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<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-CA"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Hello,<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Please accept this e-postcard and brochure about our national Indian Residential School Commemorative project, “Witness: Pieces of History.” They are an introduction to The Witness Blanket project that we hope you will be part of and share. Momentum is building as more and more people take part in making this national monument to reconciliation a reality. <br>
Inspired by a woven blanket, Master Carver Carey Newman is creating a large-scale art installation from items reclaimed from Residential Schools, churches, government buildings and traditional and cultural structures including Friendship Centres, Band Offices, treatment centres and universities, from across Canada. <br>
The Witness Blanket will stand as a national monument to recognize the atrocity of the Indian Residential School era, honour the children and symbolize ongoing reconciliation.<br>People from all across Canada of all faiths, ethnicities and generations are called upon to participate. We are looking for wood, shingles, brick, glass, metal, books, photographs and other materials from Residential School sites and affiliated structures including churches, courthouses, government buildings and traditional and cultural structures. Our goal is to collect 2,500 Pieces of History for our blanket. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“I conceived the Witness Blanket to not only honour my father, but also to leave a legacy for my daughter, so that her generation may continue this journey toward healing and reconciliation” </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">~ Carey Newman</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">As a project team, we are crossing the country, visiting each province and territory, on Gathering Trips collecting contributions. Recent “Pieces of History” we’ve received range from a sandstone block from the Red Deer Industrial School – which Canada’s first Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor attended – to a piece of historic stained glass from the St. Mary’s Indian Band, brought to the Kootenay’s from Italy 150 years ago.<br>
<br><b>Here’s how you can help and be part of the project:<br></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">· </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Contribute a piece of History to the Witness Blanket<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">· </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Promote the project within your own community or organization <br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">· </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Act as a Community Champion for the project and work with others in your community to contribute pieces to the blanket<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">· </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Add a link to our project website on your own community or organization website<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">· </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Share our project far and wide via Facebook and Twitter<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">· </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tell others about our work, in your community, your organization or your family.<br>
<br>We are happy to support your participation in any of the ways listed above. If you are interested, please let us know how you would like to contribute to the project and we can move forward from there. <br></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">If you require any further information about the Witness: Pieces of History project please do not hesitate to contact us. You can call the office toll free at <a href="tel:1%20%28855%29%20888-6998" value="+18558886998" target="_blank">1 (855) 888-6998</a>, email us at <a href="http://info@witnessblanket.ca" target="_blank">info@witnessblanket.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <<a href="mailto:info@witnessblanket.ca" target="_blank">mailto:info@witnessblanket.ca</a>> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">, visit our website <a href="http://www.witnessblanket.ca" target="_blank">www.witnessblanket.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <<a href="http://www.witnessblanket.ca" target="_blank">http://www.witnessblanket.ca</a>> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">or follow our progress on Facebook (Witness Blanket) and Twitter (@WitnessBlanket). <br>
<br>Thank you very much for your consideration!<br></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Rosy Steinhauer<br>
Project Coordinator<br>Witness: Pieces of History<br> <br>PS: If you don’t have a Piece of History to contribute yourself, please help us spread the word and share this email and our e-postcard with your community, your family and online. Thank you.<br>
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