On Red Dress Day, the Middlesex Hospital Alliance stands in solidarity with communities across Canada to remember the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) and have lowered our flags to honour them, and their grieving families and communities.
Each red dress symbolizes a life stolen — a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who never returned home. These empty garments speak to the heartbreak, injustice, and to the urgent need for change. Behind every dress is a grieving family and a community still waiting for answers, justice, and healing.
As a healthcare organization, we recognize the deep and lasting impacts of colonialism, systemic racism, and intergenerational trauma on Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge the health disparities that continue to exist, and the responsibility we carry to foster equity, cultural safety, and reconciliation in the care we provide and the systems we uphold.
Today, we remember, we grieve, and we renew our commitment to listen, to learn, and to serve — with respect, compassion, and accountability.
