This is an archived event from Culture Days 2023.

Every Child Matters - Orange T shirt Activity

Name: Every Child Matters - Orange T shirt Activity
Start: 2023-10-14T09:00:00
End: 2023-10-14T17:00:00

In-person

Self-guided Visual arts Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation

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Date and time

This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.

Location

Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre

2302 Bridge Road

Oakville, ON

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.

Free and accessible parking.

About

The Orange Shirt has become a symbol of reconciliation, and a reminder that every child matters. Orange Shirt Day occurs annually on the same day as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day designated for remembering, reflecting upon, and honouring the children and families who endured the residential school system in Canada.

We are displaying orange shirts to remember and honour the Indigenous children who were taken from their families by Canada’s residential school system. We hope these shirts will contribute to raising awareness of Canada’s painful history in its treatment of Indigenous people and serve as a step in our commitment to the ongoing process of reconciliation.

Please pause and reflect about the legacy and impact that the residential schools

have left behind. Next, take an orange shirt. Share a message of how Orange Shirt

Day impacts you, why every child matters, or your message of hope and reconciliation.

Using the paperclips provided, attach your shirt alongside the others on display.

Together these messages are a small way to remember the children and families

impacted by residential schools.

Organizer

Town of Oakville

The Town of Oakville is located on Treaty 14 and 22 lands, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee. Oakville is home to many different First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. A vibrant and impressive community within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Town of Oakville is a beautiful lakeside town with a strong heritage, preserved and celebrated by residents and visitors alike. Since the 1800s, it has become one of the most coveted areas to live and work in Ontario with 225,000 residents calling Oakville home. The town offers all the advantages of a well-serviced urban centre with first-rate facilities and amenities, while also maintaining its small-town feel.