2015 – Kairos Blanket Exercise

Thunder Bay students take part in KAIROS’ Blanket Exercise

By Jennifer Dany Aube December 3, 2015ArticlesNo Comments

Students at Kingsway Park Public School in Thunder Bay took part in a Blanket Exercise. It teaches students about the history of relations between First Nations and European settlers. Listen…

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise by Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud

By Jennifer Dany Aube November 18, 2015ArticlesNo Comments

Originally published on 1JustCity on November 18, 2015. One of the services we provide out of North End Stella Community Ministry is the KAIROS Blanket Exercise. Recently we did it…

The Blanket Exercise Summary by Barbara Ng

By Jennifer Dany Aube October 3, 2015ArticlesNo Comments

Originally published on Sayt-k’il̓hl Wo’osim̓ (Common Bowl) of Knowledge Mobilization Project on October 3, 2015. The resource I picked for our presentation was the Blanket Exercise (3rd edition). It is…

Walking the Blanket Exercise

By Connor Sarazin August 5, 2015ArticlesNo Comments

The lesson I learned from the Blanket Exercise was humbling. I was on the Canadian Aboriginal Ministries Committee of the Christian Reformed Church participating in the Blanket Exercise for the…

Teach For Canada teachers more aware of the history of the communities in which they will be teaching this September

By Jennifer Dany Aube July 24, 2015ArticlesNo Comments

Teach For Canada teachers, now accustomed to daily sessions held in the Avila Conference Centre, were slightly taken aback when they were led to the Lakehead University gymnasium this morning…

Photo Gallery: Mass Blanket Exercise on Parliament Hill

By Jennifer Dany Aube June 15, 2015Video Playlists & Photo Albums

The Mass Blanket Exercise took place during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's closing events in Ottawa in June 2015. Visit the gallery on Pinterest

Unlearning Canada’s history: The Blanket Exercise

By Jennifer Dany Aube May 13, 2015Articles

How do you "unlearn" a story that you thought was the truth your whole life? It doesn't happen overnight. The story needs to be retold from a different perspective. It…

Global News Edmonton coverage of Blanket Exercise at a pre-TRC event on March 26 in Edmonton

By Jennifer Dany Aube March 28, 2015Articles

KAIROS staff led participants in the Blanket Exercise at a pre-TRC event on March 26 in Edmonton. Global News Edmonton covered the story in its News Hour Final. KAIROS is…

Calling Lake, Northern Alberta

By Jennifer Dany Aube March 8, 2015Articles

Last month in Calling Lake the KAIROS Blanket Exercise continued its journey as a tool for healing and relationship building. The two-day process was initiated by this predominantly Indigenous community…