Public history
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Diaxporas’ podcast series, coming soon
The Diaxporas: Migration Memory Research Collective, of which I am a founding member and coordinator, is a group of scholars, public historians, archivists, librarians, and community members with an interest in Canada’s diasporic communities, their histories, memories, and interactions with one another and with the general society. Our aim is to develop collaborative research projects,…
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Basta! A Success.
Photos by William Paul. More photos here. The play “Basta! No More Fear! Remembering the Hoggs Hollow Disaster of 1960,” which I co-wrote with the distinguished labour historians Craig Heron and Franca Iacovetta, directed by Aida Jordao, and performed by the Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group (TWTG) was a great success! Part of this year’s Mayworks…
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Opening night for Basta! No More Fear!
Great opening night for Basta! No More Fear! yesterday. The Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group did a wonderful job bringing to life this tragic story about a largely forgotten milestone episode in our city’s history. All shows are “sold out” – tickets are free – but come anyways if you don’t have a ticket and we…
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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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