Assiniboine College was honoured by representatives of the Moose Hide Campaign with a commemorative flag and plaque during a ceremony held Monday at the Victoria Avenue East campus.
For the past four years, Assiniboine has been a proud supporter of the Moose Hide Campaign, an Indigenous-led national movement focused on ending gender-based violence and advancing meaningful reconciliation across college and university campuses nationwide.
"It is important to bring profile and build upon these necessary conversations happening across Canada," said Kris Desjarlais, Director of Indigenous Education at Assiniboine College. "Assiniboine takes an active role in reconciliation efforts, including being the national leader in community-based training, so we see this as a commitment to supporting conversations that build upon safe, inclusive environments across all our campus locations."
A walk for the Moose Hide Campaign is being held May 14, to helps raise awareness, support reconciliation, and contribute to creating safer, more respectful communities. For Assiniboine, the walk also helps recognize the unique history of Indigenous peoples and further commits the college to an active role in Reconciliation. Assiniboine continues to work towards fostering a respectful and engaging learning environment for all students to grow through the sharing of knowledge, ideas, and experiences, with the recognition as an ambassador school at the core of creating safe spaces for learning.
The walk is open to all ages and backgrounds, with this event being an opportunity to come together, learn, and take meaningful action toward ending violence. For those interested in participating, supporters will gather in Princess Park at 1:30 with the walk beginning at 2 p.m. sharp.
