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Yet, to date, there has not been an area named after an African country anywhere in Canada. So, just over a year ago, a few of us activists met with the Toronto Danforth Mosaic BIA for about 30 minutes about our idea. We spoke to them at length about our hope and dream for our city. They spoke of a multicultural mosaic they wanted to create and not one that is a ghettoized neighbourhood and rejected our idea. For the last four months, we worked long hours and helped defeat most of the members of the board that initially rejected our proposal. Today, for the very first time in the history of a BIA in Toronto, that board includes three Ethiopian Canadian business owners.
