For The 6ix
For the 6ix
A celebration of our shared passion for sneakers & sneaker culture spanning across the 6 boroughs of Toronto.
Coming Up Next:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
Toronto we want to see what the 6ix means to you.
Are you an artist? Want to bring your design to life to be sold at our 306 Yonge St. location? Submit a design of what inspires you about Toronto. A selection of weekly submissions will be featured on @footlockertoronto each week, after 4 weeks we will select 6ix finalists, that will have their artwork printed and displayed in a gallery set-up at the store. The top winner will have their artwork printed and sold at the Foot Locker Community Store, all proceeds from the sale will go back to the artist.
Email submissions to flceventscanada@footlocker.com
Community Spotlight
We partnered with community organization, Shoot For Peace to highlight 6ix hometown hero's across the 6ix boroughs who are contributing to their community.
Abdifatah Hussein
Youth Worker - Scarborough
Abdifatah Hussein (Snipa) is a community organizer, activist and spoken word artist from Scarborough with a deep passion for creating platforms and connections within his community. He finds joy in building bridges between those who often feel isolated, and listening to those who aren't heard is his primary tool in creating this reality. Empowerment drives Abdifatah's efforts, and is the bedrock of Hidaayah House, a collaborative movement, where he acts as its Co-Founder. Abdifatah has been making the most of this pandemic by helping out his community as best as he can virtually. Aside from being the Project Coordinator for the Black Youth Fellowship, and being a Provincial Youth Outreach Worker, he also works with a support phone line that allows the most vulnerable members of our community to have someone to talk to when they need it most.
Jamar Martin
Youth Worker - Old Toronto
Jamar has been working with the youth since he was fourteen years old. He currently works as a youth outreach worker for Dixon Hall but the work he does doesn’t end when he’s off the clock. Jamar provides grief support to youth who have lost loved ones due to gun violence and is always looking for ways to engage the youth, such as planning camping trips and excursions. A special highlight about Jamar is the holiday gift program he created. Every year he donates more than two months of his salary, to hand deliver gifts to children and youth who’s families aren’t able to afford it.
Eugenia Addy
Youth Worker - Etobicoke
Eugenia Addy is the CEO of Visions of Science, a charitable organization with the mission of transforming communities, society, and the planet through equitable access to STEM. In her role, she leads the organization in facilitating community-based youth engagement, strengthening youth support networks, and advocating for broader systems change. She has over 10 years of experience working with youth and developing numerous city-wide engagement programs from several different communities across the Greater Toronto Area. She is an educator, speaker, community organizer and advocate who is passionate about creating meaningful opportunities for youth to achieve their full potential. Eugenia is a board member for the Ontario Science Centre, the Toronto Foundation and the Telus GTA Community Board. She holds both an honours bachelor degree in Chemistry and Biology and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto.
Kristal Mae Puguan
Community Worker - York
Kristal Mae Puguan is the Co-Chairperson of Anakbayan Ottawa and sits on the executive board of the Carleton University Filipino Students' Association (CUFSA) and Filipino Canadian Students' Association (FILCASA) as Social Media Coordinator and External Affairs Director, respectively. She is originally from Newmarket, Ontario but studies and works in Canada's capital region of Ottawa. She is in her fourth year of Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University and works at Health Canada as a Digital Communications Advisor. She is also a second-generation Filipina who recently developed a passion for giving back to the Filipino community in 2019 and later became highly interested in organizing with progressive groups to learn about the mass struggles and fight for the liberation of the Filipino people.
Dane Smith
Community Worker – North York
A gifted but hard-working athlete, Smith is known as much for his humble, self-effacing attitude as he is for playing on the basketball court. His discipline and competitive style of play on and off the court is what makes him stand out from other athletes. Smith has been profiled by Nike and the Toronto Raptors featured in the We The North Campaign. He appeared in international television commercials and starred in numerous documentary films, including the 6 part series Heart of the city rise-up done by Nike and Ballislife. Smith received an athletic scholarship to The University of Tennessee at Martin, where he double-majored in bachelor of science and human health and business after school smith became the first in his family to play professional basketball overseas. During his playing career smith founded in 2008, a brand called Varna Lifestyle Canada, which gives back to the community through a variety of outreach programs and donations. The mission of the brand is to positively impact the lives of those living in under-served communities through 4 key focus areas –, social development, anti-violence, recreation & community outreach. We support programs & services that empower & inspire the less fortunate to transcend their circumstances. To this day, he maintains his simple existence, living in Toronto with his family.
