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Date(s) - 29/09/2019
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Bring Your Own Shirt (BYOS)
Join us for a free screen printing session, and get a special “Every Child Matters” design printed on your own orange t-shirt – just in time for Orange Shirt Day!
Where: Radstorm, 2177 Gottingen Street, Halifax
When: Sunday, September 29, 2019
Time: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Price: Free (Just bring your own orange t-shirt)
Languages: Facilitators can speak English and French
Accessibility: Radstorm has a ramp to get in to the building, and we will be doing the screen printing on the first floor.
The Halifax YRI team is also attending the Dalhousie Mawiomi on Monday, September 30, 2019 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm. We will be giving out Every Child Matters buttons by donation, as well as information on Residential Schools, Orange Shirt Day, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC)’s Calls to Action.
Event information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2280878365558649/
What is Orange Shirt Day?
Orange Shirt Day is an event that started in 2013. Residential school survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad told her story about the first day she arrived at the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school, and had her new orange shirt taken away from her. Phyllis’ experience is used today to teach students about residential schools and their assimilation practices.
Orange Shirt Day is celebrated on September 30th every year, because it is the time of year in which Indigenous children were historically taken from their homes to residential schools.
Wear an orange shirt this September 30th to remember our history and promise to never repeat it again, because Every Child Matters!
What is the Canadian Roots Exchange (CRE)’s Youth Reconciliation Initiative (YRI)?
Since 2012, CRE’s Youth Reconciliation Initiative (YRI) has engaged Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth from across Canada. Initiatives have taken place in the communities of Vancouver, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Hamilton-Six Nations, Sudbury-Manitoulin, London, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Rankin Inlet, Labrador, and Halifax.
As part of the YRI, volunteer leaders enter an eight-month contract and attend a week-long leadership training where they cultivate strong relationships through team-building and receive training on facilitation, conflict resolution, the processes of reconciliation and decolonization, Indigenous histories and contemporary issues facing First Nations, Inuit, Metis, and other diverse communities in Canada. Leaders dedicate 10-15 hours a month to coordinating reconciliation programs in their communities, including intergenerational events, workshop facilitation and exchange coordination.
