ELGIN STREET AS A CENTRE FOR PROTESTS FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE

Quick facts

Story kiosk location

  • Northeast Corner of Elgin & Waverly

Important dates

  • The first rally of the Black Lives Matter movement was held in 2014 following the death of Jermaine Carby at the hands of police officers in Toronto’s Peel region.

Audiofile

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What happened here?

  • In recent years the BLM movement has sought to reach out and discuss other issues faced by other minority groups in Canada, such as Indigenous Peoples.