Mural in Vancouver memorializes 215 children’s remains found in Kamloops
Posted July 1, 2021 6:48 pm.
Last Updated July 3, 2021 12:22 am.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A permanent mural has been painted on Commercial Drive in Vancouver that reads ‘Every Child Matters’ in large orange block letters.
The action was organized by Haida artist Tamara Bell — who’s also behind the memorial at the Vancouver Art Gallery for the 215 children whose remains were found at the former residential school site in Kamloops last month.
A GoFundMe has also been set up to collect donations towards to mural. The goal is $4,000.
Community members, Indigenous, and allied artists have all put in their work to paint the mural that extends a full city block.
Block-long Every Child Matters mural being painted on Commercial Drive. Action organized by Haida artist Tamara Bell who created the memorial for the 215 children whose remains were found at the site of a residential school in Kamloops. pic.twitter.com/P7ZTyzjaXK
— Lisa Steacy (@lisa_steacy) July 1, 2021
“This bright orange sign is a ‘call to action’ for artists to raise awareness and mobilize on a day that should be cancelled; in light of the gruesome and horrific bodies found at so many Residential Schools,” the fundraiser reads.
Just a few blocks away, there’s a temporary memorial for brothers Frank “Sonny” Williams and Randy “Danse” Williams — both residential school survivors — who passed away within a week of each other.
