We All Have a Part to Play (Race Relations Canada Newsletter)
Apparently both this year and last, my niece has been teased by her classmates because of her beautiful skin tone.
Apparently both this year and last, my niece has been teased by her classmates because of her beautiful skin tone.
Join us for a 1/2 day of learning about the history of relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. You will have the chance to participate in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise; tour the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre and learn about the work they do; hear teachings about the Indian Act; and learn about First Nations' resiliency.
Join us in a reflective art-making practice. We will learn together about forming community across social and ethnic boundaries, while practicing the art of kintsugi.
This is a portion of Bernadette Arthur's Canada newsletter for August. Sign up to receive full-length Race Relations newsletters at bit.ly/racerelationsnews.
Check out latest issue of Race Relations Canada newsletter, a reflection on Canada Day.
I invite you to spend 2017, Canada’s 150th birthday, courageously rejecting the single story. It may take our eyes a while to adjust to truth’s glaring rays, but as the sacred text says, “the truth shall set us free.”