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Digital Exhibitions → Derailed: The History of Black Railway Porters in Canada → Theme: Notable Porters
Donald Moore
This scene portrays the historic event of Porters travelling to Ottawa to demand greater citizenship rights for Black people. Performed by Derick Agyemang and Daniel Jelani Ellis.

Donald Moore was born in Barbados and immigrated to Canada where he worked as a sleeping car porter, but he found the working conditions difficult and demeaning. Eventually he established a small business in Toronto but he continued to be a main spokesman for the Black communities. In 1951, Moore established the Negro Citizenship Association which organized the 1954 delegation by members of the Black community to call on the Canadian government to open up Canadian immigration to non-white people.
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Hosted by Oddside Arts, participants will learn from artists and creative technologists Queen Kukoyi and Nico Taylor.
Black Jewish Visions: A Short Film Screening of Periphery
This film explores multi-ethnic Jewish identity featuring narratives from Black Jewish Torontonians. Join us for a screening & conversation.
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Beyond the Soil: AR Workshop for Creatives
Hosted by Oddside Arts, participants will learn from artists and creative technologists Queen Kukoyi and Nico Taylor.
Black Jewish Visions: A Short Film Screening of Periphery
This film explores multi-ethnic Jewish identity featuring narratives from Black Jewish Torontonians. Join us for a screening & conversation.
Filmmaker Panel & Screening: Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto
These 10 short films translate oral histories and personal narratives into films that speak to a diaspora and beyond.
[Un]Archiving Workshop
This workshop explores on archiving and the importance of documenting Black stories, voices, & experiences.
A Place for Community Archives: A Panel Discussion
A panel discussion about the growing importance of community archiving in our city.
Telling Our Own Stories: A Panel on Black-Led Archives
This engaging and informative panel discussion brings together experts from the field of Black archives.
Curatorial Tours of Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto
Join us at Museum of Toronto for a personalized guided group tour of the Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto exhibition.
Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto
Explore our latest exhibition.
Curator-Led Tours of Mr. Dressup to Degrassi
Curator Ed Conroy led tours of the Mr. Dressup to Degrassi exhibition at Museum of Toronto
Nina Keogh Teaches Puppetry for Television
This past workshop welcomed participants into the puppetry world of the wonderful Nina Keogh.