BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250509T031740EDT-7093a2nvvE@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250509T071740Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission is one of the eleme nts of the residential school survivors’ settlement agreement. In this mea ningful encounter\, we will take a closer look at the process of this hist orical commission over their years of operation and how they carefully app roached survivors to gather their stories. Particular focus will be on the calls to action and what this means for Canadians. Connecting with McCord ’s exhibition Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge\, Trauma\, Resilience\ , Professor Wanda Gabriel will explore how sharing the stories of trauma a nd resiliency breaks the code of silence.\n\nAbout Professor Wanda Gabriel \n\nProf. Wanda Gabriel\, is Assistant Professor at 91ÉçÇø\, Sc hool of Social Work. She has worked nationally on several projects such as the Aboriginal Healing Foundation\, The Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network\ , National Parole Board of Canada\, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commi ssion. In her University role\, she is the Co-Director for the Qualifying Year for Master of Social Work degree and the Co-Director of Indigenous Ac cess 91ÉçÇø. She is presently involved with a research team composed of pa rtners from Concordia University\, Quebec Native Women and Elizabeth Fry A ssociation. The project is to identify the rehabilitation needs of Indigen ous women in Quebec’s provincial prison and to assess the institutional po licies that support and constrain Indigenous women’s capacity for rehabili tation.\n\nAbout the 91ÉçÇø-McCord Dialogues\n\nOn the occasion of 91ÉçÇø’ s Bicentennial\, the 91ÉçÇø School of Continuing Studies and the McCord Mu seum have partnered to present a series of events with the aim of breaking down barriers to cultural and educational institutions and reimagining ar t\, culture\, and education in our community.\n\nThe 91ÉçÇø-McCord Dialogu es offer opportunities to explore a variety of current and future-focused topics taught at SCS and connected to exhibitions at the McCord Museum.\n \nDiscover the full series at mcgill.ca/scs-mccord\n\nAbout the 91ÉçÇø Uni versity School of Continuing Studies\n\nSituated in the heart of Montreal on the main campus of one of Canada’s leading universities\, the 91ÉçÇø Sc hool of Continuing Studies offers innovative programs that aim to help adu lt learners gain the skills they need to launch their careers\, advance th eir current careers or switch into a whole new field.\n\nWith over 50 prog rams in more than 25 subjects such as marketing\, management\, human resou rces\, accounting\, finance\, data science and AI\, the School is dedicate d to creating skilled\, future-ready leaders who can thrive in a rapidly c hanging world.\n\nLearn more at mcgill.ca/scs \n\nAbout the McCord Museum \n\nThe McCord Museum celebrates life in Montreal\, its people and communi ties\, past and present. Reaching beyond the city to the wider world\, the Museum creates and presents engaging exhibitions and educational and cult ural activities with a critical and inclusive take on social history. It i s renowned for its collections of Archives\, Documentary Art\, Dress\, Fas hion and Textiles\, Indigenous Cultures\, Material Culture\, and Photograp hy\, comprising 200\,000 objects and artworks\, 2\,150\,000 photographs\, 3\,500 rare books and 340 linear metres of textual archives. Founded on Oc tober 13\, 1921\, the Museum is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary with special programming until Autumn 2022. McCord Museum: Our People\, Ou r Stories.\n\nLearn more at musee-mccord.qc.ca\n DTSTART:20210930T160000Z DTEND:20210930T170000Z LOCATION:McCord Museum: 690 Sherbrooke St W\, Montreal\, Quebec H3A 1E9 SUMMARY:Truth Gathering: Truth & Reconciliation Commission URL:/continuingstudies/channels/event/truth-gathering- truth-reconciliation-commission-333275 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR