Creating a New Way Forward, Release of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Findings & Recommendations
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LIVE BROADCAST & PANEL DISCUSSION
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | SFU Woodwards, Vancouver, BC
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, with recommendations on how to continue the reconciliation journey within Canada.
The Vancouver Coordinating Committee for TRC Closing Events welcomes six panelists to reflect on the closing of the TRC and the possibilities moving forward.
Panelists include:
• TRC Honorary Witness Mayor Gregor Robertson, City of Vancouver
• Rev. Mary Fontaine, Hummingbird Ministries
• TRC 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
• Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO, Vancity
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. More information at: http://www.reconciliationcanada.ca
8:00AM-9:00AM PST
Live Broadcast of the Release of TRC Findings
9:30AM-11:00AM PST
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 Discussion: Reflections on TRC’s Findings and Recommendations
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