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Jean Augustine was born in Granada in 1937 and, like many of the Sleeping Car Porters, moved to Canada as a domestic worker for a year to gain permanent residency status. After completing her year as a domestic, Ms. Augustine attended the Toronto Teacher’s College and then started her teaching...
African-Canadian Women in the Early 20th Century Last week, we learned that that when the Black sleeping car porters on the railways began unionizing, they sent secret messages to keep their activities from being detected by the anti-union corporations. But how did they send them? Through their wives, sisters and...
Changing Canadian Employment & Immigration In the early 20th century, the train was the primary form of transportation across Canada. The porters on these trains were Black men, hired from Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. In fact, being a porter was one of the only jobs available to...
Thornton Blackburn was born into slavery in Maysville, Kentucky in 1812. While enslaved, he met and married Lucie. When they learned that Lucie was to be auctioned off, they escaped. Carrying forged papers identifying them as free African Americans, the couple travelled north by steamboat, then by stagecoach, ending...
The vision of God’s Kingdom is one where all races, tribes and nations are welcomed and made one in Christ Jesus. However, we exist in a society with systemic racism – one which has historically ignored the significant impacts that Black Canadians have had on our country. To work towards...
The ‘Take Note Vocal Ensemble’, in partnership with St. Paul’s, is producing a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol”. A group of 5 professional actors will orate a CBC-edited version of the famous tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his late-evening visits from three very unusual uninvited...
As children of God, we know that we are all part of one family. In Christ, the barriers have been broken down and we are one. However, this theology is not always part of lived reality. Even in the church, racism and discrimination have existed historically and can still exist...
Dr. Howard McCurdy was a Canadian activist, a member of Parliament, and a professor of science. Born in London Ontario on December 10, 1932, he moved to Amherstburg at the age of nine where he faced racism from his earliest years. The town assumed the Black community would want their...
Friends in Christ at St Paul’s, February is Black History Month. The vision of God’s Kingdom is one where all races, tribes and nations are welcomed and made one in Christ Jesus – where barriers are broken down and all are full citizens of the household of God. As we...
Adam Parker (piano) and Kate Applegate (organ) join forces once again to perform Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23, and Schumann Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 54 – both arranged for piano and organ. They will be joined by the Take Note vocal ensemble who will sing several Christmas selections. ...
