Skaters, bikers, and other folks on wheels took over the street Friday evening to show solidarity with the Black community, and more specifically, Black skaters in Toronto.

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一篇由blogTO共享(@blogto)onJun 19, 2020 at 1:27pm PDT

All wheels were welcome at the event organized byOlodwan BlackboardandToronto Skate Stopas people gathered at Underpass Skate Park.

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The Skate For Solidarity has left Underpass Park and protesters are now making their way to Dunbat Skatepark #Toronto #TorontoProtest #PeacefulProtest #SkateForSolidarity #Juneteenth #Juneteenth2020 #protestTO - @robinpueyo

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Hundreds gathered around 4 p.m. before heading west toward Dunbat Skatepark in Alexandra Park.

The event coincided with Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day: the unofficial American holiday that commemorates the freeing of all previously enslaved people in Texas.

Other organizers of the event included Kush Diet, Impact Skate Club, Adrift, Monstra, Toronto Skateboard Community, and Christie Pits Skateboard Park.So far, the event'sGoFundMehas exceeded its goal of $1,000, with all proceeds going to the skateboard and BMX drop-in42 Rides,Black Lives Matterand Oldowan Blackboard.