KUCtalks

Right Relations – the conversations

Postings on our website related to Right Relations with our Aboriginal neighbours appear below.

To the right is a Twitter feed from @KUCtalks. You are invited to follow and join in the discussions.

For background, visit the Aboriginal Relations page.

Rare Opportunity to Meet with Kairos Staffers~Thursday

Kamloops United Church ~ A Centre for Community and Spiritual Discovery is thrilled that KAIROS staffers from Toronto will be in Kamloops and we want to invite you to a workshop and “meet and greet” on Thursday September 20th.
We hope you can join us for this rare opportunity to be held at Kamloops United Church.

Public Gathering to share local and national KAIROS work on Reconciliation, Migrant Justice and Women of Courage.
Thursday September 20th
KUC (421 St. Paul Street, Kamloops BC)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Presentation by Dawn Maracle and Shannon Neufeldt
7:30 PM Reception and discussion

Dawn Maracle and Shannon Neufeldt hope to familiarize and engage people in the interior of BC with the work of KAIROS on Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, Migrant Justice and the Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security program.

Dawn Maracle is the Indigenous Rights Coordinator for KAIROS working from Toronto, ON. Dawn is Mohawk from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Southern Ontario. For close to 25 years she has worked with Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations and communities in Canada and internationally on issues related to Indigenous education, activism, women’s rights, health and governance. Some of these organizations include Native Child & Family Services Toronto, the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Ryerson University and the Assembly of First Nations. Dawn is a researcher, writer and lecturer and has experience with curriculum development, public speaking, facilitation, and training. She has been facilitating the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) since 2015 and more recently began helping to grow the KBE network by training facilitators.

Shannon Neufeldt is the KAIROS Member Relations and Network Coordinator also working from Toronto, ON. Her job is to support the work of the grassroots networks across the country and to maintain the link to the churches in all the justice work. Shannon presents on and develops worship resources for all aspects of KAIROS’ work. In addition to supporting the reconciliation work that Dawn will present, Shannon will share information about the Migrant Justice initiatives and the Women of Courage program which includes our global partners.

Drum-Making Workshop: Register by Sept. 20

KUC’s Reconciliation Exploration Circle is proud to be hosting
Deana’s Dream CREE-ations
to lead a drum making workshop.

In addition to owning a unique and authentic drum that you create with your own hands, you will learn and experience a beautiful part of First Nations culture.

Drum Making Workshop: Saturday, October 27th from 1 to 4 pm at Kamloops United Church: 421 St. Paul Street.

DEPOSIT DEADLINE: September 20th: a deposit of $80 is needed to secure a spot. (Email us your intent and then come to the KUC office with your deposit)

COST: $175 for the drum workshop and $20 for a drum stick.

KUC ~ A Centre for Community and Spiritual Discovery

Kairos Blanket Exercise Sept. 22–At Capacity

KUC ~ A Centre for Community and Spiritual Discovery

is pleased that

our KUC Reconciliation Exploration Circle

is sponsoring the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

at KUC on Sat. Sept. 22, 2018.

“Lii Michif Otipemisiwak” has been invited to lead us in a blanket exercise.

This is an interactive experience relearning Indigenous History in Canada.

To register, Registration is now full, but please contact the KUC Office to be contacted if/when we host another Blanket Exercise.

For more information contact Diane Stuart or Florence.

“Fallen Feather” June 24

The KUC Global and Community group invite everyone to view the video “The Fallen Feather” on June 24 at 7 pm.

VIDEO INFORMATION:

Between 1879 and 1986, upwards of 100,000 children in Canada were forcibly removed and placed into Indian Industrial Residential Schools. Their unique culture was stripped away to be replaced with a foreign European identity. Their family ties were cut, parents were forbidden to visit their children, and the children were prevented from returning home.First Nations children were the only children in Canadian History, to be singled out by race and forced to live in institutions; generation after generation.

Rating: NR
Genre: Documentary
Directed By: Randy N. Bezeau
Runtime: 94 minutes

Image: Bentwood Box carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston:
Image credit: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (www.trc.ca)

Community Events:June 14 to June 23

Not at KUC Events:

Walk to Embrace Cultural Diversity on Thursday, June 14: The Walk runs from 11 AM to 3:00 PM, including Events. This Walk is hosted by Kamloops immigrant Services.

2. Ecumenical Worship Service at McDonald Park on June 17 from 10:30 am. For more information, please click on the following link: service

3. The Peace Walk called “Rock the Walk” will be held from noon to 8 pm on Saturday, June 23^rd (12:30 Peace Walk). It will be held at a new venue, Riverside Park.

Plans are for this to be a bigger event this year.

Photo Attribution: From the Council of Canadians Website: 2011 Walk

“Artists for Reconciliation” Saturday 11-4

Shay Paul and Kamloops United Church

present “Artists for Reconciliation”

Saturday, May 19, 2018: 11 am to 4 pm

What is it? It is an interactive art showcase displaying all types of media and art forms regarding Reconciliation and the resurgence of Aboriginal Art.

Where? Kamloops United Church

Free Admission; Donations Welcome

***Open for Set-up at 10 am

Poster: RECONCILIATION THROUGH ART (4)

Image of Shay Paul: Derm Strong

TRU, April 9: “University Role in Reconciliation”

TRU’s Indigenous Health Nursing Committee and the School of Nursing Coyote Brings Food Research Project present a dialogue with Dr. Jacqueline Romanow. The title of her talk is The Role of the University in Truth and Reconciliation.
Refreshments will be provided.

Date: 9 April 2018 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Brown Family House of Learning, TRU (Thompson Rivers University)
Room: HOL 190

About Romanow:
Romanow is Métis and an associate professor and chair of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Winnipeg.

She teaches courses in Indigenous rights, Indigenous politics, natural resources and economic development and was involved at UWinnipeg in the creation of an Indigenous Course Requirement (ICR) in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action.

UWinnipeg is one of the first universities in Canada to create and endorse a process for all incoming undergraduate students to learn about Indigenous peoples and be exposed to Indigenous perspectives and world views.

Visit TRU’s website about this event: http://inside.tru.ca/events/event/whats-the-universitys-role-in-truth-and-reconciliation/

“Home” ~”Theatre for Living” 2018

We have only a few photos but The Theatre for Living production “Home” was so important, including the feast beforehand, that we wanted to keep the memories alive because of the depth and poignancy of the play. It was an interactive play. First it ran through presenting a variety of indigenous-colonizer scenarios, and then the play repeated with volunteers from the audience standing in for characters in the scenarios. If something in each story had unfolded differently a different legacy might have been possible. What does reconciliation mean to YOU? From the program notes: “True and honourable Reconciliation cannot be an invitation for Indigenous communities to assimilate more deeply. It must and can only be a willingness from the rest of us to embark on a transformational process that makes this land a place where everyone not only has truly equal health, education and opportunity, but where Indigenous knowledge is valued in every realm. David Diamond Artistic/Managing Director Theatre for living.”