SCHOOL DISTRICT5SOUTHEASTKOOTENAY

Red Dress Day

Students and staff from Laurie Middle School, Mount Baker School  and Parkland Middle School gathered at Rotary Park alongside Elders, Nation members, families, and community members to honor and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 2SLGBTQI+people.  

 With hearts united, they stood together in reflection. Listening to the powerful words and stories shared by speakers Bonnie Harvey and Janice Alpine.  Students from Laurie Middle School also shared poems and read aloud the names and ages of missing and women and girls, ensuring their lives were acknowledged and remembered.  At the conclusion of the event. Laurie Middle School students participated in a commemorative walk, carrying the spirit of remembrance with them as they returned to school.