narratives, the museum will inspire visitors to see themselves in these stories and will work to build bridges between individuals, communities and generations by reflecting on the common themes that have motivated migration to Toronto while recognizing how their lived experiences have and continue to shape the City. Further, the museum will inspire critical reflection and conversation around migration, citizenship and belonging in an age defined by global migration.
