For Manitoba’s Physicians, Residents, and Medical Learners

Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm

Doctors Manitoba is honoured to present the virtual Blanket Exercise, a participatory experience and educational tool, to physicians, residents, and medical learners across the province.

This event revisits the shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada and is an opportunity to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, together.

What to Expect:
Trained facilitators support participants via online features and approaches such as virtual talking circles.

Previous participants have described the virtual Blanket exercise as intense, powerful, and profoundly moving.

Each Doctors Manitoba member registered is invited to bring a guest. Some staff of Doctors Manitoba will also be in attendance.

Each individual participant must be on their own computer or laptop (no handheld devices please) and have access to Zoom.

Facilitators:
Viola Plett, Lead Facilitator, Knowledge Carrier
Mat Pilgrim, Co-Facilitator
Elder Carolyn Moar
Braving the Healing

​“I have always found the Blanket Exercises to be deeply impactful … I found, to my absolute surprise that the virtual BE was, in some ways, even more impactful than in person. … I highly recommend this exercise, either virtual or in person…” vBE Participant