ICYMI: Those behind a new painting unveiled at Toronto City Hall this week say the idea is to try and refocus the city on civility and unity, much-needed qualities which they say have been lacking recently in public discourse. https://t.co/JpltOgyQWa
Joined at City Hall by @enough_toronto, Arielle Prescod from @fbcfcn, and Lesia Bonk from @ukrcancongress to unveil a painting titled Brushstrokes of Unity: Fostering Civility in the City by Jessica Gorlicky. Thanks to @BradMBradford,@MikeColleTo, and @ParthiKandavel for attending and sharing kind remarks. #topoli
According to an @StatCan_eng report released yesterday, the spike in hate crimes in Canada started a long time ago, with a "cumulative rise of 83% from 2019 to 2022."
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Last weekend protestors targeted a Jewish business in Toronto. Targeting a business in this way is wrong. There is no place in our city for antisemitism, Islamophobia, hate, intimidation and harassment of any kind.
"Disagreement is only possible against a background of agreement about shared destiny."
Author and @UofT philosophy prof Mark Kingwell writing about civility in the @globeandmail.
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The hamsa, also known as the hand of Fatima, is a universal sign of protection, power and strength, used to ward off evil and hate. It is meaningful to people of multiple cultures and also to many who just think it is aesthetically beautiful.
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Hey, #Toronto, have you seen us in your neighbourhood yet?
So far we've covered parts of Queen West, West Queen West, Bloor West/Annex, Summerhill, Roncesvalles, Yonge/St. Clair corridor, Yonge/Lawrence/Eglinton corridor...and more to come.
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Stay tuned...we will have exciting details of phase one of our campaign in the coming days.
Please follow, like, share and help spread the word!
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