Ezrom's The Leadership Award

Ezrom Mokgakala (Leadership)
Held in jail in South Africa for 180 days without trial, Ezrom was brutally interrogated, tortured and imprisoned for three years for being a member of an "unlawful" organization. In 1983, Ezrom fled from South Africa. Upon arrival in Canada, as a refugee, he began working as a community worked in the Jane/Finch corridor of Toronto. Ezrom began to take a leadership role in advocating policies and programs to assist newcomers in Toronto. He is co-chair of the Toronto Refugee Affairs Council; a Director of the Refugee Rights Festival; an editor of Refugee Voices; and a member of the Coalition for a Just Refugee and Immigration Policy; The Black Secretariat; Parkdale Community Health Centre; and the Council of African Organizations in Ontario. Currently, Ezrom is program worker at CultureLink providing critical support to newcomers in Toronto