Tropicana's 19th Annual Caribbean Gala

Its that time of year again! Tropicana's annual Caribbean Gala is right around the corner - have you bought your ticket yet? This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Afua Cooper whose ground-breaking book on Canadian slavery, The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Slavery in Canada and the Burning of Old Montreal was nominated for the Governor General's award. Her expertise includes African Canadian culture, the African Diaspora, gender, slavery, abolition and freedom, community formation, education, Black Literature and Dub Poetry, and Black agency and political consciousness. Emcees Marc Trinidad and Marcia Brown are sure to keep you laughing while dj's Dr Jay and Jonathan Shaw are gearing up to have you dancing the night away.

For more information or to purchase tickets:
contact Tka Pinnock at (416) 439-9009 or tpinnock@tropicanacommunity.org.
or visit http://tropicanacommunity.org/events/pdfs/Gala_2012.pdf