BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SchoolBundle//NONSGML Calendar 1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Red Dress Day DESCRIPTION:May 5 is the National Day of awareness and remembrance for the Missing &\; Murdered Indigenous Women\, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people (M MIWG2S)\, also known as "\;Red Dress Day\,"\; coined by Mé\ ;tis artist Jaime Black as "\;an aesthetic response to this critical national issue."\; The ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigen ous women\, girls\, and 2SLGBTQI+ people that we are facing is a direct r esult of colonization. In Canada\, more than six in ten (63%) Indigenous women have experienced physical or sexual assault in their lifetime. The impact of these disproportionately high rates of violence is felt in all areas of life. The effects on health and wellness include inequitable acc ess and treatment in health care and underrepresentation in health resear ch.\n\nIn alignment with several calls to action of the Truth and Reconci liation Commission and the calls to justice developed by the National Inq uiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls\, CIHR recogniz es the important role of research in advancing the health\, well-being\, and safety of First Nations\, Inuit\, and Mé\;tis women\, girls\, 2 SLGBTQI+ people\, and Indigenous communities overall.\n\nOn Red Dress Day \, and every day\, we honour the lives and legacies of MMIWG2S by listeni ng to their stories and commemorating their strength and spirits. We stan d in solidarity with the families and communities who continue in the pur suit of justice\, healing\, and change.\n\nTo raise awareness and pay tri bute on this day\, wear red\, inform yourself about MMIWG2S\, and partici pate in your local community events to commemorate this day. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

May 5 is the National D ay of awareness and remembrance for the Missing & Murdered Indigen ous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S), also known as "Re d Dress Day," coined by Métis artist Jaime Black as "an aesthetic response to this critical national issue." The ongoing crisis of m issing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people that we are facing is a direct result of colonization. In Canada, more than six in ten (63%) Indigenous women have experienced physi cal or sexual assault in their lifetime. The impact of these dispr oportionately high rates of violence is felt in all areas of life. The effects on health and wellness include inequitable access and treatment in health care and underrepresentation in health resear ch.

In alignment with several calls to action of the Truth a nd Reconciliation Commission and the calls to justice developed by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women a nd Girls, CIHR recognizes the important role of research in advanc ing the health, well-being, and safety of First Nations, Inuit, an d Métis women, girls, 2SLGBTQI+ people, and Indigenous communities overall.

On Red Dress Day, and every day, we honour the liv es and legacies of MMIWG2S by listening to their stories and comme morating their strength and spirits. We stand in solidarity with t he families and communities who continue in the pursuit of justice , healing, and change.

To raise awareness and pay tribute on this day, wear red, inform yourself about MMIWG2S, and participat e in your local community events to commemorate this day.

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