Oak Bay United Church and the ReconciliACTION Oak Bay Network are proud to host an evening of word and song with Ry Moran.

Through song and stories, Ry will share some of the hard truths about his work and its critical importance to the future we can build together.

Multi-instrumentalist, composer and podcaster Ry Moran is one of Canada’s leading figures in Truth and Reconciliation today. The country’s first Associate University Librarian – Reconciliation at UVic, and guest faculty at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Ry also served as the Director of Statement Gathering for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and as founding Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg. He is a proud member of the Red River Métis.

Come to be challenged and engaged!

Admission by donation. Proceeds will be directed to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Orange Shirt Society.

Presented jointly by Oak Bay United Church, STARs (Seeking Truth, Anti-Racism, and Reconciliation), and ReconciliACTION Oak Bay.

This event will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

About Ry

Ry Moran is Canada’s inaugural Associate University Librarian – Reconciliation at the University of Victoria. His role within UVic Libraries’ focuses on building and sustaining relationships to introduce Indigenous approaches and knowledge into the daily work of the Libraries and more broadly across the campus community.

Ry came to this position from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation hosted by the University of Manitoba. Prior to the NCTR, he served with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. On the TRC’s behalf, he facilitated the gathering of nearly 7,000 video/audio-recorded statements of former residential school students and millions of pages of archival records.

Ry’s life-long passion for the arts and music continues to be an important part of his life as he continues to write and produce original music. Ry is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Victoria and was awarded a Meritorious Service Cross by the Governor General. On May 29, 2024, Ry received and Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of British Columbia. Ry is a proud member of the Red River Métis.