Trent University Faculty Association

09/30/2026

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation acknowledges the lasting, intergenerational impact of residential schools, while honouring the process of healing and reconciliation.

At Trent, we are committed to providing education in Indigenous history, traditions, cultures, and Indigenous knowledges for our students and broader community as we work towards a future built on understanding and equity.

Campus observances in Peterborough and Durham:
Peterborough
6:30 a.m. Sunrise Ceremony, Champlain College Fire Pit
9:30 a.m. Campus Ceremony and moment of silence, Champlain College Fire Pit
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Bridge Chalking, Stephenson/LEC Bridge
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Information table and learning activities, Lower Bata Podium
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. First Peoples House of Learning will hold space and provide supports for Indigenous students in the Ernest & Florence Benedict Gathering Space
12:00 noon Three Sisters Lunch, Gzowski College Quad. While supplies last
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Quilting Circle in support of Quilts for Survivors, The Trent, Traill College
*Student drop-in Sacred Fire, time to be confirmed

Durham GTA
11:00 a.m. Campus Ceremony, Medicine Garden*
11:30 a.m. Three Sisters Lunch, Building A Atrium. While supplies last
11:30 a.m. Lecture with Memee Lavell-Harvard, Building A Atrium
12:30 p.m. Community activities including beading, Orange Shirt support messages and rock painting, Medicine Garden*
*Weather permitting. Alternate location: Building A Atrium

09/30/2026

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CAUT joins academic staff associations across Canada in honouring survivors of the residential school system.

Today, we reaffirm our commitment to building a more just, inclusive and decolonized post-secondary education system. Reconciliation is an ongoing responsibility, and we must continue working together to advance the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.

Read more: https://www.caut.ca/news/caut-statement-on-the-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-2

09/28/2026

TUFA was proud to participate in the Peterborough Pride Parade this weekend alongside students and community members.

It was a wonderful opportunity to come together, show solidarity, and celebrate Pride in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. Thank you to everyone who joined TUFA in the parade and helped make it such a great day!

09/28/2026

We are incredibly grateful to Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA) for sponsoring the decorations for our upcoming “Music Through the Decades!” celebration! Your generous support will help us create a fun, vibrant, and welcoming atmosphere for everyone to enjoy.

Your contribution will help bring the spirit of the decades to life and make this celebration even more special for our community. We truly appreciate your generosity and support!

Thank you, Trent University Faculty Association for helping us make this upcoming event one to remember! 🎉🎵✨

05/26/2026

04/30/2026

TUFA was proud to stand alongside our colleagues and community members at the All Out for Education Rally hosted by the Peterborough and District Labour Council.

We were strongly represented, with TUFA President Moira Howes delivering remarks highlighting the urgent need for change (unfortunately the audio did not come through in the recording—full text below), alongside Vice-President and Incoming President Dwayne Collins, Member-at-Large and Incoming Vice-President Karleen Pendleton Jimenez, and Executive Director Marcus Harvey, who fully embraced the call to wear red in a standout jumpsuit. TUFA Communications and Member Engagement Coordinator Kodie Trahan-Guay was also in attendance.

The rally brought together workers, students, and community members to speak out against ongoing changes to the education system, including cuts and restructuring impacting institutions like Trent University and beyond. It was a strong and visible show of solidarity and a reminder of what collective action can look like.

Moira’s speech:
TUFA stands with all education workers in Ontario

The Chronic underfunding of education in Ontario, Canada’s most populated province, is harming young people, and doing so at a time when they need our support more than ever.

Chronic, serious underfunding is weakening our future prospects as a province, and doing so at a time when we are facing serious economic challenges, as well as threats to our sovereignty, our health, and our climate.

Experts in education are not included at the table where major decisions are being made about our educational system. The government is excluding the expertise of early childhood educators, elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and vice principals, apprenticeship sponsors, college and university professors and administrators, Indigenous experts in education, and of course, most dear to us all, students. Ignoring expertise in the face of major decisions with high stakes is foolish. It is not, I would suggest, the Canadian way.

TUFA stands with all education workers. We challenge the province to do better.

Peterborough and District Labour Council