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In early May, people across the country are usually preparing marches, walks and memorials for the hundreds of Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing in Canada. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mass gatherings and marches are prohibited under public health orders. One Saskatchewan teacher has helped spearhead a […]
Description Artist Chantelle Trainor-Matties’ Red handprint is used on our MMIWG2S Campaign merchandise. When asked to talk about her design she stated: “Within the handprint is a human face; the face could be anyone, crying for their grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters, nieces. Their family who have gone missing, who have been murdered, who are not […]
Description What is Red Dress (MMIWG2S) Day? May 5 every year is the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S) in Canada. Also known as Red Dress Day. On this day in a typical year, you might notice some red dresses hanging near a church, on campus, or from […]
The federal government has begun consultations on a public notification system for missing Indigenous women and girls. The motion to create the system, coined the Red Dress Alert, was put forward by Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan, and was passed in the spring. “We had unanimous consent across all party lines,” Gazan […]
