ACTRA Toronto Diversity & Inclusion Committee
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The ACTRA Toronto Diversity & Inclusion Committee began as the New Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities, founded in 1984 to address the challenges faced by the Physically and Culturally Diverse artistic community within the film and television industry in Canada. We are dedicated to initiating policies and advocating support structures in order to provide a better understanding of the need for change both within ACTRA and the industry at large.
05/12/2026
The D&I Committee is giving away 3 tickets to the SOLD OUT event “The Porter at Mayworks”. DM for tickets, First come first served.
and Arnold Pinnock are hosting a special screening of The Porter on May 26, 2026, at 6 pm at the Paradise Theatre, as part of the Mayworks Festival.
Following the screening, we will host a panel discussion with The Porter cast and various Black labour unionists to reflect on organizing, solidarity, and the ongoing fight for dignity and workers’ rights amid renewed union activism and precarity.
The Porter is a Canadian-American drama series that depicts the history of Black Canadian and African-American men who worked as Pullman porters in the period following World War I, culminating in the 1925 creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black-led labour union.
The Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts is a community-based festival that annually presents works by a diverse range of artists who are both workers and activists. The programming presents bold, insightful responses to pressing issues at the intersection of art, social justice and labour, prioritizing representation and participation from communities facing systemic discrimination.
12/14/2025
🔥Meet our next panelist Daniel Lavigne 🔥
Daniel Lavigne is an award-winning stunt performer, actor, fight coordinator and stunt coordinator with a passion for telling stories through action. A Gold Medal World Champion martial artist with over 35 years of experience, Daniel is renowned for his versatility and excellence both in front of and behind the camera.
A graduate of the prestigious New York Film Academy’s acting program, Daniel also won First Place for Overall Performance at the Action Film Academy. He is a proud member of both ACTRA and SAG-AFTRA.
With over 150 film and television projects under his belt, Daniel has performed and coordinated stunts for leading studios and networks including Amazon, Apple TV, BET, CTV, Bell Media, Fox, Netflix, NBC Universal, CBC, Disney, Lifetime, Global, CBS, and more. Daniel has contributed to high-profile series such as The Greatest, Cross, The Boys, Mayor of Kingstown, Titans, FUBAR and many others.
His exceptional work has earned numerous accolades, including a Best Action Sequence Award from the Action on Film International Film Festival in 2010.
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