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Shout out to @beyondwallsTPM for hosting probably the first Black Out Night in Canada in 2020! They have continued the practise for several shows, including upcoming Okay, you can stop now Black Out Night on Feb 9 @ 8pm. ow.ly/OGTE50MHqn9
Happy Black Futures Month! Thank you to @carynceolin of @CityNewsTO for this excellent coverage of Black Out Nights to counter the online backlash and sensationalized coverage from right leaning media outlets. Watch and learn. ow.ly/ozzz50MHqis
Congrats to @CanadasNAC for hosting their first Black Out Night on Feb 17 @ 7:30pm for Is God Is! Black Pledge fully supports this practise which is a gift to Black communities. Get your tickets. ticketmaster.ca/black-out-ni…
It's 2023 and let's face it, artists are STILL recovering from covid. @AFC_helps is here with the Reactivation Fund! There is still time to apply. You have til March 31, 2023 to get your application in. artsreactivation.ca/
It's the end of the year and you're looking at that budget for a bit more $$$? Artists in Live Performance, you may be eligible for the @AFC_helps Reactivation Fund! See the website for eligibility. artsreactivation.ca/
Black people stay excellent across the country! Congratulations to @lareece93 who wrote and directed The Wonderful at @CaravanFarm in Armstrong, BC. The run is SOLD OUT for their winter sleigh ride show! Learn more about it here ow.ly/WwXq50M6cXC
'da Kink in My Hair by @treyanthony directed by @Weynimengesha returns to Toronto for it's 20 year anniversary. This team is fire - embodiment of Black led excellence! It's gonna close soon, so get your tickets. @TOLiveTweets @Soulpepper am.ticketmaster.com/tolive/d…
We're excited to announce the first five organizations to sign The Black Pledge! @2btheatre @NeworldTheatre @nightwoodtheat @ShakespeareRuff @stratfest Read more in our newsletter and a long awaited update from us - mailchi.mp/882fc5252255/upda…
It's TONIGHT! @obsidiantheatre 's Black Out night for the Black community. Still time to snag those tix for tonight's 8pm show at @canadianstage Stay for the talkback, hosted by @maYgn! canadianstage.com/pages/21.2…
One more sleep til @obsidiantheatre Black Out Night for IS GOD IS! Black Pledge is excited to support this special night for the Black community, with talkback hosted by @maYgn. Get your tix! ow.ly/4cl750IZZxA
Black Pledge supports @obsidiantheatre's Is God Is which begins previews tomorrow! Join the Black Pledge for Black Out Night, a night for the Black community on May 10 @ 8pm with a talkback hosted by @maYgn. Get your tix! ow.ly/7NSv50IZZ5Z
In the newest episode of Women on Screen Out Loud @bwheelsheels presents her essay "Welcome to the Empathy Revolution” which explores various practices that help us achieve universal empathy. Check it Out Here bit.ly/2WUn0rO
Join @CaribbeanTales_ Friday October 15 @ 7PM at Royal Cinema for this amazing screening! Hope to see you there! Find Tickets Here: bit.ly/2ZOe7Rx
CONGRATULATIONS to Rita Shelton Deverell on being named Lakehead University’s 10th Chancellor.
Read more here: bit.ly/3ivUYKI
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It’s #Impact21 time!!!! Do you have your tickets for the show this week?!? It will be streamed online or you can view it in person. Come out to Victoria Park in Kitchener for a beautiful night of art!
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The results from the @TorontoFdn should have each of us ANGRY & asking for better.
How is it that @fordnation boasts the strength of Ontario's economy, meanwhile Torontonians are worse off with necessities like housing, food, healthcare & more increasingly out of reach?
#onpoli
Toronto is not well. We all have a role to play to help us get better. Read our 18th Toronto's Vital Signs Report to learn from 300 nonprofit sector leaders. #VitalSignsTO is a road map for a better, more inclusive + caring pandemic response.
READ: torontofoundation.ca/VitalSi…
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DEAR VANCOUVER BLACK THEATRE ARTISTS, WE WANT TO MEET YOU!
Neworld has signed @BlackPledgeCa (you can read our commitments in our bio) and together with The Black Pledge, we are hosting a BLACK ARTIST KIKI on Oct 14, 7pm PST. Registration linked in our bio! #BlackPledgeCanada
Today is the 1st national Canadian Emancipation Day! Commemorating 187 years since slavery was abolished in the British Empire.
We here. We free. “Let freedom reign!!!”
Tomorrooooow!!
Good morning! Join us for the 2021 Emancipation Day Celebration! Register here for this free virtual event, hosted by @brandongonez #EmancipationDayCanada #Emancipation21 #BlackHistory #recognizedacrosscanada @CdnHeritage @GoTOCarnival Let's go! 2021emancipationday.eventbri…
