Caitlin Alder

Anishinaabe mother, social worker, student. Living in the unceded territory of the Squamish, Tsleil-waututh, and Musqueum peoples. She/Her

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

I haven’t worn red for July 1st in probably ten years, but this year I will be very intentionally wearing orange on July 1st. #boycottcanadaday #everychildmatters #215children 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

It feels like 19 years later I’m losing my Granny all over again. My heart aches for her more than I have ever let myself feel and that is on suppressing our traumas and getting retraumatized when news like this breaks. Never tell anyone to just get over it. #215children

[Cindy Blackstock @cblackst]

What???? This is a disgrace @CanadianPM -let the debate go forward, implement the TRC Calls to Action and stop fighting First Nations kids and residential school survivors in court.

[Brian Chang @bfchangTO]

There is a sit-in happening at X University at the statue of the genocidal architect. It must come down and the University renamed.

Bring shoes if you can in remembrance of the 215 Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc children.

#XUniversity #TorCen #TorontoCentre

[Jagmeet Singh @theJagmeetSingh]

It was genocide and it is ongoing

For the #215children we lost, survivors of residential schools and the future of Indigenous children

PM Trudeau must go beyond words

He must immediately end all legal actions against Indigenous children and survivors fighting for their rights

[Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ @Rileyyesnomaybe]

“Imagine if the 215 children were white”

Sure, but if you need to invent imaginary white children in order to feel empathy and grief for real-life murdered Indigenous children... I don’t know what to say

[Charlie Angus @CharlieAngusNDP]

Welcome to Canada where a request for an emergency parliamentary debate over finding the bodies of 215 First Nation children buried at a church school was turned down.
It didn't meet the "test" of national importance.
But we've had two emergency debates on pipelines this session.

[Perry Bellegarde @perrybellegarde]

📣RETWEET📣 if you think the federal government needs to support First Nations in the wake of this tragedy, immediately implement the TRC Calls to Action, and stop fighting First Nations children in court. #cdnpoli

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

@TheEagleist the only one reporting on how fucked up this is. @RyersonU care to respond? Maybe talk about changing your name instead of giving students and staff this empty “we care” statement.

[HammockBannock @BannockHammock]

1996. That’s when the last residential school closed

I graduated in 1995 from one of them.

Don’t tell me or anyone else that this was a long time ago.

[Jody Wilson-Raybould (JWR), PC, OBC, KC 王州迪 @Puglaas]

Mr. Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau,

Might I remind you of your February 14, 2018 words—your words for ‘concrete action’:
https://t.co/5N6mXTL7R7

Do something transformative! #Leadership

#215children #TRC #MMIWG #Justice #SelfDetermination

[Waubgeshig Rice @waub]

Reminder to Indigenous people: whenever our collective traumas become widely discussed and analyzed, you don’t owe anyone outside your community a response. It’s not your job to educate the uneducated. Your health is your priority. Take care of yourself.

[Jagmeet Singh @theJagmeetSingh]

I’ve requested the Speaker allow for an Emergency Debate on the discovery of the graves of #215children

We grieve for these children and demand accountability from the federal govt

This govt must end all legal actions against Indigenous children & residential school survivors

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

🧡Every Child Matters🧡

Residential schools took my Granny from me.

Her brother William very likely is one of Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School’s unfound children.

#215children #CanadianGenocide #ResidentialSchool #everychildmatters #

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

@mulaney https://t.co/pihPXVbaoN you need to see this tattoo that has been created in your honour.

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

Many people cannot afford to have school be their primary occupation, and the fact that working more than 32 hours a week excludes them from the opportunity to potentially work towards a more livable life through education and training doesn't sit right with me. @studentaidbc /5

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

So I just started my MSW, and I am very fortunate to have received a scholarship covering my tuition for this first term. I'm currently looking for funding options to cover my next term in case this scholarship doesn't get renewed. There are many bursaries out there /1

[Caitlin Alder @aldercai]

I have a livable wage, and a partner with a livable wage. This doesn't affect me too much. However, I think about low-income individuals who are yearning to go to school but cannot because they have to work multiple jobs to make rent, child care expenses, etc. /4