Yes, we celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5th. However, did you know that day is also the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls? Also known as Red Dress Day, May 5th honors the thousands of indigenous women and girls missing or murdered in the US. We encourage you to learn more about the causes, issues and efforts to combat MMIWG and sex trafficking.
Grassroots advocates call on us to wear RED to make visible the indigenous women, girls and other people who have disappeared and been murdered in this country and Canada. The entire month of May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness month to include in addition to women and girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people. We hope to see a surge of red at the Sunday morning service at East Shore on May 5th!
To learn more about what we can do to address the long standing crisis of MMIWP, visit: culturalsurvival.org/news/7-actions-take-national-day-awareness-mmiwg