Rain fell over the lights and flowers during Sunday’s manifestation at Sergels torg, which was held to honor the memory of the 50 people who lost their lives in the terror attack in Christchurch.
” I came here because I was upset over what happened, and this was a way to express my grief. There is no opportunity for us to stand with the affected, they are far away. What we can do is to be here today, ” says Ghada El Jamal, 26, living in Stockholm.
”There is no opportunity for us to stand with the affected, they are far away, what we can do is to be here today,” says 26-year-old Ghada El Jamal. Photo: Anders G Warne
for terrorattentatet on Drottninggatan was honored for nearly two years ago gathered today around a hundred people to show their support for the victims and relatives on the other side of the earth.
” I think it’s a nice initiative to show what the society thinks about this. I felt to an early resignation after the atrocity in New Zealand. I asked myself: What can we even do? What can we do to stand up against racism, against xenophobia and against islamophobia? To be here is perhaps not change the world, but it is something we can do to show that we care, ” says Jessica Zhang, 24, from Huddinge.
”You don’t want such a thing to happen again. We want to show that we can not accept that this happens and that we can’t tolerate it,” says Omid Hazara. To the right Jessica Zhang. Photo: Anders G Warne
visit Sergels torg with her daughters.
” I’m here to show that we stand against hatred. We do not want hatred to grow and that we believe in the love that exist in society and in the world. The few that are planning and is behind such acts, regardless of the reason why and in whose name they do it is they get in comparison. We must show that we are more than them, that we are more concerned about each other and take care of each other, ” says Mohammad Atia.
” I’m here to show that we stand against hatred no matter who it is, that we do not want hatred to grow and that we believe in the love that exist in society and across the world.” says Mohammad Atia. Photo: Anders G Warne
the Manifestation takes place in silence. Mohammad Atia says that you do not need to speak to show what they think of this day.
