FOR ADVISORS INFORMATION/SHARE WITH STUDENTS: Solidarity Vigil for Muslim Communities – Monday 3/18 at 1pm on the Quad
Please download the flyer and share with your students:
The Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (The Arab American Cultural Center, The African-American Cultural Center, The Rafael-Cintron Ortiz Latino Cultural Center, The Gender and Sexuality Center, The Disability Cultural Center, The Women’s Leadership and Resource Center, and The Asian American Resource and Cultural Center) are deeply saddened by the terrorist attack on Muslims in New Zealand. The worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Center in Christchurch were targeted because they were Muslim. UIC and Chicago’s Arab and Muslim communities are outraged and heartbroken by these events. Our communities have been forced to endure the violence of white supremacy and white nationalism and their tacit approval from right-wing governments for far too long. It is this same violence that targets synagogues and Black churches and the same violence that targets trans and immigrant lives, people of color, and women’s bodies and autonomy. More than ever before, we need to build stronger intersectional movements and deeper solidarities. We need to celebrate diversities and inclusiveness and to reach out to one another in humanity.
We invite our campus and Chicagoland communities to come out and share your grief and sadness, express your solidarity, and recommit to working together for a more just world that reaffirms our collective humanity. We will gather together at 1 pm on Monday March 18th at the Quad.
Please feel free to bring flowers, candles, and/or signs expressing your solidarity.
The action is being sponsored by the Office of Diversity, the Muslim Student Association, and Students for Justice in Palestine