Red Dress Day, a national day of remembrance for the missing and murdered Indigenous women, will be held May 5. To honor the women, local leaders and Central Michigan University are asking local dress lovers to loan red dresses.
Up until Friday, April 12, the Central Michigan University Museum will be able to loan dark clothes. The date for different neighborhood drop-off areas is Friday, April 19.
Representatives from the (SCIT ), the of Mount Pleasant,, and the are collaborating for this event.
To product a dress, cut off time will be from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. located at the CMU Museum, Rowe Hall place 103.
From June 3 through September, CMU Museum employees may pick up their leased clothes.
To contribute clothes, cut off areas include:
- SCIT Behavioral Health tower: 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. at 2800 S. Shepherd Rd.
- Arbor Great Clothing: 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. at 123 E. Broadway St.
- Isabella Child Development Center Thrift Shop: 8: 30 a. m. to 3: 30 p. m. Monday through Thursday at 1250 Watson Rd.
- McLaren Central Michigan: Open 24 hrs located at 1221 South Dr.
- Isabella County Commission on Aging: 8 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m. at 2200 S. Lincoln Rd.
Ruth Helwig is a member of Mount Pleasant’s Zonta membership. The Zonta membership is a global firm whose objectives are to promote improved health for women and girls and to end sexual assault and violence.
Helwig noted that Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe people have occasionally vanished or been murdered. She said that community members are also dealing with those people ‘ costs.
Helwig said it’s crucial to identify their stories and inform the entire neighborhood that this is a problem both among indigenous people and those in our society as well.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s Vicitim Services system is managed by Jalene Lewis, who is the Tribe’s Chief Vicitim Services Coordinator.
Red is associated with our essence, symbolizes power, and represents violence, according to Lewis, in a variety of ways.
According to Lewis, the dresses that are collected may be hanging and have signs explaining their significance in addition to data.
” The garments are symbolic, so there’s no particular type of clothing we’re looking for”, Helwig said. The concept is to be appropriate for all female sizes and shapes.
Up until the middle of May, Red Dress displays will be on display throughout the neighborhood.
On May 2, a museum and speech event at Art Reach Mid Michigan, located at 111 E. Broadway St., will take place from 5 to 6: 30 p.m. on May 2. The show may work through May 7 from April 29.
No More Stolen Sisters, a subsequent speech event will take place from 4: 30 p. m. to 6 p. m. on May 16 at Broadway Park located at 2451 Nish Na Get Among Dr.
Call the Behavioral Health Victim Services at 989 775 4400 or via email at for more information.