Simon Snyder from Enfield, N.S., spent seven years at an institution for Nova Scotians with intellectual disabilities. He's opening up about his painful past to educate the next generation about the truths of institutionalization. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Simon, as well as writer and autism advocate Jake Lewis, one of the youth taking part in a nation-wide project called The Truths of Institutionalization: Past and Present.
Aired: Aug. 24, 2021 from Mainstreet NS with Jeff Douglas
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InvestIng in Justice projects enable survivors to tell the world what really happened in Ontario's government-run institutions and what it takes to instead have a good life at home and in their own communities. This fund also enabled the creation of the survivors cemetery monument at the HRC cemetery, and supported "Lost but not Forgotten" Mothers Day memorial gatherings there. Please see our Resource page for information about some of the other projects that benefited from this funding.
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