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2:18 perfect. your unchangeable Jesus you [Music] everyone and once again welcome to this monumental moment. at Sancopa Square which is officially launched in Toronto, Canada. This is the heart of Canada, Toronto. And as the camera is moving around, this is the Young Street. And the Young Street is the longest street in the whole entire
3:05 world. And behind me is the eating center, which is one of the biggest malls in Canada. And today is such a monumental moment that we got all these people coming in here to celebrate the inauguration of Sopa Square. Make sure you enjoy this episode and I know we'll bring you more as we the journey continues in Canada and across the globe. Uncle Good afternoon. Good afternoon. >> Yeah. So, what brought you guys here today? We came here because and what that means is that as everyone is aware today is a birthday that we are declaring every
3:51 wow that's amazing. We've never seen that. What do you have for? >> So he waited patiently until the day before and the caterpillar never [Music] very proud. It's a proud day for all Ghana, all Africans, all people, all of African. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. >> All right. We are here today with our sisters. Just going to be asking them why they came to this.
4:40 What's your name? >> My name is Anna. What brought you here today? >> Well, what can we say? We're being honored. The city is honoring our heritage, our Ghanaianness, our Africanness. There is nowhere else we should go as Ghanaians today than to come in and join us to make it colorful and to cement our needs into history. >> Wow. Wow. Wow. What about you? >> When she says colorful, I mean colorful. If you see clothing, we've come out, we've shown off for Ghana. Um I was born here in Toronto, but the connection I feel to Ghana to me Ghana is home. And so there was nowhere else I could be here today. And I'm very glad I got to witness this. I get to be a part of this. We're bringing it forward and
5:25 we're making you guys enjoying anything so far. So far, so far. >> I was hoping for our drumming and stuff. Okay. Electrify the place. A little bit of that. >> No, no, we're talking on the stage. If we're representing, we're representing good. >> But it's all good. It's all good. This is edged in history. >> So, we have to last word. What's your last word to the community? >> That we should get involved in our community. We should tell our story. We should tell our history. We should showcase our history in our clothes, in our representation, in everything that we do. Mother Ghana is crying for her children. So, let's take it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, sir.
6:10 >> What's your name, please? >> My name is Okay. Okay. And then you know what brought you what brought you guys here today? >> And how is the problem so far? >> Okay. So bad. Don't ask.
7:14 looking sharp, man. I love the African clothes, man. So, what brought you here today? >> Today is you know, >> right? You know what means. >> So, what is Sangopa means? Well, you know, I can I can symbol represent going back. >> Right. Right. Right. >> If there's something that was wrong, >> right? >> You write you right. >> Okay. Pretty much that's the meaning of Right. Right. And so far, how is the event? Are you enjoying yourself? >> Yeah. you know is a reflection of our history was created by
7:59 revolutionary >> you know and and he was the one that abolition of slavery >> right right >> you know and as a result that wasn't a good thing >> right you know to be named on >> that's why it's more feeling >> oh together. They're trying to write the wrong >> the right wrong. That's good. What is your final word to the community and everyone else? >> My community. Now, I'm just going to tell my Genanian brothers, sisters, and everybody >> and even all the blacks. >> All the blacks in Africa in diaspora and back home >> that you should uphold your culture. >> Number two, you should respect your culture. >> Number three, you should respect your land. >> Yes. and unite so that you can develop.
8:50 Good afternoon. >> Yeah. This is from media and you look really really beautiful, man. >> Yeah. You know this is made in my hometown. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, what brought you here this afternoon? >> Yeah. First of all, I'm also from half my father's from Sakrau. Okay. which is also [Music] I came here today to commemorate the historic location today. Yeah. Um the renaming of Danda Square is here as I identify with symbol from Ghana [Music]
9:36 right here. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Thank you so much. Love you brother. What's your name? Dylan. >> Dylan, what brought you here today, Dill? >> Uh, to play some basketball with some great players and great coaches. >> Okay. And what is happening here today? >> This is the Sangupa Square. Do you know what Sanga Square means? >> No. >> So, basically, this is to all the wrongs that people did like. >> They named this square to signify that we should just go back and take history. Today is a very monumental day for Africa, Ghana, the Caribbeans, and all the black people. So that's why they naming this place SA square. We used to
10:21 call it D square but now from here today it is going to be officially named SA square. Okay. So when you go to play basketball you're going to be at square. Okay. All right. Thank you. [Music] >> She worked with us. Uh so what brought you uh today here and I know this
11:07 to support. What about you? What brought you here? You guys happy? [Music] That's a lot. Right. Thank you so much for your time and I hope we'll meet again. Okay. Thank you. >> Uh we are very privileged today to be at the Sana Square and we met our beautiful sister and brothers here. So we're going to do a quick interview. Um what you what brought you guys here today? >> Yeah. So like I have a super [Music]
11:53 happy. >> How is it so far? How is the event so far? >> Oh yeah, I'm enjoying it and I'm happy to see that foreign affairs in America. It's it's so great to have them here. That shows that they usually thank you so much for your time. [Music] Thank you very much for coming. >> How you doing? >> Good. Good job. >> My name is uh Kobe. What's your name?
12:38 >> Pedro. >> What brought you here today? >> So, actually, I was fortunate enough to work on the event uh with Dope Agency with Ashley. >> Okay. >> And yeah, we were able to help create the design and the logo. >> Wow. But I was actually I felt very fortunate cuz I never really knew what's actually working on the >> what the meaning and what is the significance of this. >> Yeah. I think it's a very significant day and like not even just for Toronto I think for you know Canada and the broader population is that by the cycle meaning going back to ancestral roots learning from the past to go forward which I think is a beautiful communities around the world and areas where
13:24 you know from day to day will be a better place. >> Wow. Wow. Wow. So what is your last word to the larger black African diaspora people in Africa all over the continent and around the world and everybody in general? What is your word from you know the roots? I say thank you for bringing the you know that word and that wisdom to the broader population and for everyone else in the world that might not know like myself when I started on the project what means you know be be uh I guess curious to find out because I I think in knowing what means by knowing uh you know their history that the worlders whether it's like in Africa or
14:09 Europe Thank you so much for your time. >> Means that you know what anything that you put your mind to be accomplished. I'm very proud as a Ghanaian. I'm very proud as as black as African people of African descent. This is what mentor for our children for very very Heat.
15:43 [Music] This is happening. music. You can see the music. You can see that Africa. This is Africa. This is Africa. Right in the heart of downtown Toronto. Doing your own thing. the African the
16:30 culture display or being displayed. It can't get better than this. So if you got a newborn also involved, [Applause] love, man, it's amazing. It's amazing, man. It's so expected. It's so expected to see, you know, beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful day. Beautiful daisies. Everybody's happy. Everybody just enjoy. It's all love. It's all love. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Should you come and visit the square?
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