Red Dress Day marked at Ottawa Campus

Posted on Thursday, May 9th, 2024

A small group took to the campus on Thursday to hang red dresses in prominent locations to raise awareness and advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) in Canada.

Red dresses were hung in and around E Building, as well as on surrounding nearby trees and nearby structures at the Ottawa Campus.

Indigenous women face a homicide rate roughly 4.5 times higher than that of all other women in Canada. Red Dress Day takes place annually on May 5 to honour and bring awareness to them (the College marked the day on May 9).

After hanging dresses, the group enjoyed a light lunch and watched the film Finding Dawn together, a documentary that examines the MMIWG crisis in Canada.

To raise awareness and pay tribute on this day, wear red, inform yourself about MMIWG2S and participate in local community events.

To learn more, visit the website of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.


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