7/29/2017 0 Comments Acts of ReconciliationUniversity of Alberta PhD candidate Crystal Fraser is releasing 150 acts of reconciliation on August 4th, 2017. This wonderful initiative will provide activities that anyone can do to move forward reconciliation.
I strongly believe that for reconciliation to be successful it must take place at the individual level. Imagine how far reconciliation would go if all 36.29 million people in Canada did one act each? While many are focused on organizational culture shift, we haven't put the same onus on individuals. The work of Ms. Fraser gives me hope that reconciliation will not sit on the shelf (forever floating in policy reform), instead it will be a culture resurgence. In my opinion policy does not beget culture shift, but rather culture shift must have already began in order to influence policy. Consider the Lego movie and just swap out instructions for policies. Are we all ok being dictating to for all aspects of our lives? No, of course not! Society already has a foundation of understood laws and behaviour that pre-existed the rules of law as we know them in written form. We don't have to wait for a policy or written documentation (ahem... instructions) to begin reconciling at the individual level, we can start today (or if you want, wait until August 4th). I'm starting today, because I can't wait that long. I have shamelessly made my own list of twenty five acts (with handy dandy links) that we can do from home and some of which are specific to our region. We'll see how many, if any, will be duplicates with her list. Elena's 25 Acts of Reconciliation
What acts of reconciliation are on your list? Please share your ideas!
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