Sunday, September 30th, 2018
http://www.orangeshirtday.org/

 

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’ story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.

 

The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year. It also gives teachers time to plan events that will include children, as we want to ensure that we are passing the story and learning on to the next generations.

 

Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

 

 

Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters

Sunday, September 30th, Noon to 4 pm

Centennial Square, Victoria

 

4th Annual Every Child Matters/Orange Shirt Day

Friday, September 28th, 9:30AM to 1:00PM

VIU Nanaimo Campus

Bldg. 170-Shq’apthut-A Gathering Place

Please join us for an event to honour those children who survived Indian Residential School and to remember those who didn’t make it home.

We will have keynote speakers and a panel of presenters from:

• Reconciliation Canada

• Quassa

• First Nations Health Authority

• Tsowtun Lelum