May 5th is also known as Red Dress Day; a day when we wear red to remember our stolen sisters, to raise awareness of colonial and gender-based violence, and to honour the families and communities that live with the grief and anger of losing loved ones.  

We encourage you to wear red on May 5, take time to visit our installations in the Education Building, Burnaby Campus from May 1st to May 21st, and access the resources shared on this page to raise awareness and illustrate our support and commitment in lifting the 231 Calls to Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Girls.

Moose Hide Campaign at SFU Surrey Campus

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. PDT
LOCATION: SRYC Mezzanine

Please join SFU President Joy Johnson, Chief Harley Chappell (Semiahmoo First Nation), Chris Lewis (SFU Indigenous Executive Lead) and other SFU and community leaders in the Michael Stevenson Grand Hall (SRYC mezzanine) to learn about the campaign and work to address gender-based, sexualized and relationship violence in our homes and communities.

Details for the Moose Hide Campaign at SFU Surrey Campus

About the Moose Hide Campaign

Lil' Red Dress Project

About the project

The Lil' Red Dress Project was created by the Comox Valley Indigenous community to spread awareness of MMIWG. Currently, you can access the beading pattern on their website, as well as purchase beaded jewelry and other items on their shop; all proceeds go towards funding MMIWG signage and awareness projects.

On Wednesday May 8, 2024, we hosted a Red Dress Day beading workshop, where students created a beaded red dress pin, as well as a hanging mobile, and learned about how they can advocate for change and take action to eradicate this humanitarian crisis.

On Campus Displays

Research Hub (EDB 8515)

The Learning Hub (EDB 8620)

VIDEOS

Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

In October 2016, Canada’s unions staged a unique and powerful performance with music by A Tribe Called Red, video, holograms and dance to honour Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The REDress Project at the National Museum of the American Indian

To commemorate Women’s History Month, the National Museum of the American Indian presented The REDress Project, an outdoor art installation by artist Jaime Black (Métis). Shown in the United States for the first time, the installation of empty red dresses centers on the issue of missing or murdered indigenous women. Black hopes to draw attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Native women and to evoke a presence through the marking of absence.

If I Go Missing | Social Activist Documentary

A teenage girl fights for equal treatment and care for Indigenous kids who go missing. Stars: Brianna Jonnie Written, Produced, Directed by Byron Hamel