September 30, 2022
Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day
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Led by UBC Applied Science and Land and Food Systems. There are no fees or registration required.
Join us for an intergenerational march to commemorate Orange Shirt Day. Members of the UBC STEM community, families and those in solidarity are welcome to participate. As this event is held on the day and classes are cancelled, we hope that the statutory holiday will allow faculty, staff, students and community members join the march and engage with the UBC Indigenous community. The march is intergenerational, and aims to be educational and supportive to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond. Educational activities will allow younger participants to connect with the original inhabitants of the land and plant a seed to continue these conversations of a difficult era in Canadian history at home.
More information about Orange Shirt Day
Intergenerational March Timeline
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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11:00 - 11:45 am |
Intergenerational March Participants gather at outdoor ‘amphitheatre’ |
Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre |
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12:00 pm |
Event starts |
Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre |
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12:05 pm |
Opening by Elder Doris Fox from Musqueam. |
Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre |
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12:20 pm |
Tsatsu Stalqya (Coastal Wolf Pack) perform Image
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Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre |
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12:30 pm |
March begins with placards and informational signage along both sides of Main Mall
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From Dialogue Center down Main Mall |
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1:15 pm |
At the Reconciliation Pole we will hear from Elder John Jones and Elder Yvonne Rigsby Jones, members of the Snuneymuxw First Nation and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
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Reconciliation Pole, Main Mall |
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1:35 pm |
Closing words |
Reconciliation Pole, Main Mall |
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1:45 pm |
March continues back down Main mall to the Engineering cairn outside the Kaiser building |
Main mall to Engineering cairn outside of the Kaiser building |
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2:00 pm |
Elders, children and others can add messages of support, solidarity and handprints to the cairn
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The Engineering Cairn |
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2:30 pm |
Intergenerational March concludes |
The Engineering Cairn |
All Day Events
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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11:00 - 3:00 |
First Nations House of Learning and X̱wi7x̱wa Library hosting a family friendly open and warm space with children’s activities for those with small children who need respite from weather, or want to drop in |
UBC Longhouse |
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11:00 - 3:00 |
Food trucks and UBC Bookstore’s trailer will be selling food, t-shirts, and OSD books for children and adults |
Open area outside UBC Bookstore |
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11:45 - 2:00 |
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society training dogs and handlers will be on site for support. |
Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre |