Day of Mourning: A call to remember

With everything else going on in the world (including a federal election the same day!), it might be easy to let Day of Mourning slip by. It’s a national observance, but hey, we’re all busy and distracted, so maybe next year, right?

But at this moment in our history, what could be more important than remembering those who lost their lives or were seriously injured simply making a living, building our homes, growing our food, delivering our goods, powering our grid and doing all the other jobs that make us comfortable and safe?

For families and those with a personal connection to workplace tragedy, who remember their loved ones every day, Day of Mourning on April 28 is a moment when they can feel their community standing beside them. On that day they can feel supported in honouring their losses and see that others join them in their commitment to preventing future tragedies.

For those who are fortunate not to have experienced a tragedy in their close circle, Day of Mourning is a call to action. We stand with those affected by workplace injury, illness, and fatalities, and we renew our commitment to safety. We are called to step forward and be safety leaders. Leadership in safety is not just about compliance – it’s about care. We can honour those lives forever changed by pausing on Day of Mourning to remember. More than that, we can honour them by building safer workplaces. On Day of Mourning, our call to remember is a call to act.

Demonstrate and renew your commitment to health and safety and to those affected by tragedy, by joining Threads of Life for our brief online Day of Mourning ceremony, April 28 at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Register for the ceremony and we’ll send you the Zoom link for the event.

Threads of Life members share why Day of Mourning is important to them. View the videos here.