by susiehenderson | Jun 17, 2016 | We Remember
I was very honoured to walk with the survivors at the “Lost but not Forgotten” Memorial at the Huronia Regional Centre cemetery in May this year. The story of the graveyard mirrors the story of abuse and exclusion that surrounds the institution. People disappeared,...
by susiehenderson | Jun 17, 2016 | We Remember
Church Street, Toronto I regret only stopping by briefly to pay my respects at this memorial for the Orlando shooting that has been growing at the 519 Community Centre in the heart of Toronto’s lgbt village. I was on my way elsewhere with a group of people and when...
by susiehenderson | Mar 10, 2016 | Funerals, We Remember
Toronto Tonight we gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Cathleen — a woman who dedicated her life to making the world a better place — in the women’s movement, in faith community, in the peace movement and most significantly in the movement for peoples to...
by susiehenderson | Apr 14, 2015 | We Remember
Thanks Lydia Wylie-Kellermann for sharing this great story of how we can resist disappearing death with our kids. Learning from Laughter: Fish Funeral Home /Author: susiehenderson/Page...
by susiehenderson | Oct 11, 2014 | We Remember
Flesherton, Ontario While exploring the National Film Board website this summer I came across a powerful story of a community effort to restore a cemetery near Priceville Ontario, called Speakers for the Dead. The film describes how the area was the landing spot a...
by susiehenderson | Jun 2, 2014 | We Remember
Garden Avenue School, TorontoLast night at my daughter’s school we had a memorial for a young teacher who had died earlier in the year, who was very popular with the younger kids. They called him Mr.Nathan and he was known for playing soccer out in the yard with...
