Sat, Jul 25
|Betts Branch Library
Witness to Injustice
Join SOFSA as we host Witness to Injustice--a unique three-hour interactive group teaching tool. It uses participatory education to share the disturbing history of what Indigenous Peoples have experienced through colonization.
Time & Location
Jul 25, 2026, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Betts Branch Library, 4862 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13205, USA
About The Event
"Witness to Injustice seeks to foster truth, understanding, and respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the part of the world now known as the United States; especially in the territory stewarded by people of the Onondaga Nation and other Haudenosaunee peoples. It was created in collaboration with KAIROS Canada. WTI programs are facilitated by a team of Haudenosaunee educators and non-Native allies.
Through the use of meaningful quotes and blankets that represent part of Turtle Island (the Western Hemisphere), we explore this shared history that non-native people rarely learn in school or other settings. The Exercise helps participants deepen their understanding about the European colonization of Turtle Island, learning through the eyes of our Indigenous neighbors. It details the denial of Indigenous peoples’ nationhood throughout U.S. history up to the present time. After the Witness to Injustice Exercise, participants have the opportunity to share with the group what they…