Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’s account of losing her shiny new orange shirt on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. The date was chosen because children are back in school and teachers have time to plan, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the year. Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and community agencies to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.
This year we may not be able to have Eddy Charlie and Kristin Spray come to our church, but we can still support them by wearing our orange shirts on Wednesday 30th September. If you would like more shirts, blankets or Phyllis' new book. Eddy and Kristin will be at Moss Street Market every Saturday until 3rd October 10 am -2 pm selling blankets, shirts, books and very soon masks.