Ms. Que BanhDec 15

Huge #OrangeShirt #memorial to honour all the native kids' lives lost in the cruel #ResidentialSchool system.
On the site of one of the worst in Canada - #Namgis territory, #AlertBay. It was called St. Michael's Indian Residential School. It was demolished in 2015. #Umista Cultural Center sits on the old site. #Indigenous peoples have reclaimed their land there & are trying to heal from colonial abuses.

We have racists in #Canada who are currently dishonouring the victims of residential schools by denying survivors' histories & saying mass graves are a lie. This is so wrong. We owe the ones who died & the living survivors support & reparations. Please don't let folks use denialism around you - confront them & stand up for the victims & survivors.

Relevant links:
https://collections.irshdc.ubc.ca/Detail/objects/518

https://orangeshirtday.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Indian_Residential_School_(Alert_Bay)

https://www.umista.ca/

https://www.7generations.org/what-is-every-child-matters/

#IndigenousChildren #ColonialCrimes #ColonialViolence #ChurchAbuses #RacialViolence #IndigenousGenocide #EveryChildMatters #BelieveVictims #SupportSurvivors #NativeChildren #IndigenousChildren #ChildAbuse #ColonialCoverUps #TruthBeforeReconcilliation #Decolonization #DecolonizeYourMind #BritishColumbia #Canada #CrimesAgainstHumanity #CanadasGenocide #BChistory #CanadianHistory #StopRacism #SystemicRacism #SystematicAbuse

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I post things like this because truth, justice & reconciliation is important to me & my POC comrades. Many of us were displaced due to colonial abuses/colonial violence & we support the Indigenous peoples in BC & Canada because we understand their fights for justice very well. We understand & can empathize with the ongoing racism faced when trying to obtain justice too.

When racism fuckers - replyguys/replygals jump on my awareness posts, like some Conservative white wankerbutternoodle did above in comments - I don't stop posting. I publicize their BS bigotry. I request folks to block the racist bigots - whether folks do so or not is their decision. Not blocking racist jerks sends loud messages to POC folks - even if you say nothing - we notice who opts to keep interacting online with racist bigots & you stain yourself.

#BIPOC #AntiRacism #POCVoices #SilenceIsViolence

Dec 15 at 8:59pmWeb