Date/Time
Date(s) - June 2, 2015
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location
SFU Woodwards: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema
Categories No Categories
Creating a New Way Forward: Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s Final Report and Recommendations
Live Broadcast & Panel Discussion
8:00AM – 9:00AM
Live Broadcast of the Release of TRC Findings
9:00AM – 9:30AM
Break
9:30AM – 11:00AM
Welcome to Territory (Chief Ian Campbell)
Welcome from Laurie Anderson, Executive Director, Simon Fraser University Vancouver
Greetings from the Honourable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Panel: Reflections on the Closing of the TRC and a New Way Forward
Refreshments to Follow
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Vancouverites are invited to join Survivors, Aboriginal peoples and all Canadians as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada releases the Final Report Findings and Recommendations.
The Vancouver Coordinating Committee for TRC Closing Events welcomes six panelists, including TRC Honorary Witnesses and both Indigenous and non-Indigenous community leaders, to reflect on the closing of the TRC and the possibilities moving forward.
Panelists:
- Honorary Witness Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, City of Vancouver
- Rev. Mary Fontaine, Hummingbird Ministries
- Honorary Witness David Wong, Architect, Community Activist and Writer
- Doug White, Director, Centre for Pre‐Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation, Vancouver Island University
- Jody Wilson-Raybould, Regional Chief, B.C. Assembly of First Nations
Together we will recognize and celebrate our diverse histories and unique strengths in attempt to find a New Way Forward for Aboriginal peoples and all Canadians.
Attendees may attend both the Live Broadcast and the Panel Discussion, or they may join us just for the Panel Discussion component. Please note that there will be a short break between the Live Broadcast and the Panel Discussion.
Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be provided and there are several great coffee shops in the area.