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By Cybèle Creery

Posted on September 30, 2020 | Updated March 19, 2021, 11:39am

Filed in Faculty, Staff, Students

A common experience still
Still from A Common Experience (Une expérience commune), directed by Shane Belcourt. Available on VUCAVU

Today, September 30th, is #OrangeShirtDay. Take some time to learn, remember, and raise awareness about the residential school experience. Wear orange to honour survivors.

Here are some resources recommended by the ECU Library:

For information on how Orange Shirt day came to be, you can visit their website.

You can review the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action here.

Until Friday, you can watch a selection of free films on the Legacy of Residential Schools on the VUCAVU platform, by signing up for a free account, including A Common Experience (Une expérience commune), directed by Shane Belcourt.

You can also watch films on the Residential Schools and their aftermath on the NFB, including Marie Clements’ The Road Forward.

Contact: Library team | library@ecuad.ca