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Events Inter-faith leaders holding a banner in the Brisbane CBD Events

Gathering to Pray for Gaza and all Palestinians: Brisbane inter-faith peace vigil #5

Brisbane Square (Reddacliff Place)
Where Queen St and George St meet

Gather with people from different SEQ faith communities to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which is observed annually by the United Nations in late November. Inspired by a UN HQ exhibition, the theme of this vigil is “Palestine: a Land with a People”. The vigil will include prayers and holy text readings by recognised faith leaders, storytelling by Palestinians and prayer spaces. This is a vigil especially for those more comfortable with prayer or reflection rather than rallying/marching — please leave signage/banners at home. See more.

Justice & Advocacy

Why I am organising an inter-faith prayer vigil for Gaza with other young people

“With the relentless bombing in Gaza, I think about the future of the young Palestinians there if they do live. More than 16,000 of the 40,000 people killed in Gaza are children. However, even surviving this statistic as a young person in Gaza means living in constant fear of being killed, grief from loss of family and friends and displacement from your home with no protection or safe place to go,” says a secondary school student and St Andrew’s, Indooroopilly parishioner

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