You are being invited to join the Blue Dot Movement on social media

If you've been seeing photos show up on social media sites with a blue dot on them, you are being invited to join the Blue Dot Movement. The blue dot is a symbol of protest against exclusion, and was inspired by a “historic” event held at Kainai in southern Alberta, where Prime Minister Stephen Harper and National Chief Shawn Atleo jointly announced a new agreement on education. At the event, those who were invited to attend the announcement were led into one room while those who arrived at the event without an invitation were given a card with a blue dot on it and moved into a different room where the announcement could be watched on television. The blue dot on photos has come to represent those who are being sidelined by government and First Nations leadership. It is also an extension of last year’s Idle No More protest movement. Artist Christi Belcourt began to post old photos of vocal historical figures with a blue dot on them to represent the voices and opinions of people who disagree with government being silenced.