deadinmagazines: If you feel conflicted and uncomfortable celebrating Canada day today, that is good
deadinmagazines: If you feel conflicted and uncomfortable celebrating Canada day today, that is good. It means that you understand that reconciliation is more than just apologizing and moving on. That there is work that comes after the apology. Part of that work is confronting our true history, of sitting in a space of learning and understanding that is uncomfortable. Until there is an understanding of that history and the reverberations still felt today in our indigenous communities, meaningful reconciliation can’t take place. If you’re mad about people “spoiling the party” today, please take some time out to do some reading, there are many great articles circling on social media that can provide a start. The last 150 years (and more) have been shameful. Take some time to reflect on what the next 150 should look like and then begin the work to make it happen. Canada is a pretty great place to live, let’s make sure that’s the reality for everyone, not just those of us that benefit from colonialism. #Canada150+ #decolonialism #Ibenefitfromcolonialism -- source link