Hundreds of people gathered next to the American Embassy in Ottawa for a vigil recognizing the loss of black lives in the wake of recent police shootings in the United States. The organizers of the vigil, dubbed No Justice, No Peace,… Continue Reading
Hundreds gathered on Parliament Hill Wednesday to commemorate the victims of July 3rd’s bombing that killed 250 people at a mall in Baghdad, Iraq. It is the single deadliest attack in the country since 2003. Many people spoke and called… Continue Reading
A vigil for the victims of the recent Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla. was hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Student Federation (SFUO) at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights beginning at 6:30 p.m. on June 13, 2016. Over… Continue Reading
A vigil turned violent between participants of the candlelight vigil for victims of abortions and the counter protest for vigil for victims of unsafe abortions on the evening of May 11, 2016 at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in… Continue Reading
Around a dozen people gathered outside the Belgian embassy in Ottawa for a vigil marking the attacks on Brussels. Those in attendance lit candles and left messages on the flag of Belgium. March 23, 2016. Brendan Montgomery/Captis Photos
A candlelight vigil was held at the Human Rights Monument on the evening of March 3, 2016. The vigil honoured the three black Muslim men murdered in Fort Wayne, Indiana on February 24, 2016. The three men were Mohamed Taha… Continue Reading
A candlelight vigil honouring women who lost their lives through violence was held at Minto Park in Ottawa, beginning at 6 pm on Dec. 6 2015. December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women… Continue Reading
Over a hundred people attended a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Paris attack which was held on Saturday evening in Rideau Falls park next to the French Embassy. A number of speakers from an imam to the president… Continue Reading