Program

Confirmed so far:

co-emcee Crystal Sinclair, a Cree woman from the Fisher River Cree First Nation in Manitoba, Chair of Foodshare and founding member of Idle No More Toronto

co-emcee Nigel Barriffe, a teacher and member of ETFO and president of Urban Alliance on Race Relations

Skyler Williams, Six Nations land defender and spokesperson for 1492 Landback Lane

Andria Babbington, the first Black woman president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council and longtime labour activist

Alice Zhu, environmental science PhD student at U of T and member of People’s Climate Movement

Zoe Keary-Matzner a young Toronto climate activist and one of seven young people, backed by Ecojustice, who are taking the Ford government to court for weakening Ontario’s 2030 climate target

There will also be music and arts performers as part of the program and interactive actions that attendees can participate in together.