Fleming College is marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with a day of education and listening.
Events are planned on Friday for Fleming’s Sutherland Campus.
Events at Sutherland include:
-A reading of “Phyllis’s Orange Shirt.”
-A reading and talk with Indigenous poet and City of Peterborough Poet Laureate Sarah Lewis
-Nish Tees will be set up
-Students, staff, and faculty will be encouraged to decorate rocks which will line walking paths at each campus; Decorated rocks will be placed during an Orange Shirt March in the afternoon.
-A screening of, “The Secret Path: The Chanie Wenjack Story.”
The Sutherland Campus will also include a “Living Library” featuring Indigenous Fleming alumni and local Indigenous community members. Students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to listen to their experiences and ask questions.
