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Red Dress Day
May 5
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- Students & Staff are asked to wear red to commemorate Red Dress Day
- Purpose: The day aims to remember victims, support families, and demand action, with many calling for a national alert system for missing Indigenous individuals.
- Symbolism: Red dresses are hung from trees, windows, and public spaces to symbolize the empty spaces left by missing and murdered women, girls, and 2-Spirit people
- Significance of Red: The color is believed to be seen by spirits and represents both life and the bloodshed associated with colonial violence.