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Read "Genocidal Love" by Bevann Fox during the month of September, and then join us for an open dialogue ahead of Orange Shirt Day. Sherry Saevil, Indigenous Education Advisor for Halton Catholic District School Board, is our guest facilitator for...

Read "Genocidal Love" by Bevann Fox during the month of September, and then join us for an open dialogue ahead of Orange Shirt Day. Sherry Saevil, Indigenous Education Advisor for Halton Catholic District School Board, is our guest facilitator for the discussion.

A limited number of copies of Genocidal Love will be loaned to the first 25 BPL members who request the book when they register to attend the program. Please make sure you register using your library card number. If you have your own book (or a copy from another library system), you are also welcome to attend.

Bevann Fox is a member of Pasqua Nation, originally from Piapot Nation (Treaty 4 Territory). An award-winning author and TV host/producer, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Culture in 2012 and in 2018 her Master in Business Administration, Leadership from the University of Regina. She received an Indigenous Voices Award for "Genocidal Love," which was also honoured with two Saskatchewan Book Awards.

About Genocidal Love

How can we heal in the face of trauma? How can we transform intergenerational pain into a passion for community and healing?

Presenting herself as "Myrtle," residential school survivor and Indigenous television personality Bevann Fox explores essential questions by recounting her life through fiction. She shares memories of an early childhood filled with love with her grandparents—until she is sent to residential school at the age of seven. This is the story of Myrtle battling to recover her voice. It is a powerful confirmation of the long-lasting consequences of residential school violence—and a moving story of finding a path toward healing.

You do not have to be a Burlington Public Library cardholder to attend this event.

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