Environmental Justice Mural Series

Located At: 224 Augusta Ave, Toronto, Ontario

 
 

"Nina Simone chose us. Could have been Malcolm X, Billie Holiday, Ella Simone, Dylan, Hendrix, or Ali. But no one is more relevant today, than Nina Simone. A woman, an activist, a soldier, a dealer, and a f**king complicated bad-ass."

- Sean Pascal, Poetry Jazz Cafe

 

Meet Our Partners for the

Environmental Justice Mural:

  • Christopher Wilson (he/him) is the 1st Vice-President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Ontario Canada Chapter. Christopher is a community and labour activist with over 20 years of experience advocating for workers in the struggle to end racial capitalism.

  • Denise Hampden is the Regional Education Officer for one of Canada’s largest unions the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and a member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.

  • Naolo Charles co-founded BE Initiative with Ingrid Waldron in 2019. BE Initiative is a fairly new project dedicated to the involvement of racialized communities in environmental action.

  • Dr. Antonia Sappong-Kumankumah works as a Family Doctor in Toronto and with CAPE. She understands the connection between individual and environmental health and is a passionate advocate for access to healthy environments. As part of her role as Co-Founder of PlasticFree Toronto, she works to educate and inspire her community.

  • Lin Sappong works as a model and actress in the Greater Toronto Area. She is interested in the intersection between the fashion industry, and environmental sustainability. She recently started a community volunteer initiative called Leslieville Reduces & Co-Founder of PlasticFree Toronto.

 
 

Special Thank You to Danilo Deluxo & Poetry Jazz Cafe

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Danilo McDowell-McCallum is a Toronto-based visual artist. He works professionally as a painter, videographer, illustrator, graphic designer, muralist, and art mentor. A product of the city, the characters depicted in McCallum's work reflect a diverse landscape of people.

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Poetry Jazz Cafe was established as a live music and poetry venture in 2010 featuring Jazz, Blues, Soul, Rock, Comedy & Poetry. Poetry blazed through 10 years of joy and pain, positioning the space as teh No.1 spot to witness the next generation of musicians and poets in Toronto & Internationally.