Sat, Sept 30, 2023
\n10 am\u20132 pm
\nLocation: Civic Plaza\/Thunderbird Square, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC
\n(Activities will take place in a number of buildings in the Civic Plaza as well as around Thunderbird Square)<\/p>\n
We invite the public and media to join us in a momentous event as we acknowledge our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation on the Traditional, Ancestral, Unceded, and Shared territories of the St\u00f3:l\u014d people, Mathxw\u00ed First Nation, Sem\u00e1:th First Nation, and Leq\u2019\u00e1:mel First Nation.<\/p>\n
All ages are welcome to this free indoor\/outdoor event, where we will come together to learn and share. The public event will feature:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Story times: Engage in captivating narratives that shed light on Indigenous history and culture.
\n\u2022 Craft activities: Create meaningful, hands-on crafts that promote understanding and respect.
\n\u2022 Live presentations: Gain insights from speakers and thought leaders who champion Truth and Reconciliation.<\/p>\n
Community Partners
\nThis commemorative event is made possible thanks to the collaboration of dedicated community partners including:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Abbotsford Children\u2019s Theatre
\n\u2022 Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service Fire Hall 1
\n\u2022 Abbotsford Police Department
\n\u2022 Abbotsford School District
\n\u2022 City of Abbotsford
\n\u2022 Clearbrook Library (FVRL)
\n\u2022 Literacy Matters Abbotsford
\n\u2022 The Reach Gallery Museum
\n\u2022 Tourism Abbotsford
\n\u2022 University of the Fraser Valley\u2019s Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC)<\/p>\n
We look forward to your participation in this important event as we come together to honour our shared history, learn from one another, and take meaningful steps toward reconciliation.<\/p>\n
Sat, Sept 30
\n10 am-2 pm
\nCivic Plaza\/Thunderbird Square, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Elicia Tournier at ELICIA.TOURNIER@UFV.CA<\/a><\/p>\n 09\/30\/2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Abbotsford community partners collaborate to present commemorative event in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sat, Sept 30, 2023 10 am\u20132 pm Location: Civic Plaza\/Thunderbird Square, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC (Activities will take place in a number of buildings in the Civic Plaza as well as around Thunderbird Square) We invite … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-event","category-myufv","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30967"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30969,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30967\/revisions\/30969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}