On the night of August 2, 1918, thousands of returned WWI veterans and Torontonians took to the streets, rioting and destroying Greek-owned businesses across the city. What sparked this violence? The Greek immigrants were targeted over a misunderstanding but it revealed a dark side to sentiments over their arrival and success in Canada. Come learn about the worst ethnic riot in Toronto’s history.

This revealing story will be presented by: Chris Grafos, research associate at the Department of History at York University and the co-founder of the Greek Canadian History Project. John Burry, documentary filmmaker who made Violent August, and Sandra Gionas, chair of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation’s project The Anti-Greek Riots Centenary.

The Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting Hellenism throughout Canada. It spearheaded a year-long, award-winning educational campaign about the events of 1918 Anti-Greek Riots.

* Link to video on Toronto’s Greek Riots: https://www.tvo.org/video/torontos-100-year-old-riot

Event Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Time: 6:30 pm
*Note: Due to the Pandemic and until further notice, all our lectures will be via Zoom. Please contact us if you wish to be added to our mail list for login info.

Membership Note: Until further notice we are not charging admission to our speaker series. ###

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