For media inquiries, please contact:
Marc Taylor - Communications Director
(519) 419-5076
media@emancipationday.ca
307 Wyandotte Street E.
Windsor, Ontario N9A 3H7
Phone: (519) 419-5076 Fax: (519) 253-1054
Email: email@emancipationday.ca
Website: www.emancipationday.ca
Windsor Emancipation Celebration Corp. (WECC) is a non-profit corporation Our 179 Anniversary of Emancipation Day Celebration takes place on August 3rd to August 6th, 2012 @ Festival Plaza.
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The theme for this year is
"COME TOGETHER! WE ARE THE WORLD".
Parade
Once again Windsor will come alive with colourful display of costumes, magnificently designed floats and costumes, masqueraders dancing to pulsating rhythms and
marching bands presenting a spectacle that has only been seen on the streets of Windsor when Emancipation was at its peak.
Volunteerism
Volunteerism is being encouraged for 2012. Note that all ages are welcome with a special call to youth and young adults. The experience and references youth gained has been invaluable!
Gala
Location, Date and Time to be announced!
Windsor's Emancipation Celebration is a community festival that invites people of all ethnicities to join us August 3rd to August 6th, 2012 as we celebrate Emancipation Day.
Enjoy live music, shows, delicious food, pageant, conference and a parade made up of vibrant costumes and colorful masqueraders.
So come and enjoy all of the heritage, beauty and culture Windsor has to offer especially during this annual four day festive comemmoration
of The Emancipation Act of 1833, that made Canada the final stop on the Underground Railroad to Freedom.
"See you at the riverfront!" Marc Taylor President WECC * Employs 0 employee
* Achieves over 14 thousand attendees
* Partners with local organizations and business
* Channels over 300 volunteers on an annual basis
* Creates an effective networking environment
* Contributes to the growth and development of the local economy
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