Even if an organization isn’t organizing an event, there are other ways to show support
Mid-week was Indigenous People’s Day and there were many events around town where people could celebrate and participate.
When I started organizing events, I always held them on June 21, somehow assuming that it must be on the actual day. June is Indigenous People’s Month, and an event can be at the beginning of the month and still count. . Over the years, I’ve been asked to attend professional development training and even board meetings on June 21. I always decline. Not in a rude way but I acknowledge what the day is, and that I do have other plans.
The best way for me to learn, adapt and honour people different from myself is for a concept to be explained in a gentle way, as an opportunity to educate me, and acknowledge it might be something that I haven’t been exposed to.
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