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David Miller: Witness to a City
The Mayor shares his own story and introduces 18 inspiring Torontonians with powerful stories of their own
David Miller wrote a book this year, his last year in office as Mayor of Toronto. Strangely for a politician, most of the book is about other people. The inspiring stories he tells in 19 chapters are about people he has met during his 19 years as Councillor and Mayor: they're stories of personal courage, of loss, hardship and recovery, of discovering one's own power, and taking action for the greater good.
Joining Mayor Miller will be many of the 18 Torontonians featured in his book, four of whom will participate in a panel Q & A:
Anne Johnson: former City Councillor
Liz Briggs: on staff at Native Child & Family Services,
William Boyd: former bank manager who found himself homeless after personal crises, eventually benefited from the services of Homeward and has lived in safe, subsidized housing for the past 5 years
Stephen Diamond: lawyer, developer
Doors open at 7pm, the event begins at 7:30.
Admission: $10
Complimentary refreshments
Reservations: fortyork@toronto.ca
For more information: 416-392-6907, x221
FORT YORK National Historic Site
250 Fort York Blvd.
Toronto
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