Vigil for Gaza

One year on...

1st October 2024
The Amnesty IOM Group are holding a Candlelight Vigil for Gaza and all innocent victims of war crimes against humanity in the region on Sunday 6th October (6-7.30pm). It will take place in the amphitheatre area near the Sefton Hotel on Douglas seafront.
There will be some music, poems, readings and speeches followed by a silent vigil starting at 7 pm.

If you would like to attend, please bring something to sit on, a "candle" (tea light in a jar or a battery one) and a hot drink. In the event of bad weather the vigil will be moved to the main hall in t Promenade Methodist Church,

Phil Matthews(Chair, ofAmnesty IOM) says:
" This is an opportunity for Island residents to reflect and bear witness to the extreme loss of civilian life in the region over the past year and to show solidarity with the millions advocating for an end to the slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent people, most of whom are women and children. The innocent victims also include Israeli citizens and those taken hostage by Hamas. It also comes at a time when the conflict has now escalated to include the killing of more innocent people in the illegally occupied West Bank and in Lebanon."