Keynote with Phyllis Webstad

About the event

Join Phyllis Webstad, residential school Survivor and Founder of Orange Shirt Day, for a special conversation on the story that inspired the Every Child Matters movement. Attend in person at Macdonald Campus, join the Downtown Campus screening, or participate online.

Book sales, Orange Shirt sales, and a book signing with Phyllis will follow the event!

Registration

Registration form for Mac in-person and online: https://libraryrooms.mcgill.ca/event/4049833

Link for downtown drop-in livestream event: https://libraryrooms.mcgill.ca/event/4050660

About Phyllis Webstad

Phyllis Webstad is a residential school Survivor, author, speaker, and the CEO and Co-Founder of the Orange Shirt Society. She is best known for sharing the story that inspired Orange Shirt Day and the national movement Every Child Matters. At six years old, Phyllis attended The St. Joseph Mission Indian Residential School, also known as The Mission, in 1973–1974. On her first day, the new orange shirt her grandmother had bought for her was taken away. That experience stayed with her and became a powerful symbol of the loss, harm, and lasting impacts experienced by children who were forced to attend residential schools. Through the Orange Shirt Society, Phyllis continues to educate communities across the country about the history and legacy of the Indian residential school system. As a speaker, she creates space for learning, reflection, truth, and healing by sharing her personal story and the message that every child matters.