Rise for Palestine to hold New Year’s Eve peace vigil on Derry’s Peace Bridge
Rise for Palestine will host a New Year’s Eve Vigil for Peace in Palestine on the Peace Bridge at 2pm, inviting the people of Derry to gather with flags and candles in a show of solidarity.
Organisers of the vigil said that they want Derry to stand together in Solidarity, hope and remembrance as the year closes out.
Joining the vigil will be guest speaker Jehad Alfarrra, a bilingual language educator and writer from Gaza.
A spokesperson for Rise For Palestine said: “As the world marks the new year, we gather to call for peace, justice, freedom and an end to the suffering in Gaza and Palestine. Now more than ever, we are calling on all groups, organisations, and the people of Derry to stand in unity for Gaza, to rise above division, stand shoulder to shoulder, and show that our city speaks with one voice for the children, families, and people of Gaza.
“Bring your flags, candles, and voices, our collective presence matters.”