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TOWARDS TRUTH - Indigenous Awareness events in Guelph
Rotary Club of Guelph – Towards Truth Film Festival
https://bookshelf.ca/Cinema
 
 
In the continuing journey TOWARDS TRUTH the Rotary Club of Guelph and the Bookshelf
honour Indigenous month with 4 Indigenous films. Do not miss this opportunity to explore the
Indigenous culture and unique challenges they face. Reconciliation comes after the Truth is
learned.
 
Twice Colonized - June 6,7, 7:00pm
Tickets available HERE through the Bookshelf
 
 
Aaju Peter is a force of nature. Upon the sudden and tragic death of her son, this fierce
protector of her ancestral lands and renowned Greenlandic Inuk lawyer and activist embarks on
a journey to bring her colonizing countries, Canada and Denmark, to justice, and to reclaim her
language and culture. In her efforts to establish an Indigenous forum at the European Union,
she must first confront the wounds inflicted upon her by colonization and navigate through
existing white dominance. Finding strength within her own vulnerabilities, Aaju rises from the
devastation of colonialism to unite Indigenous activists in the North in her fight for future
generations. While director Lin Alluna approaches the story with a deeply sensitive lens, Aaju
maintains powerful agency over her own story. In a film that unites Greenland, Denmark and
Canada as production countries, Twice Colonized becomes a powerful catalyst for future
conversations around colonization and filmmaking." - Heather Haynes, HotDocs 2023.
 
Falls Around Her - June 14,15, 7:00pm
Tickets available HERE through the Bookshelf
 
 
Falls Around Her is a 2018 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Darlene
Naponse. [1]  The film stars  Tantoo Cardinal  as Mary Birchbark, an internationally famous First
Nations musician who returns to her home community to recharge and reevaluate her life, only
to find that her fame is not so easily left behind. [1]
The cast also includes Tina Keeper, Gail Maurice, Johnny Issaluk and J.D. Nicholsen. [1]  The film
was shot on the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation reserve near Sudbury, Ontario.
 
Bones of Crows - June 16-21, times TBA
Tickets available HERE through the Bookshelf
 

Bones of Crows is a multi-generational epic and story of resilience told through the eyes of Cree
Matriarch Aline Spears (played throughout her life by Summer Testawich; Grace Dove, Monkey Beach;
and Carla Rae, Rutherford Falls). Removed from their family home and forced into Canada’s residential
school system, young musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival. Over
the next hundred years, Aline and her descendants fight against systemic starvation, racism and sexual
abuse—and to build a more just future.
In the face of a rapidly shifting and hostile world, Aline's remarkable journey moves through memories
of residential school, perilous adventures across snowy traplines and classified London bureaus, where
she works as a code talker in the Second World War. Supported by her daughter Taylor, a determined
lawyer, and granddaughter Percy, the family’s creative force, Aline must find the strength to step into
her role as family Matriarch and confront the scars of the past.
A sweeping drama grounded in historical truth, Bones of Crows weaves together underrepresented
moments in Canadian and Indigenous history, including the Indigenous contributions to WW2, the
ongoing cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of Canada. Aline’s story enriches our understanding of the past and empowers us to
address our collective future.
 
***All above screenings will be regular Bookshelf Cinema admission prices***
 
Our People will be Healed - June 28, 7:00pm
Pay as you can and theatre seats are on a first come, first served basis.
 
 
Our People Will Be Healed, Alanis Obomsawin’s 50th film, reveals how a Cree community in
Manitoba has been enriched through the power of education. The Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw
Education Resource Centre in Norway House, north of Winnipeg, receives a level of funding
that few other Indigenous institutions enjoy. Its teachers help their students to develop their
abilities and their sense of pride.
 
 
The events listed below are our events from previous years.
 
TOWARDS TRUTH - free events commemorating Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
 
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE SPEAKER EVENT FEATURING
Ava Hill, Phil Monture, Roberta and Dawn Hill
Fast-forward to event start at 16:15
Fast-forward over Intermission from 1:16-1:28
https://vimeo.com/611925156/11d20d3cc7
 
 
The City of Guelph and the Rotary Club of Guelph’s Indigenous Awareness Committee have put together a number of FREE events for the local community to learn more about Residential Schools and their impact. 
 
