Emancipation Day Proclamation and Flag Raising

The City of Toronto will raise the Black Liberation Flag at City Hall on July 30 to mark the start of Emancipation Month, with the flag remaining at City Hall and other civic centres throughout August and during Emancipation Day weekend. The event includes remarks from city officials, a performance by Simone Soman, and a spoken word piece by ByAffrica,…

The City of Toronto raised the Black Liberation Flag at City Hall on July 30, 2026, to kick off Emancipation Month. The flag will fly throughout August at City Hall and other civic centres, with commemorative events organized under the theme “Celebrating Black Disability Justice: Engaging Black Disabled Communities.”