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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · 3d

Only a few days left to see Steven Evans' exhibit, ON THE EDGE: Photos of Toronto's Waterfront.
FREE ADMISSION
Paul H. Cocker Gallery, 325 Church St., Toronto,
Oct. 20-Oct. 23, 2025, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
#OntarioPlace4all #waterfrontToronto #toronto @spacing.bsky.social @waterfront4all.bsky.social

Photos of Toronto's waterfront by Steven Evans on exhibit at the Dept of Architecture, Toronto Metropolitan University, 325 Church St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, until Oct. 23, 2025 at 5 pm

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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Mar 20

Did you know there was a trailer park on Toronto's University Avenue within sight of Queen's Park in the 1940s? This isn't the first time #Toronto has faced an emergency affordable #housingcrisis. An exhibit at City of Toronto Archives points the way to solutions.
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Toronto’s affordable housing crisis déjà vu - Spacing Toronto

The lack of housing was so acute in Toronto in 1944 that the acting mayor, Robert H. Saunders, posted notices in newspapers warning families not to move to Toronto. This newspaper ad is included in an...

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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Feb 21

@spacing.bsky.social issue on #Toronto's iconic #Yonge Street is on newsstands. Also featured is Patricia Homonylo who documents the death toll of #birds colliding with skyscrapers. She won a Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award and her #photo is at @romtoronto.bsky.social until May 4, 2025.

Copies of Spacing magazine on the newsstand at Book City bookstore in Toronto, Canada.

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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Feb 3

Protest the #Trump #tariff by cancelling your #Netflix subscription and signing up for #CBC Gem @cbcgem.bsky.social #CanadaStrong

Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Dec 8

Your final chance to bid on hundreds of local crafts and experiences in #HaliburtonCounty. The Haliburton Highlands Land Trust is raising funds to protect 100 acres of critical habitat in #Haliburton, #Ontario #Canada. Auction ends at 8 pm ET Dec. 8, 2024:
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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Dec 3

In my talk on Wed., Dec. 4, I'll be sharing my latest research on Canada's internment prisons for Jewish refugees. #Toronto #Jews #refugees
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Modern-day lessons can be learned from the internment of Jewish refugees in Canada during WWII

The unjust imprisonment of Jewish refugees in Canada during the Second World War is a little-known tragic event in our history. For years, few Jewish

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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Dec 3

Still some tickets available for my talk in #Toronto on Dec. 4 about a wartime injustice -- the internment of 2,500 #Jewish #refugees in #Canada -- that holds many lessons for today.
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Blatant Injustice: The Internment of Jewish Refugees in Canada during WWII

Did you know that Jewish refugees, including two future Nobel Prize winners, were imprisoned in Canada during World War II?

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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · Dec 2

Find out why the #Canadian government unjustly interned 2,500 #Jewish #refugees, including two future Nobel Prize winners during #WWII. Wed., Dec. 4, 2024, 6:30 pm, Northern District Branch, #Toronto Public Library (Yonge & Eglinton)
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Blatant Injustice: The Internment of Jewish Refugees in Canada during WWII

**RESCHEDULED TO DECEMBER 4 AT 6:30**<br /><br />Author Ian Darragh talks about the new edition of his book chronicling the harrowing experiences of Jewish refugees to Canada, who were treated as enem...

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