SAY HER NAME
Special Presentation at CVAG:
The MMIWG2S+ awareness walk on Tuesday, May 5 (Red Dress Day), will lead attendees through Downtown Courtenay and past the Comox Valley Art Gallery, where there will be an outward-facing presentation in two window spaces that will be visible to passersby.
Say Her Name – Poster Design by Emily Thiessen
Red Dress Day Pop Up Installation – in collaboration with Comox Valley MIKI’SIW Métis Association
These pop-up window presentations at CVAG are in support of: Red Dress Day 2026 – MMIWG2S+ Awareness Event.
Please join us in wearing red and attending the community event for Red Dress Day 2026.
The event will include speakers, a walk, community education, and more from 12:00 – 3:00pm. Everyone is invited to learn about, remember, and honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ people and their families.
Doors open at the Florence Filberg Centre (411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay) at 12:00pm, the opening ceremony begins at 1:30pm followed by speakers and the community awareness walk.
This event is organized by Indigenous Women’s Sharing Society and Unbroken Chain.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Comox Valley Art Gallery is grateful to operate on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks Nation.
