REDress Project<\/a>, an art installation of red dresses hanging in the wind to symbolize more than 1,000 Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada.<\/p>\nAt \u00c9cole Salish Secondary, Surrey Schools says student leaders and the school\u2019s newly established HOWL Committee \u2013 grounded in the values of Honour, Observe, Wonder and Learn \u2013 organized a number of initiatives for Red Dress Day as part of the committee\u2019s goal to meaningfully support Indigenous students in and out of the classroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonouring Red Dress Day in Surrey Schools is an important part of our role as educators,\u201d said Jamin Dhillon, the school\u2019s Indigenous graduation advocate. \u201cIt goes beyond symbolism, as we feel it helps students build a deeper understanding of history, justice and their place in society.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSchools have a responsibility to recognize days like this,\u201d said \u00c9cole Salish vice-principal Lorne Scott. \u201cIn today\u2019s world, education cannot be just about academics, it\u2019s also about preparing students to engage thoughtfully in the world around them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surrey Schools says \u00c9cole Salish began their day with a neighbourhood march to raise awareness, with students and staff wearing red as a sign of remembrance and respect while also having the opportunity to express the importance of the day.<\/p>\n
Following this march, students and staff unveiled an interactive art installation of a red dress, made by a staff member\u2019s mother, inviting the school community to adorn it by writing messages of hope, appreciation and recognition.<\/p>\n
Artwork by a group of Indigenous students was also shared throughout the school and transformed into stickers that were distributed to showcase the students\u2019 creative voices.<\/p>\n
Red dresses were also displayed throughout the school as a visual reminder of those whose lives were lost.<\/p>\n
Classrooms at \u00c9cole Salish had teachers sharing informative presentations with age-appropriate discussions about the significance of Red Dress Day as well as tackling the broader context surrounding it.<\/p>\n
Surrey School says all of this was in continued efforts to pursue truth and reconciliation in Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough these efforts, \u00c9cole Salish continues to build a community rooted in awareness, respect and acting, ensuring that important stories are honoured and never forgotten,\u201d said Scott.<\/p>\n
Other schools across the district also honoured Red Dress Day in different ways, including a community gathering at Xw\u2019epiteng Elementary and traditional drumming at Clayton Heights Secondary.<\/p>\n
Red Dress Day pins were also designed by students at \u00c9cole Kwantlen Park Secondary, each representing the memory of a local missing and murdered Indigenous woman, girl and two-spirited person.<\/p>\n
Surrey Schools also shared resources for those who may be affected by loss or find this day triggering.<\/p>\n
For immediate emotional assistance, call the government\u2019s national, toll-free 24\/7 crisis line 1-844-413-6649, or Crisis Services Canada at 9-8-8, or call the Indigenous-specific Hope for Wellness Helpline at 1-855-242-3310 for crisis counselling, including in some Indigenous languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surrey Schools recognizes Red Dress Day Published 10:30 am Wednesday, May 6, 2026 A handful of Surrey schools…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,163792,87674],"class_list":["post-652102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-lower-mainland","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}