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Ubyssey: Orange Shirt Day at UBC seeks to open conversations and honour residential school survivors
The Centre’s Orange Shirt Day activities were featured in the Ubyssey.
What can you do this Orange Shirt Day?
Here’s a short list brainstorming some of the activities you can take part in this September 30th for Orange Shirt Day.
Ubyssey: Community-focused and Indigenous-driven: Despite setbacks, UBC’s Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is delivering on promises
The Centre was recently featured in the Ubyssey.
Sheryl Lightfoot discusses UNDRIP and reconciliation in online op-ed
UBC Professor and Indigenous Affairs Advisor Sheryl Lightfoot wrote an op-ed for The Conversation discussing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Orange Shirt Day
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, in honour of residential school Survivors and reconciliation. Show your support by wearing orange.
Upcoming closure
The Centre will be closing early on Tuesday, August 20 for an event.
CBC: Giant Indigenous Peoples Atlas floor map will change the way you see Canada
Education and Programming Lead Charlene Bearhead was recently quoted in a CBC story about the new Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada’s giant floor map.
Education activist Charlene Bearhead joins the Centre
Educator and activist Charlene Bearhead as joined the Centre as the new Education and Programming Lead as of July 1.
August newsletter highlights important work
Learn more about the work of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre in our latest newsletter.
Looking forward, looking back
Over the past year the Centre has been working collaboratively to support transparent information practices and research, in a Survivor-centred, trauma-informed way. Learn more about our progress.