Beverly Jacobs

Giselle Aiabens holding beaded pin of red dressGiselle Aiabens, Indigenous enrolment advisor, displays a beaded pin created in a workshop she led Tuesday for staff in the Welcome Centre. Participants will wear their beadworks in the shape of a red dress in the period leading up to Red Dress Day. “It’s a learning opportunity for these members of our community, and a teaching opportunity for them to spread awareness of its significance,” Aiabens says.

Observances to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance.
EDID wekk graphicToday’s EDID Week activities include discussions of accessible educational content, Asian heritage, and eliminating racial discrimination.

Sessions to explore accessibility, diversity, racial equity

Today’s EDID Week activities include discussions of accessible educational content, Asian heritage, and eliminating racial discrimination.

round dance in student centreA mini round dance and panel discussion will bring continued awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit people, Tuesday in the student centre.

Event today to recall murdered and missing Indigenous women

A mini round dance and panel discussion Tuesday, Feb. 14, will bring continued awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit people.

“Violence against Indigenous women and girls is an unfair reality and cruel truth, but one that needs to be better understood in order to protect the health and safety of all Indigenous sisters,” says Michelle Nahdee, Indigenous legal studies co-ordinator in the Faculty of Law.