Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, launches book at Massy Books, September 25
The Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation member will sign copies of Beyond the Orange Shirt Story at the Indigenous-owned bookstore
Phyllis Webstad.
Phyllis Webstad’s book signing of Beyond the Orange Shirt Story takes place at Massy Books September 25 from 10 am to 12 pm.
Phyllis Webstad, founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement, is launching her second book, Beyond the Orange Shirt Story, at Indigenous-owned bookstore Massy Books on September 25.
Webstad launched the annual Orange Shirt Day as a survivor of a Residential School. She was six years old when she attended for the first time wearing a brand new “shiny orange shirt” that her grandmother had bought her. Her clothes were taken from her, never to be seen or worn again.
“The color orange has always reminded me of that and how my feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared and how I felt like I was worth nothing,” Webstad says.
Through her own healing and treatment, she learned to accept the colour, going on to turn it into a symbol of hope and reconciliation.
Orange Shirt Day is recognized across the country on September 30. This year’s date marks the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday.
Massy Books is 100-percent Indigenous-owned and -operated and is a member of the Stó:lō Business Association. Located at 229 East Georgia Street, the store also has a performance space and art gallery, all dedicated to Indigenous and underrepresented artists.
For more information, see Massy Books or Orange Shirt Society.
For more information, see the ISSAMBA Centre.
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