“Today Is a Beginning Not an End:” CUPE Ontario Statement on Emancipation Day
One hundred and eighty-eight years ago today, on August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act took effect, marking the legal end to slavery across the British Empire. We mark this occasion by celebrating Emancipation Day on August 1 each year across Ontario and Canada. Today, we celebrate Emancipation Day knowing that our celebrations are laced…
