July 2023
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023
Call for Nominations – The 519 Annual General Meeting 2023
June 2023
[Media Advisory] The 519’s Green Space Festival 2023 lineup celebrates trans excellence
May 2023
Pride 2023 at The 519: Upcoming Programs and Events
Green Space Festival 2023: Neighbourhood Information
March 2023
Trans Day of Visibility: How can we commit to being visible allies?
[Press Release] The 519 to Honour Esteemed Author John Irving with Ally Award
International Women's Day 2023: Women, Life, Freedom
February 2023
Re: Sentencing of Colin Harnack in murder of Julie Berman
December 2022
In Solidarity with Ontario's Drag Performers
November 2022
In Solidarity; A Community Vigil Honouring Colorado Victims and Survivors
Public Statement on Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) 2022
September 2022
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The 519 Board of Management Candidates 2022/23
August 2022
Notice of The 519 Annual General Meeting 2022-23
June 2022
Call for Nominations – The 519 Annual General Meeting 2022-23
World Refugee Day: Support LGBTQ+ Refugees Every Day
Green Space Festival 2022: Neighbourhood Information
Green Space Festival announces 2022 lineup: a Pride-weekend party in support of 2SLGBTQ+ communities
Pride 2022 at The 519: Upcoming Programs and Events
April 2022
Lifting the Blood Ban: A Step in the Right Direction
March 2022
Trans Day of Visibility: Affirmations and Calls to Action
International Women's Day: Our History, Our Reality, Out Future
The 519 Black Collective is proud to deliver our first public statement in February, traditionally celebrated as Black History Month.
Let us ask the very prudent questions: what is being celebrated as Black history, what is being recognized? Is it our rich culture and history, or our continued struggle to survive? We the Collective reject the idea that a month is enough to tell our story, that Black history should be relegated to a cold winter month. Being Black isn't something that happens in February.
Black folks have been writing rich history with our souls, blood, and tears for centuries. As Black queer people, in particular, the fractures in our connections to ancestry — to who we are and where we come from, have both deep roots, and profound impacts. Black History Month is sheer tokenism, created to appease White guilt. The 519 Black Collective plans on working shoulder to shoulder to ensure that our voices and those of our ancestors are heard. We are power. We are magic.
In this month, we take the opportunity to talk about today, the place we find ourselves at in this moment in history. Black people have begun to wake up and realize the ‘trickery’ we have accepted for a long time. We believed we were liberated. We believed we were included. We believed we were truly emancipated. The reality is, we remain hated, misunderstood, excluded, and enslaved. Globally as Black people, we have found ourselves confronted with deep-seated racism and hatred for our very existence; our very survival as a race is simultaneously challenged and yet a testament to our fortitude and resilience.
The 519 Black Collective realizes that it begins with us, each of us, to come together, to see, to be the change we need. To our siblings – Black and Indigenous communities and people of colour; we see you, and we love what we see; a readiness to fight against the injustice we all face.
World, we are woke!
The 519 Black Collective, descendants of the African diaspora, is committed to the wellbeing and liberation of Black 2 Spirited, queer, and trans people. Using our voices and lived experiences, we hold space, confront anti-Black racism, and dismantle systemic oppression. We educate, inform advocacy, and provide leadership while restoratively grieving, healing, and affirming our Blackness. We are committed to shaping strategies within The 519 that lead to lasting change for generations to come.
If you wish to know more about The 519 Black Collective, write to TheBlackCollective@The519.org.