After a strong turnout and widespread interest in the recent community discussion regarding the renaming of Trutch Street in Victoria, the Indigenous Solidarity Welfare Group is hosting a smaller meeting Wednesday night to plan the next steps in this campaign.
ISWG Organizers are touting the meeting as an opportunity for the community to learn more about the reasons why a renaming is necessary, how to keep up the momentum, and how to encourage wider efforts to decolonize places names throughout Lekwungen territory.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 Wednesday night in the Atrium building at 800 Yates St.
Chair of the U-VIC Committee for Urban Studies, Reuben Rose-Redwood and Lisa Schnitzler, the student who was instrumental in de-naming the Trutch building on campus, will be in attendance.
The meeting will also provide an opportunity discuss other local Indigenous-led campaigns, actions or upcoming events that need support or solidarity.