by TRC Bobcaygeon | Jul 15, 2023 | TRC Bobcaygeon Events
Truth and Reconciliation Community – Bobcaygeon had our second annual Box Lunch Social aka picnic with CLFN’s Getsiinyag +55 group. The weather co-operated and we had a sunny day with pleasant temperatures. The idea was to enjoy our first event at...
by TRC Bobcaygeon | May 1, 2023 | TRC Bobcaygeon Events
To call our Beading Workshop with Anishinaabekwe artist and scholar Malinda Grey a “workshop” is a bit of a misnomer. It was definitely more of a Playshop as our group resembled unruly Kindergarteners to a large degree. Malinda Gray is a PHd student and...
by TRC Bobcaygeon | Oct 30, 2022 | TRC Bobcaygeon Events
The Blanket Exercise was well attended and people reported being very moved by the experience. We had folks who drove from as far away as Caledon to attend. Anne Taylor led the exercise and added her own personal experiences and familiy stories to bring her lived...
by TRC Bobcaygeon | Oct 1, 2022 | TRC Bobcaygeon Events
A sizable and attentive crowd, for the most part wearing orange, gathered for a special event on the grounds of the Boyd Museum late this afternoon. They came to acknowledge this National Day set aside for reflection on the hard truths of our past and to contemplate a...
by TRC Bobcaygeon | Sep 28, 2022 | TRC Bobcaygeon Events
This is a reminder of the last event this month sponsored by Truth and Reconciliation Community Bobcaygeon on Friday September 30, 2022–on this second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We want to mark this day of reflection by celebrating the...
by TRC Bobcaygeon | Sep 26, 2022 | TRC Bobcaygeon Events
Last year on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the remains of 215 children found near Kamloops in British Columbia were weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of so many Canadians. More than 200 people came out to the grounds of the Boyd Museum to...