Photo Credit: @freshh_anderson At the Hintonburg Community Association, we want to ensure that we represent the voices of all the people in our community. We are a volunteer-run organization that is politically active and community-focused. We want to use our voice and our power to combat racism, both overt, covert, and systemic.
Photo Credit: @freshh_anderson Recently, a number of racist incidents in Hintonburg were brought to our attention. These incidents challenged our assumptions about the prevalence of racism in our community.
Stage-2 of Ontario’s 3 stage re-opening plan begins this Friday. The Parkdale Market is back with regular vending on June 15th. Day care centres are re-opening. The challenges ahead will require us all to keep apprised of decisions and developments on many fronts.
Alas, our very popular series Yoga In The Park with PranaShanti is cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, PranaShanti is offering on-line classes this summer. You can learn more here.
From its inception, the HCA has strived to be inclusive to all who live, work, and play in Hintonburg. What was an Anglo and French Canadian working-class inner suburb for most of the twentieth century is now a thriving and more affluent community with significant changes to its demographic make-up, reflecting more cultural and class diversity.
