2024 Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day

Press Release

Sep 27, 2024

The 2024 Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day will take place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People at UBC Vancouver on Monday, Sept. 30. Organized by the faculties of applied science, land and food systems, and forestry, the event provides an opportunity to honour Residential School Survivors and their families, and educate participants on intergenerational trauma, the impacts of colonial policies, and Indigenous resilience.

This year’s theme, “Reconcili-action,” calls on attendees to commit to actions that support meaningful reconciliation. The event will feature a welcome by Musqueam Elder Larry Grant, remarks from Residential School Survivors Sam George (Squamish Tribe) and Jeremy Jones, and performances by Spakwus Slolem (Eagle Song Dancers) and Aileen Michel (Lil’Bear) and Mitchell Tourangeau.

Participants are encouraged to join in the march down Main Mall and add messages of support and action towards reconciliation to the cairn outside the Kaiser Building and at the field at Thunderbird Commons.

Event Date/Time: Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, 11:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.

See here for a breakdown of march locations and activities.

Location: Outdoor “amphitheatre” at 1956 Main Mall (Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre), Vancouver, V6T 1Z1 (map)

Parking: North Parkade, 6115 Student Union Blvd., Vancouver V6T 1Z1 (map)

Interview opportunities:

• Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, Senior Manager of EDI and Indigeneity for the Faculty of Applied Science, Land and Food Systems, and Forestry, and co-lead of the Intergenerational March
• Danilo Caron, PhD student in civil engineering and Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator for UBC Engineering Academic Services

Note to assignment editors:
Organizers will be available for interviews at 11 a.m. outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, or after the march at 3 p.m. The event will begin promptly at noon.

Please arrive early to pick up a media badge and set up cameras. Please RSVP to sachi.wickramasinghe@ubc.ca by 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30.

Media contact:
Sachi Wickramasinghe, UBC Media Relations – media.relations@ubc.ca

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