This Tuesday, May 5th the Dundas Museum & Archives will have Cree storyteller Jim Adams back at the museum with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centre for Msko – mjgadgoodenh Giizi,a Red Dress Day event in memory of Murdered Indigenous Women, Children, and Two-Spirited individuals.
At this event, both organizations will present workshops and Q+A that examine the root causes of intimate partner violence, and how programs like Kizhaay Anishinaabe Niin – I Am A Kind Man, can help end violence against MMIW2S. “Red Dress matters because it makes the invisible visible. It forces this country to confront the truth. It reminds us that every single life matters, that these lives still matter, and we will never stop fighting for justice.” – (OFIFC).
The museum also features an outdoor Red Dress art installation curated by Jim Adams and Chris L. Butler of the ColibriMaskwa Collective. Each dress represents a different woman or child who has gone missing from the 1990s to the present. The community is encouraged to attend this Truth and Reconciliation themed event and engage with the art installation in reflection.
This event is FREE, open to the public, and runs from 2:00PM-4:30PM.
