All people are ONE, all creation is interdependent
Racism
With the international community, we struggle against racism, to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.
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September 30, 202: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Thousands joined publicly throughout Canada to mark this day. It touched our hearts and brought us together, a step forward in our life-long journey of mutual healing.
Every Day: Time for Truth and Reconciliation
It was originally proposed in 2015 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, established a statutory holiday “to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process.”
September 30 has been observed since 2013 as Orange Shirt Day, a movement to recognize the colonial legacy of residential schools and commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day recalls the experience of residential school Survivor Phyllis Webstad, who at six was stripped of her shiny new orange shirt on her first day attending the St. Joseph Mission Residential School near Williams Lake, BC. The date of September 30 was chosen because it was the time of year when Indigenous children were removed from their families and forced to attend residential schools.
We take seriously the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Calls for Justice. . . and we commit ourselves through personal reflection, education and healing action to relate with integrity that expresses sorrow, transformation and profound respect.
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resma Menakem. I think this book is particularly relevant and helpful for groups (mainly in USA, but much applies in Canada and beyond, of course), to face issues in ourselves, and our own communities, as whites, as blacks, as uniformed officers (black and white). Excellent chapters, summaries and suggestions for dialogue.