BUILDING BRIDGES storytelling activation
Celebrate Diversity, Creativity, and Community at Toronto City Hall!
Join us on Saturday, March 15 for a vibrant public event celebrating inclusion and connection. This all-ages event is free and open to everyone!
Find full information on the event's website
Event Highlights
✨ Live Performances:
Randell Adjei: Ontario's first Poet Laureate and an inspiring storyteller
Ruben “Beny” Esguerra: JUNO nominated multi-instrumentalist & producer
RAW Taiko Drummers: High-energy drumming that bridges cultures
🗣️ Speakers and Panelists: hear from community leaders and changemakers about their inspiring journeys.
Shafiq Aziz: Director of Programs at Harmony Movement
Brock McGillis: Former pro hockey player, LGBTQ+ advocate, and other changemakers
Rosa Hong: Associate Professor & Storyteller
Joel Zola: Founder of Street Voices
Shokoufeh Sakhi: A fierce activist, educator, scholar and researcher
Bernice Carnegie: International speaker, storyteller and author
🧸 Children’s Interactive Art Mission:
An immersive creative room by The Everyone Collective where you can create your own beautiful world together. Make puppets, play music, and create our own immersive theatrical experience where you are both an actor, viewer, and co-creator of the future.
✨ Youth Art Station
This station offers hands-on workshops like spoken word and art creation. It’s a space for young changemakers to express themselves, learn, and connect with others in meaningful ways. Join award-winning poet and storyteller Patrick de Belen, and experiment with creative writing, and thought-provoking poetry prompts and learn more about the art of spoken word.
🍩 Food Vendor:
Do Good Donuts will be serving up a mouthwatering selection of freshly baked donuts, other baked goods, pre-packaged snacks, and refreshing drinks.
This event is free and open to everyone —community members, families, educators, and anyone passionate about inclusion and diversity.