Fostering awareness, understanding, and action

In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, students at the have been readying to help the campus community show solidarity in orange. Together with Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s staff and local Cree artist Jaylene Cardinal, they have prepared an orange t-shirt design that are on sale now until Oct. 2, with a portion of proceeds set to support the , an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to educating people in Canada about the legacy of residential schools and supporting survivors.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Wearing an orange shirt is an act of solidarity with Indigenous people and communities impacted by Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s residential school system, and an outward show of support for survivors and families of those taken too soon,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Deanna Fialho, Director, Yellow House Student Centre for Equity & Inclusion, co-chair of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Working Group. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�We카지노 게임 컬렉션�re pleased to collaborate with students at the Tricolour Outlet and Jaylene Cardinal to create a unique and impactful orange t-shirt design that I hope inspires meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind. Donating a portion of these sales to support the impactful community work happening through the Orange Shirt Society is a special and new aspect of our work this year. Reconciliation will take all of us working together to foster awareness, understanding, and action. Creating the orange shirts collaboratively is an expression of this spirit.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The design

The orange shirts feature an image created by local Cree artist Jaylene Cardinal. It depicts a pair of children카지노 게임 컬렉션�s moccasins set between woodland forget-me-not flowers.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Children카지노 게임 컬렉션�s moccasins are the first shoes many Indigenous children wear. In this image they represent a baby카지노 게임 컬렉션�s first steps, and symbolize helping children move forward in life,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Cardinal, co-owner of W.C. Creatives and current participant in the Kwe-Biz Program for Indigenous women entrepreneurs offered through the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s-led WE-CAN Project. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The flowers represent true love and respect, and express that the children harmed by residential schools will be remembered and will always be in our thoughts.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The design is also central to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation activities and observance taking place at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s between Sept 25-Oct. 2, and will be visible on social media and physical designs during that period.

The Tricolour team have prepared 2,000 shirts that will be available to students, staff, and faculty for purchase. They will be on sale from Sept. 14카지노 게임 컬렉션�Oct. 2 at the Tricolour Outlet and online, as well as at pop-ups outside Douglas Library at 카지노게임사이트 and Union (Sept. 19-21) and the Queen's Centre (Sept. 27-29).

카지노 게임 컬렉션�September 30 is an extremely important day within the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s student community and it카지노 게임 컬렉션�s an honour for those of us at Tricolour Outlet to help provide something that brings such meaningful visibility to such an important part of Canadian history that still impacts Indigenous peoples today,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ayan Chowdhury, Tricolour Outlet Head Manager and fourth-year biology student. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�We카지노 게임 컬렉션�re looking forward to seeing everyone at our location and pop-ups, and to seeing everyone showing their support for residential school survivors and Indigenous communities by wearing orange.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

In addition to orange shirt sales, the university has several events and engagements planned, including two film screenings, an Indigenous art display, and a sacred fire ceremony. For a full calendar of activities visit the Office of Indigenous Initiatives website.

With the 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation falling on a Saturday, all academic activity will be suspended the following Monday, Oct. 2, in observance of the day.

Note: This article originally appeared in the Queen's Gazette.