Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration at U of T

• Registration: 9:30 am
• Official program: 10 - 11:30 am

Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a University-wide event to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Students, librarians, faculty members, and staff can register to attend this event in person or watch the live stream.

U of T will commemorate the day with a keynote from Shirley Cheechoo (Canadian Cree Actress, Writer, Producer, Director, and Visual Artist, Weengushk Film Institute) and remarks from Meric Gertler, President, University of Toronto; Bill Gough, Acting Vice-President, University of Toronto, and Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough; and Wesley J. Hall, Chancellor, University of Toronto. David Kim, Warden, Hart House, will host and Jay-Daniel Baghbanan, Vice-President of Student Life, Faculty of Music Undergraduate Association and Student, Classical Voice Performance, Faculty of Music, will deliver the land acknowledgement.

For more details, please visit the 2024 Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration webpage.

Other ways to participate

Wear an Orange Shirt Day Shirt

All members of the U of T community are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on September 30 in the spirit of reconciliation. Doing so affirms that “Every Child Matters.” You can wear any orange shirt to show your solidarity. The Office of Indigenous Initiatives has partnered with the U of T Bookstore on a limited supply of orange t-shirts designed by MJ Singleton, an Ojibwe, two-spirit student from Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation who is studying at the University of Toronto Mississauga. All proceeds go to the Orange Shirt Society. 

Participate Virtually in Orange Shirt Day

We also encourage all U of T community members to use the Orange Shirt Day virtual background and profile icon, featuring MJ Singleton's design, the week of September 24-30.