May 04, 2023

An Event in Honour of Red Dress Day

Event Date: May 04, 2023

Speakers:

Sandra Delaronde, Manitoba Implementation Committee of MMIWG2S+

Gerri-Lee Pangman, Red Dress Pin Workshop

May 5 marks The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day. This day honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual Plus (MMIWG2S+) people in Canada by encouraging learning and building awareness to end violence against MMIWG2S+.

On Thursday, May 4, Indigenous Engagement and Communications and the Centre for Human Rights Research are holding An Event in Honour of Red Dress Day: Seminar and Red Dress Pin Workshop.

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Learn more on UM Today: https://news.umanitoba.ca/an-event-in-honour-of-red-dress-day/

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