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On September 30th, 2016 Tec Voc High School staff and students took part in Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters.
"Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come" - orangeshirtday.com
Below is messages left by Tec Voc staff and students:
“My prayers out to the
families that have suffered”
“I hope every Canadian
will learn about the stories of Residential School Survivors.”
“Don’t give up”
“Don’t give up”
“I hope you guys feel
better. God bless”
“Happy Thoughts”
“We believe in you!”
“I hope that all the
residential school survivors get the justice they deserve.”
“There is hope”
“Be strong”
“If you give up on
hope, you give up on life”
“Don’t give up on hope
and keep up the great work!”
“Believe in yourself”
“I hope students show
teachers more respect”
“Send my hope to you”
“My thoughts and
prayers are with you”
“Your past does not
define you, what you make out of it does.”
“Keep the spirit
alive”
“Let your smile change
the world, don’t let the world change your smile”
“We walk together with
you. Keep strong!”
“#STOP DAPL”
“Happy Thoughts”
“You people are
strong. You didn’t let your past bring
you down. Even when the system is trying
to. I hope you find who you really are
and that your living a happy life now to balance the bad. Your pain will not be forgotten”
“Stay strong”
“You are amazing”
“Smile it can change
your world”
“Positive mind,
positive vibe, positive life.”
“It won’t happen
again, stay strong”
“Your struggles are
not forgotten.”
“Forgiveness for
everyone!”
“School is important
and should be a happy, safe place to learn. Thank you for sharing your stories”
“My son will grow up
learning his history in school”
“We will never forget
what happened”
“Keep your head up!”
“Keep your head
up. Blessings”
“Stay strong”
“Tell your past so
others don’t go through it.”
“Keep being strong and
don’t give up!”
“Look @ the
Brightside!”
“Joy”
“Positive Message”
“Your story will be
heard.”
“Good vibes”
“We hurt with you, but
we heal together #everychildmatters”
“I pray each and
everyone of the survivors heal from the hurting past they’ve been through”
“Though you were
isolated for 300 sleeps in there, though you felt you were alone you were not!
There are people who were waiting for you, be it a relation or a friend.”
“Believe there is good
in the world!”
“I hope that more
survivors will come forward and tell their stories to bring more awareness to
the issue. I hope that there will one
day be more resources in place for the survivors to recover and move on from
the horrible things they encountered in residential school. I hope one-day people will be fully accepting
and understanding that this was apart of our past rather than telling people to
move on and forget. This is something
that should never be forgotten.”
“Your struggles have
not been forgotten. #everychildmatters”
“Try to do things that
you wanted to do when you were at school, but couldn’t.”
“We got your
back. You’re not alone anymore.”
“A message of hope for
residential school survivors. I am very,
truly sorry that you had to go through such a thing, and being taken away from
your family at such a young age. I hope
you’re doing fine, stay strong and keep your head high.”
“We move forward
together”