#historical-injustice

#historical-injustice

The United Nations voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity and called for reparations as a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.

Of course, that's not true; there's always baggage. Every society that thrives today does so with a debt to a history filled with pain, exploitation and self-serving decision-making. It's painful to point it out, but if we can't point it out on Thanksgiving - when we literally give thanks for the bounty that we enjoy as Americans - then when can we?

"We were displaced from our homes, back in 1957, my mom, dad, I, sister and my brother lived up in Deer Flats for two weeks for my dad to find a house, and you think the city would have been more considerate in finding us a place," Rosales said.

The new executive order aims to erase narratives of injustice, like the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, threatening the preservation of their voices.

"People don't realize how important and impactful art in public places is until they see it."

The new interpretive centre will be on the site of an old Magdalene laundry, illuminating the harsh realities faced by women who were unjustly incarcerated for societal norms.