There will be a candlelight vigil held on Wednesday 6th of
July at the Mission Bay Fountain at 7.30pm in solidarity with the victims of
the recent Baghdad bombing carried out by ISIS in the Karrada district. This
vigil is organised by the Iraqi community of Auckland who will come together to
show their support for the victims of this tragedy and their loved ones. The
Iraqi community will express their sympathy by honouring the victims of this
brutal attack on humanity and remembering all the innocent lives that have been
lost in Iraq over the past couple of days. Some community members will also be
collecting donations for The Red Cross Iraq Crisis Appeal. Iraqi Kiwi’s have
called for a show of solidarity with Iraq by lighting up the Sky Tower in
Auckland with the Iraqi flag colours just as it has been for previous victims
all over the world. The Iraqi community hope others can share their grief and
show compassion for the many innocent lives that have been lost in their home
country. While many Iraqi Kiwi’s call New Zealand home now, they still continue
to follow events in Iraq closely as they have loved ones still living there.
The community will be uniting tomorrow to say that Iraq matters too. Iraqi
victims have names, faces, dreams and hopes too. They too, like those in Paris
or Brussels, have stories.
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