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May 5th is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S). As the 911吃瓜鈥檚 Indigenous Student Centre shared on their webpage, on this day we remember the people who have lost their lives to colonial, gender-based violence, and their families and communities that live daily with the grief of losing loved ones.
Red Dress Awareness table and memorial
Join the Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office, The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, and the SFSS Women鈥檚 Centre to honour Red Day Dress and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) who have lost their lives to colonial, and gender-based violence.
Join us to learn more on Tuesday, May 5th anytime from 12:00pm to 2:00pm to any of these locations:
- Burnaby Student Union Building, (Reception area)
- Surrey Campus, (SRYC Mezzanine)
- Vancouver Campus (Harbour Centre Lobby)
Learn more about this day and find ways to make a commitment for MMIWG2S / Red Dress Day. The memorial table will be an interactive self-reflective space in honour of MMIWG2S. We invite you to bring a meaningful offering to the memorial table such as a flower, a stone, a kind note, a leaf, or a little painting.
Other Ways to Participate in May 5
- Wear Red on the week of May 5 to show your support and raise awareness;
Hang a red dress in your window to support women and families who are on the frontlines fighting for all of us every day;
Attend a MMIWG2S Awareness Event to learn more;
Donate to initiatives that support Indigenous women in our community:
Jerilynn Webster, aka , is a member of the Nuxalk & Onondaga Nations. She is a Vancouver-based hip hop and spoken word artist, beat-boxer, cultural dancer and youth educator. With four studio albums under her belt, JB sees her songs as a way of capturing oral history, and isn鈥檛 afraid to write lyrics that speak to challenging subjects like residential schools and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) Awareness Table and Memorial is a collaborative effort with and The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies in support of the 911吃瓜's Indigenous Student Centre, and The Office of Indigenous Education.