Today, September 30, is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a time to recognize and commemorate the intergenerational harm that residential schools caused to Indigenous families and communities, and to honour those who have been affected by this injustice.

At FCJ Refugee Centre, we marked this day by reflecting together on what it means to each of us, and how we try to incorporate that meaning into our lives and our work, both today and every day.

We stand in solidarity with and alongside all people across this land in demanding justice, accountability, and equity.

This is a day to honour residential school survivors and their families and to remember those who didn’t make it.

Learn more:

• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Government of Canada)
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
• The Missing Children and Unmarked Burials Initiative
• Orange Shirt Society
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Wikipedia)