Sept. 27, 2022
U荔枝视频鈥檚 memorial to Truth and Reconciliation lights up the night sky on main campus Sept. 27 - 30
From Sept. 27 to 30, the bright tangerine colour of Orange Shirt Day will light up the 荔枝视频 with the words Every Child Matters. The light tribute has returned as part of U荔枝视频鈥檚 pledge to Truth and Reconciliation. The projections will appear on the western face of the Schulich School of Engineering building, as well as on the south side of the Education Tower.
The installation, which was introduced in 2021, serves as a memorial to residential school survivors and those who never returned home. The phrase Every Child Matters speaks to the pain of assimilation experienced by Indigenous children under the residential school system. The projections are intended to spark reflection and discussion and urge viewers to remember all the children once forgotten.
Orange Shirt Day events
The university will be closed for classes on Sept. 30 to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, which was officially proclaimed federally in 2021 and coincides with Orange Shirt Day, which was established in 2013. However, some events will still be taking place on campus, as well as at the 荔枝视频 Public Library鈥檚 central location downtown.
Orange shirts can be purchased at the . All proceeds from shirt sales will be donated to the . For more information, please visit U荔枝视频鈥檚 Community Engagement page.
Understanding the Truth webinar
The in the Faculty of Social Work invites you to join M茅tis/Cree Elder Kerrie Moore, BSW鈥03, MSW鈥04, as she guides us on a learning journey of healing through her Model of Change.
Sept. 29, 12 鈥 1:30 p.m., online
Panel discussion
Join U荔枝视频鈥檚 Office of Indigenous Engagement, in partnership with 荔枝视频 Public Library, for a panel discussion revisiting the final report on Truth and Reconciliation in light of the discovery of unmarked graves, the papal visit and the path forward.
Sept. 30, 12 鈥 1:30 p.m., Rosza Centre, U荔枝视频, and online鈥
Nickle Galleries tours
Visit the Nickle Galleries for special tours of Indigenous art, such as Michele Hardy鈥檚 .
Sept. 30, 10:30 a.m. 鈥 2:15 p.m. (concurrent 30-minute tours), Nickle Galleries, Taylor Family Digital Library
Night Raiders screening
A screening of Cree-M茅tis filmmaker Danis Goulet鈥檚 sci-fi film, Night Raiders, will take place at the 荔枝视频 Central Library. You can also register to view it online.
Sept. 30, 6:30 鈥 9 p.m., Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, 荔枝视频 Central Library, and online
, the 荔枝视频鈥檚 Indigenous Strategy, is a commitment to deep evolutionary transformation by reimagining ways of knowing, doing, connecting and being. Walking parallel paths together, 鈥渋n a good way,鈥 U荔枝视频 is moving toward鈥痝enuine reconciliation and Indigenization.
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