The MacGregor-Albert Giraffe Parade took place in the fall of 2024 to honour the late Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, a pioneering Canadian zoologist, feminist activist, and former MacGregor-Albert neighbour. Over the course of three weeks, neighbours came together to build and paint twenty-five wearable papier-mâché giraffe sculptures, which were then publicly paraded through Waterloo Park to celebrate Anne's legacy.

After the parade, select sculptures were displayed in the Anne Innis Dagg exhibit Giraffe: A Heightened Experience at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener.

We are grateful for support for this project from the City of Waterloo's Neighbourhood Fund. This project would not have been possible without the support of MacGregor-Albert Community Association, Haley Down, Gabrielle Gardiner, Eric Almberg, Ellen Siebel-Achenbach, The Anne Innis Dagg Foundation, and the Dagg Family, for allowing us to celebrate Anne's legacy in this public way. 

Original poster art by Ida Lutzenberger.