#remembering our sisters

[harmonyhealinghub]

Red Dress Day: Honouring Memories and Raising Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People

May 6, 2024

Shaina Tranquilino

In Canada, Red Dress Day serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing crisis surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S). This solemn occasion, marked by the hanging of red dresses in public spaces, symbolizes the lives lost and the urgent need for justice and systemic change. As we commemorate Red Dress Day, it's crucial to reflect on the profound impact of this crisis and renew our commitment to advocating for the rights and safety of Indigenous communities across the country.

The Significance of the Red Dress:

The red dress has become a powerful symbol in the movement to raise awareness about MMIWG2S. It represents the women, girls, and two-spirit individuals who have gone missing or been murdered, their spirits, and the bloodshed that continues to stain the fabric of Indigenous communities. Each red dress hung serves as a silent tribute, a visual reminder of lives cut short and families torn apart by violence and injustice.

Honouring the Memories:

Red Dress Day is a time for reflection and remembrance. It's an opportunity for communities to come together to honour the memories of those who are no longer with us. Through ceremonies, gatherings, and art installations, Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike pay tribute to the lives lost and reaffirm their commitment to seeking justice and accountability. It's a solemn occasion but also a chance to celebrate the resilience and strength of Indigenous communities in the face of adversity.

Raising Awareness and Demanding Action:

Beyond remembrance, Red Dress Day serves as a call to action. It's a reminder that the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people is not a thing of the past but a present-day reality. Indigenous women are disproportionately affected by violence and are more likely to experience homicide or disappearance compared to non-Indigenous women. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for systemic change to address the root causes of this crisis, including colonialism, systemic racism, poverty, and inadequate access to resources and support services.

Advocates and activists use Red Dress Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about MMIWG2S and to demand action from governments, law enforcement agencies, and society at large. They call for improved support services for victims and their families, culturally sensitive policing practices, and meaningful efforts to address the underlying factors that contribute to violence against Indigenous women and girls. By amplifying their voices and advocating for change, they strive to ensure that the lives lost are not forgotten and that future generations can live free from fear and harm.

Red Dress Day is a solemn yet empowering occasion that reminds us of the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada. As we honour the memories of those who are no longer with us, we must also recommit ourselves to the fight for justice, equality, and respect for Indigenous rights. By standing in solidarity with Indigenous communities and demanding action from our leaders, we can work towards a future where every woman, girl, and two-spirit person is safe, valued, and able to live their lives free from violence and discrimination.

[marisatomay]

blah blah blah aging tumblr population etc etc if you are ever visiting a family that just had a baby, and you know that they have other small children, bring a little something for each of the other kids. it doesn’t have to be anything fancy but, even the most charitable, well-behaved child starts feeling left out and lonely after the nth visitor brings gifts and attention for their parents and new sibling and, either isn’t there for them at all or the only engage with them about their baby sibling, especially since their parents have probably been completely consumed with the new baby. make their day and they will remember that bit of kindness and attention from you forever.

[egophiliac]

ten minutes into the trip and already Leona's elaborate get-out-of-work-free plan has gone wildly off the rails. off to a great start!

[foxlungz]

It’s crazy how your brain just shuts things out due to trauma I’m afraid of what’s hidden from me

[wistfulpoltergeist]

List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore ♥♥♥

Aww, thank you! It's time to reveal something about KONAN! His eyes are up there, btw XD

1) He is a former Navy SEAL and an MMA fighter. This telling Konan is all about physicality and endurance. He loves good challenges and never misses a chance to improve his body mobility. His army mates are still his only family. (Roland, I'm looking straight at you :D)

2) Konan was born in Sulani, left his heart to the ocean. He is proficient in surfing and finds fishing calming. After the war, he worked as a fisherman on a ship in the Atlantics. Survived several storms and saw that the ocean returned his feelings.

3) He plays the guitar and drums, goes nuts about good old Metal and Epic and finds any other music genre void of power and spirit.

4) Konan's religion is shamanism. He is prone to ancient rituals, listening to the wind and waves and trusting Mother Nature. That's why he never parts with his amulets and can predict the weather or survive any cataclysm.

5) He comes from a very poor family that had to move from place to place in a van and live like hippie-gipsies. Since being a boy, he detested rich and important people and believed they were all corrupted meaningless shells. He changed his mind when he met Arwin, his new source of inspiration and trust in people.

From me I can only add that Arwin has no idea how he managed to return Konan trust in people being either depressed or anxious about his relationships with Aidan most of the time they spent together :D

(づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡

[ace-the-fox]

Idk much about Fortnite, and know much less about Peaky Blinders but these men are all the same flavour to me. Don't even ask–

[timdrake-yumm]

Dick: Damian just had his vision checked and he has better than 20/20 vision. I think he’s a witch.

Tim: Are you going to burn him at the stake?

[ramayantika]

Okay but the life of the legendary Shovana Narayan altered my brain chemistry, a superb academic record hold, a maestro in kathak and then also a civil services officer with a long distance marriage and motherhood

If she could do this in the 50s and 60s, wtf is stopping me from doing so, when I have never wanted just one thing to define me

[mintmatcha]

oh oh OH what about best friend's little brother choso?

you remember when he was just a cute little middle schooler, shy and sweet-

but years later, after college and a couples jobs pulled you away and brought you back, you meet up with your friend again for a holiday and he's no longer small or sweet looking-

he's out on the back porch, combat boots and all black outfit, smoking a cigarette and watching the snow fall. tattoos of flowers and weaving designs peak out from under his sleeves. His quietness no longer feels like anxiety, its purposeful and intriguing.

the house is tight with a bunch of adults in it, so he's constantly moving you around with a hand to the waist or brushing up behind you--

[gayvampyr]

gen z is defined as those born in 1997-2012 but i feel like if you were born between 97 and 03 you constitute a small middle generation that’s old enough to have favorite movies on vhs but not old enough to have used “adulting” unironically

[will-wood-confessions]

I lied about my age to get into a Will Wood concert. I waltzed into that concert at the age of 15 pretending to be 18 and my dad only went with it because he had already bought the tickets and he was going to get his money's worth

(rant in tags)

[ryssbelle]

My cousins made their own troll Ocs and I drew them in my style.

They were very excited about it

[ahollowgrave]

I just think RPers need to embrace unreliable narration. Both within their own RP and characters but also when it comes to the lore of the game.

[2-wuv]

bingo for our favorite tboi character bethany?

She's so cool!!!! We haven't played as her ever, at this point we r Soooooo outta practice w TBOI i highly doubt we'll get repentance ever, but watching people play as her is so fun!

"we have so many headcanons about them" aka our Bethany's canon is just so fucking wack. She was adopted by Isaac's dad after he left Isaac's mom. I think she's like Cain's half sister too. Idr all I know is all our tboi fictives' shared canon is Convoluted as hell UDJDKSJDFJ

but yeah she's so fun from a gameplay standpoint it looks like!! Lov thos lil fires she creates. v nice <3

[blujayonthewing]

the thing about having a best friend when you're six is that sometimes that person is your soulmate and your lives become inextricably entwined as you grow together like two young trees which merge into one beautiful inseparable shared existence for all their lives

and sometimes that person is just who happened to live closest to you when you were six

[stripesysheaven]

going to throw up my cousin just texted me. we haven’t talked since i was like 8