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“The REDress Project is a catalyst for reigniting the fire in our hearts.”

Jaime Black-Morsette, founder of The REDress Project and co-creator of Reclaiming Power and Place

A woman stands proudly in front of red dresses in the background. She wearing a black and white floral dress and ornate light blue circular earrings. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Aaron Cohen

Reclaiming Power and Place: Indigenous Women and Their Rights to Safety and Justice

May 3, 2025 - April 5, 2030

Discover how two local Indigenous artists/matriarchs respond to the need for justice by creating awareness through art and action.

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Six red dresses and a white dress in the middle are suspended on wooden clothes hangers in front of a backdrop. A white star glows at the location of the heart on the central white dress. The backdrop features patterns on a birchbark texture. Some of the patterns are illuminated from behind to create glowing star-like features on the panels. Partially obscured.

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5 red dresses of different sizes and designs are displayed on mannequins. Partially obscured.

Every Canadian’s responsibility

By Karine Duhamel

A young woman with braided hair, wearing a maroon jacket and gray winter cap, looks forward resolutely. A red handprint is painted over her mouth and face. Partially obscured.

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Location

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Hours

Open Today:

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Admission

Adult General Admission:

$22

Events

Glass Fusing: Medicine for Mental Health

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Cost: $15 per person; price includes all supplies. Space is limited.

Two fused glass ornaments depicting yellow flowers sit in a flower pot outside. Partially obscured.

Upstander Showcase

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Cost: Free

In a museum gallery, students exhibit projects on easels. Two students speak with adults about their work. Partially obscured.

Beyond the Rainbow Storytime 2025

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Cost: Free event; registration appreciated

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A table with a black tablecloth and colourful books relating to 2SLGBTQI+ Partially obscured.

Beyond the Rainbow Brunch

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Cost: SOLD OUT

A drag performer with purple hair and a silver and black dress speaks in front of a group having brunch. Partially obscured.

Upcoming Events

Exhibitions

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to early 2026

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A large group of protestors march through a city while two uniformed RCMP officers keep watch. In this black-and-white image, the protestors' signs and banners call for an end to discriminatory practices against members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Partially obscured.

The Witness Blanket

September 20, 2024 to September 20, 2027

Exhibition details

A museum exhibition featuring a large, curved freestanding wooden wall on which is mounted numerous small objects arranged in diamond and rectangular patterns. In the foreground, there circular benches creating an inviting space for visitors to view and contemplate the exhibit. Partially obscured.

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Stories

We are Roma

By Gina Csanyi-Robah with Shayna Plaut, Ph. D.

A painting of the Romani flag, which is blue on top, green on the bottom and has a red chakra that looks like a wagon wheel in the centre. Partially obscured.

Five Women Who Should Be Household Names in Canada

By Matthew McRae

Six red dresses are suspended in air on hangers in front of a backdrop. The backdrop features an image of a birch wood forest with more red dresses hanging in it. Partially obscured.

Why reconciliation? Why now?

By Karine Duhamel

Carved wooden faces Partially obscured.

The Re‐emergence of 2Spirit People in the 21st Century

By Albert McLeod

A group of marchers carrying signs that read “2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations” are walking down the centre of a city street while onlookers watch behind barriers on both sides. Partially obscured.

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A smiling woman with light skin is filmed on a cell phone. She is wearing a lanyard with the words “Be inspired” and standing in front of an exhibit element made of horizontal strips of wood, some decorated with Indigenous art. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Scott Gillam