Red Veils Project (aka 101 Women_

Role: Lead Artist, Producer

The 101 Women Project (later titles The Red Veils Project) is an art protest established by Fleassy Malay raising awareness and mourning the loss that comes from gendered violence in Australia.

By Dec 31st 2024 it was recorded that 101 Women had been killed in Australia. Of those 101 women killed, 80 per cent knew their killers, 56 per cent were victims of domestic violence and 90 per cent of the killers were male, according to Sherele Moody of Australian Femicide Watch. This number was later adjusted to 104 as delayed data was included.

The Red Veils project involved 101 people wearing all black and a red veil standing in solidarity in front of the State Library of Victoria for 45 minutes in a silent protest. Dr Niki Vincent, the Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner for Victoria, gave the opening address before they embarked on the silent statement. The group then walked in a mourning procession through the CBD of Melbourne ending at the Queen Vic Women Centre.

This visual impactful protest went on to inspire other people to attend events and protests wearing red veils in an acknowledgement of the women lost to gendered violence.

Photography: LensofOrion

Videography: Ryan Adams