September 30 is acknowledged as Orange Shirt Day in honour of the Survivors of residential colleges. Today is about creating consciousness and significant dialogue across the painful results and legacy of residential faculty Survivors, their households and communities.
September 30 has additionally been designated as Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation and a statutory federal vacation. Today responds to Name to Motion 80 and honours the misplaced youngsters and Survivors of residential colleges. It’s a time for the general public to find out about and replicate on the hurt and intergenerational trauma ensuing from these establishments.
At present, we encourage you to indicate your assist by sporting orange and by studying extra about Reality and Reconciliation.
Be taught extra about Orange Shirt Day by visiting the Orange Shirt Society web site.
Discover the Reality and Reconciliation Fee’s stories and 94 Calls to Motion right here.
Under are a couple of extra assets to be taught extra:
- Nationwide Centre for Reality and Reconciliation – join Reality and Reconciliation Week webinars.
- A Day to Hear – hear from Indigenous leaders, residential faculty Survivors, elders, musicians, and lecturers.
We hope you’ll be part of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society as we proceed to grasp our historical past and the way we will transfer ahead in direction of reality and reconciliation.
