Gilberto Fernandes
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Wrote a play! BASTA! NO MORE FEAR!
I co-wrote a play with my friends and fellow historians, Craig Heron and Franca Iacovetta, about the Hoggs Hollow tragedy of 1960, and the subsequent uprise of Italian construction workers in Toronto. The play, titled “BASTA! NO MORE FEAR!,” directed by Aida Jordão, will be performed by the Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group (part of the…
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Museum of Toronto’s Black Diasporas’ Community Archiving Panel
I will be one of the panelists at the Museum of Toronto’s “A Place for Community Archiving Panel,” together with June Chow and Dr. Cheryl Thompson. The event is happening on January 30, starting at 6pm, at 401 Richmond St. West, and is part of the Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto exhibition program. Admission is free. See here for…
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Q&A after screening of the film “Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated”
Last night, I was invited by the Consul-General of Portugal, Ana Luisa Riquito, to offer a Q&A session following the screening of Sérgio Graciano’s film Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated at Toronto’s Spadina Theatre, part of this year’s European Union Film Festival. It was a pleasure to share insights and some of my own family history…
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Convidado no podcast da RDPi “Apanhados na Rede”
Tive o prazer de conversar com a jornalista da RDP Internacional Ana Jordão que me convidou a participar no seu podcast Apanhado na Rede, onde tive a oportunidade de falar sobre o Projeto de História Luso Canadiana, o Movimento Perpétuo e outras iniciativas de história pública. Pode ouvir o episódio aqui: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p6466/e809623/apanhados-na-rede Obrigado Ana pelo…
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Seeking young male actors to play Italian immigrant construction workers
I am co-writing a play with Craig Heron and Franca Iacovetta about the Hogg’s Hollow tragedy of 1960, called Basta! No More Fear, which is being produced by the Toronto Workers History Project’s theatre group. We are currently seeking young male actors to play Italian immigrant construction workers. See flyer below for more.
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PCHP & CTASC: 15th anniversary reception at Scott Library
Yesterday evening, I had the honour of hosting the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, José Cesário, the Ambassador of Portugal to Canada, António Leão Rocha, and the Consul-General of Portugal in Toronto, Ana Luísa Riquito, along with about forty other friends and partners at a reception held at Scott Library on York University’s Keele…
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Laborem Ex Machina featured in ActiveHistory.ca
Edward Dunsworth interviewed me about my Laborem Ex Machina project and the relationship between my academic and public history work. You can read the interview here.
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Movimento Perpétuo nominated for Heritage Toronto award
The Movimento Perpétuo: The Portuguese Diaspora in Canada exhibition and website is one of the nominees for this year’s Heritage Toronto Public History Awards. It’s a real honour to be among such a great roster of nominees. I encourage everyone to check out the featured projects here. Congratulations to all my fellow nominees and a special…
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