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WAYNE.GLOWACKI@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The University of Winnipeg’s Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies in partnership with local Métis artist Jaime Black launched The REDress Project Thursday. Jaime Black holds a donated red dress for her project, she hopes to collect 582 red dresses for her art instalation. The interdisciplinary on-campus art & education project aims to raise awareness surrounding the murders and disappearances of more than 500 Aboriginal women across Canada. The campus-wide installation of the REDress Project will take place during International Women’s Week, from March 7-12. For Nick Martin story Winnipeg Free Press Feb.3 2011