Red Dress Day at UWaterloo

Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), is observed on May 5th. The day honours and brings awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people who have been subject to disproportionate violence in Canada. MMIWG2S is a human rights crisis of gender-based and racialized violence in Canada.

On May 5, 2023 2:00pm – 3:00pm, please join us on the B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) Green as Elder Myeengun Henry leads a ceremony of commemoration. This event is intended to provide a safe space for UWaterloo community members to gather in honour and remembrance of MMIWG2S people, acknowledge the families of lost and missing relatives, and raise awareness of this ongoing crisis in Canada.

*Elder Henry is asking for a student volunteer to act as Firekeeper during this event. If interested, please email indigenousrelations@uwaterloo.ca.

To learn more about MMIWG2S, please read: “Reclaiming Power and Place” The final report of the National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous Women and girls.