Windsor City Hall to light up orange #TRC #OrangeShirtDay

 

Shoes left at Assumption Church on July 9, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the University of Windsor)

Windsor City Hall to light up orange for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

 

"Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a challenging time for so many," said Mayor Drew Dilkens. "It provides the opportunity for all of us to honour First Nations, Inuit, and Metis survivors, their families and communities." 

Orange Shirt Day honours the story of Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, a residential school survivor, who wore a bright orange shirt on her first day of school. The shirt was a gift from her grandmother. It was taken from the six-year-old but became a symbol of remembrance for all Indigenous children who were forced to attend the schools where Indigenous language and culture were repressed, and many suffered abuse.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a call to action for all levels of government, institutions and Canadians to consider how the Indigenous were and continue to be treated in Canada. It came out of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which chronicled the experiences of residential school survivors.

READ: https://londonnewstoday.ca/windsor/news/2023/09/20/windsor-city-hall-to-light-up-orange-for-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation