Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Each year on September 30th in Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. September 30, 2021, marked the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day that coincides with Orange Shirt […]
Kimberly Murray issues historical report, an ‘antidote to denialism,’ as she works toward final report By Brett Forester, July 3rd, 2024, CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/interlocutor-kimberly-murray-historical-report-1.7253567 WARNING: This article contains images of residential school pupils in cemeteries. The history of residential school burial sites is evidence of crimes against humanity that could in theory be prosecuted, the special […]
There’s nothing like a world crisis to forge bonds of unity. All of a sudden our aches and pains go out the window. We’re energized. We forget what divided us. In the interests of the common effort, we let bygones be bygones and draw together. And that doesn’t just mean between people. In my case, […]
Daily Hive Vancouver Staff, May 28 2021 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/residential-school-memorial-vancouver Pairs of children’s shoes are being lined up on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of a growing memorial to honour students that died at a former BC residential school. It comes after the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation announced that ground-penetrating radar confirmed […]
Cheryl has brought a video to my attention. The Canadian Centre for Constitutional Law released a leaked memo in April 2021, originating from the Prime Minister’s Office. The memo, itself from Oct. 2020, allegedly lays out the Canadian government’s “road map” going forward to meet the Covid19 pandemic. Folks, I found it chilling. Every detail […]
In the teachings of the Blessing and Virtue of Hope, Universal Mother Mary, through Linda Dillon, channel for the Council of Love, said we are not to stand for children being shot, families going hungry, and inequality because none of these things are of love: “Violence against women has been the disgrace of our planet […]
Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie has repurposed the building so students can learn about Indigenous history and heritage This former residential school is now a centre for reconciliation By Paul Knowles, Broadview, February 24, 2021 https://broadview.org/shingwauk-residential-schools-centre/ It has taken more than a century – one that saw abuse of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Since 1970, there have been many murders and disappearances on the “Highway of Tears” in British Columbia, Canada, a 725 kilometre (450 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert. According to Wikipedia: “The phrase, ‘Highway of Tears’ was coined in 1998, by Florence Naziel, during a vigil held in Terrace, […]
Residential Schools In Canada Formally Recognized As Historic Sites Bob Weber, The Canadian Press, September 1st, 2020 https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/residential-school-historic-site_ca_5f4e4748c5b6cf66b2bd611a “Telling history is not just about telling the good things,” said federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who is also responsible for historic sites and monuments. Two locations — one in Manitoba and one in Nova Scotia — […]
