Orchestra Space: Ahmad and Marginalized Communities

orchestra space: At the time of the incident she said she was the only person of colour sitting in the section, according to Metro News. The offender has been banned from future TSO events, but Ahmad and her colleague David Welch followed up with the symphony requesting the organization show its commitment to diversity and inclusion by reaching out to marginalized communities and welcoming them into the orchestra space. The move is a direct response to a hostile encounter University of Toronto international security professor Aisha Ahmad had last week, when she said a male patron attacked her and and called her a bitch before a performance at Roy Thompson Hall. I am so delighted and thrilled that they're stepping up and taking this concrete action, said Ahmad. In a statement to Metro, TSO spokesperson Francine Labelle indicated the details about the initiative are still being worked out. I think it's a great teachable moment for our city, and I hope it shifts this conversation away from a negative experience and into what we can do collectively to make our city more welcoming. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.