Down the Hall

This week has had a somber tone for us here at Down the Hall.  Along with other PDCE and ETS colleagues we have been openly talking about the Indian Residential Schools (IRS) and sharing readings, thoughts and feelings surrounding these themes.  As UBC suspended classes on the 18th to allow faculty and students to attend the Truth and Reconciliation Commission events in Vancouver, staff were invited to participate in on-campus events, engage in self-guided study and reflection. We are joined by Sharon Thira, Director of Kloshe Tillicum, a network of aboriginal health researchers who are doing some wonderful work with communities across Canada.  We scratch the surface of some of the issues surrounding the TRC and Sharon shares glimpses of her work with Residential School Survivors, talks openly about the problems with the inception of the TRC and shares her perspectives on helping and healing. Down the Hall and PDCE honour all Survivors of the Residential School System.  We bear witness to