Thousands attend New Zealand vigil and rally to fight racism
About 15,000 turn out in Christchurch and more than 1,000 in Auckland in a show of unity
Christchurch — Thousands gathered in New Zealand’s cities on Sunday to protest against racism and remember the 50 Muslims killed by a gunman in Christchurch and as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a national remembrance service to be held later this week. About 15,000 turned out for an evening vigil in Christchurch in a park near the Al Noor mosque, where a suspected white supremacist killed more than 40 of the victims. Several more people were killed at the nearby Linwood mosque. Many non-Muslim women wore headscarves at the vigil, some made by members of Christchurch’s Muslim community, to show their support for those of Islamic faith as they had at similar events last week. Ardern said on Sunday a national remembrance service would be held on March 29 to honour the victims, most of whom were migrants or refugees. “The service will be a chance to once again show that New Zealanders are compassionate, inclusive and diverse, and that we will protect those values,” Ardern said...
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