2024 Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration

The following announcement was originally published by the Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture at the University of Toronto on September 5, 2024. 

Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a University-wide event to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Students, librarians, faculty members, and staff can register to attend this event in person or watch the live stream.

The University of Toronto will commemorate the day on Monday, September 30th with remarks from Meric Gertler, President, University of Toronto, and William Gough, Acting Vice-President, University of Toronto, and Acting Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough, in the Great Hall at Hart House. David Kim, Warden, Hart House, will host the commemoration.

Following those remarks, Benji Jacob, 4th Year Psychology Student at the University of Toronto Mississauga, will introduce the Keynote Speaker, Shirley Cheechoo. Shirley Cheechoo is a Canadian Cree Actor, Artist, Filmmaker and Founder of Weengushk Film Institute.

Orange Shirt Day has been observed on September 30th annually for several years. In June 2021, the Federal Government passed legislation formally recognizing September 30th as the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.

Register to attend in person.

Register to watch the livestream on YouTube.

Visit the U of T website to read the full announcement and learn other ways to participate.