These events are happening close to September 30th to mark Canada’s first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal holiday.
 
 
For events organized by the Rotary Club of Guelph, read on for program details below, or download the program details here.  
Free tickets can be reserved here. 
 
ALSO NOTE THE EVENTS AT THE GUELPH CIVIC MUSEUM - story telling, art installation, exhibition. 
Details below.
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    Career Education Council honours Rotary
    Career Education Council honours Rotary
    Rotary was awarded "Sponsor of the Year" award at CEC's annual breakfast at the ICC on May 26, 2023. The theme of “Honouring Our Roots and Shaping Our Future” highlighted Rotary’s re-engagement with an organization that Rotary helped initiate in 1990. 
     
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    An insider view of RYLA
    An insider view of RYLA
    The 2023 Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) in our District had an extra-special participant in our youngest club member, Aiden Harris. Based on his great experience, Aidan is determined to champion RYLA in future and perhaps even volunteer as a RYLA facilitator as a way of giving back.  
     
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    Indigenous Youth Award presented by the Rotary Club of Guelph
    Indigenous Youth Award presented by the Rotary Club of Guelph
    May 11, 2023
    The Rotary Club of Guelph has great pleasure in announcing Adison Evans as the winner of the 2023 Indigenous Youth Award. The Award Certificate was accompanied by a $500 prize from Rotary to help Adison further her education.
     
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    More memories of Jim Anderson
    More memories of Jim Anderson 
    Our much loved Rotarian, Jim Anderson, who passed away on April 15, 2023 was warmly remembered by our club HERE and has been further recognized with a wonderful "Journeys" story in Guelph Today on May 18, 2023. Read it  HERE. 
     
     

     

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    Guelph Dads raise funds and awareness
    Guelph Dads raise funds and awareness
    The Guelph Dads  is a group where Dads in Guelph and the surrounding areas can connect and be part of a strong community support group. They are selling some fun merchandise in time for Father's Day on June 18, 2023. Take a look HERE and order soon! Matt Webster is part of this Dads group and gladly paid a $10 self-imposed 'fine' for promoting this fundraiser!
     
     
     
    Hike for Hospice
    Hike for Hospice
    Hike for Hospice will take place at Riverside Park in Guelph on Sunday, June 4, 2023 @ 10:00 AM-1:00 PM!  Sign up as an individual or team, and help bring awareness and funds to Hospice Wellington while enjoying this amazing annual tradition.  A great  day of festivities, for the whole family... including the pooch!
     
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    Celebrate Sunrise!
    Celebrate Sunrise!
    Rotarian Ann Caine, our colleague from the Rotary Guelph South Club, and founder of the amazing Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre 40 years ago, invites everyone to the annual "Celebrate Sunrise" fundraising and awareness event at their Puslinch farm on June 25th. Tickets are available now. 
     
     
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    Brunch at the Barn
    Brunch at the Barn

    Join the Rotary Club of Guelph South at their first annual "Brunch at the Barn" on Sunday, June 4th at the beautiful Barn Swallow Fields at Thatcher Farms in support of local & international charities. Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet, musical entertainment, live and silent auction, plus fun games. Order your tickets HERE by Sunday, May 14th. 

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    Rotary International News
    Rotary magazines 2023 Photo Awards

    In Rotary magazine’s 2023 Photo Awards, we see the world courtesy of this year’s finalists.

    A song of their own

    The Imagine Impact Tour brings Gaby Moreno to her home country of Guatemala to inspire children to dream big.

    Rotary International Convention concludes with a message of hope

    As the gathering in Melbourne comes to an end, Rotary looks forward toward Singapore and a focus on mental health.

    Rotary projects around the globe June 2023

    Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in Canada, Grenada, Korea, Australia and Ireland.

    Peace and climate change take center stage in Melbourne

    Nobel Peace Prize laureate, child climate change activist, and Rotary Peace Fellows explore the intersection of environmental protection and peace

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