A Truth and Reconciliation Event organized by St. Hilda's Social Justice Umbrella
Truth and Reconciliation Parish Event: You are invited to participate in a Blanket Exercise workshop and Dialogue Circle, led by Nancy and John Denham for St. Hilda’s Sat May 13th 10:30 am – 2:30 pm. Please bring finger food to share for potluck lunch. Friends and family welcome. To RSVP please use sign-up sheet in the Narthex next week. If more info needed, contact Jill Halliwell 604-885-1994.
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches about the historical development of Canadian Colonization of Indigenous Peoples that we may not have been taught. Developed in response to the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples—which recommended education on Canadian-Indigenous history as one of the key steps to reconciliation, the Blanket Exercise covers over 500 years of history in a one and a half hour participatory workshop. We will be using the BC Edition and integrate some information regarding the colonization of the shíshálh People. Nancy & John Denham have been trained by KAIROS and have been facilitating the Blanket Exercise since 2016.