PHOTOS: Edmonton Rallies for Palestine and for Residential School Survivors
In May and June, Edmonton rallied against Israeli apartheid and the genocide of Indigenous people in Canada.
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Alex Reid Speaks on Residential Schools, Capitalism and Colonialism, and the Ongoing Separation of Indigenous Families
This speech was delivered at an anti-racist event hosted by the Fraser Valley Peace Council in July 2021.
PHOTOS: Bring Our Children Home March, Toronto
On June 6th, 2021, Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and their allies convened at Queen’s Park in Toronto. The week prior, the remains of 215 children were found in an unmarked grave at the former site of Kamloops Indian Residential School.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Young Worker and Residential Schools, 1934
These articles, detailing the inhuman maltreatment and violence perpetrated against Indigenous people in the colonial residential school system, date back to 87 years ago — but they prove that this recent discovery was not an isolated incident, nor was it simply evidence of a so-called “dark chapter in Canadian history”.
Young Communists Call for Real Reconciliation: We Mourn the Discovery of the 215 Children
The Young Communist League of Canada – Ligue de la jeunesse communiste du Canada mourns the 215 children found at Kamloops Indian Residential School and calls for the Canadian state to end its genocide of Indigenous people and begin reconciliation now.