Today marks the first anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting that occurred on Jan. 29, 2017, killing six people and injuring 19. It was one of Canada’s worst mass shootings.
Today #RememberJan29 and #SouvenezVous29Jan are trending, along with #QuebecMosqueShooting as a reminder that hate will not be tolerated and those lost will not be forgotten.
Here are some of the messages propelling love forward.
Ian Hamilton is the executive director of Equitas.
Today, we remember the victims and all those who continue to suffer as a result of the #QuebecMosqueShooting a year ago. No society is immune from hatred and discrimination. We must always prioritize education that promotes #inclusion#diversity & #equality
— Ian Hamilton (@IanEquitas) January 29, 2018
Rachel Small aptly describes the feeling of shame many felt.
I was home with a new baby when I heard about the mosque shooting. I felt scared for friends, ashamed to be Quebecoise, & I wondered how I would ever explain this violence and its roots to the baby I was holding so we could fight back together. #SouvenezVous29Jan#RememberJan29
— Rachel Small (@rach_small) January 21, 2018
Darlene McLeod speaks about the profound sadness of the day.
One year ago I wept. I sobbed. And then I told my children why, because we need to know the price of hate, the price of racism.
— Darlene McLeod (@UrbanSlowLife) January 29, 2018
I am still so desperately sorry to every family touched by the horror in Quebec City last year. I am so very sorry.#SouvenezVous29jan#RememberJan29
Jill Kestler-DAmours shared a heart-wrenching piece she wrote for Al Jazeera.
"I turned towards the children ... and I told them, 'We need to run.' But they didn't go. They couldn't move." https://t.co/fIljnmxN8r#Quebec#RememberJan29#SouvenezVous29jan@AJEnglish
— Jill Kestler-DAmours (@jkdamours) January 29, 2018
Farrah Khan shared some beautiful images to commemorate the men that were lost.
On January 29, 2017 a young white man entered a mosque in Quebec City in Canada & in the course of a few minutes, murdered Azzeddine Soufiane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry and Abdelkrim Hassane. Image by @syrusmarcusware#RememberJan29pic.twitter.com/jItcT6Yekv
— Farrah Khan (@farrah_khan) January 29, 2018
Susan Toth reminds the country that solidarity is key.
Today, I #RememberJan29. I honour the memories & lives of the 6 men we lost to a terrorist attack, the loved ones they left behind & the ones who were injured. I stand with my Muslim brothers and sisters today. I hear you. I see you. Solidarity. #QuebecMosqueShooting
— Susan Toth (@TothSusan) January 29, 2018
Eren Cervantes-Altamirano elevates the conversation.
Thinking of everyone whose place of worship has ever been desecrated. Everyone who has lost loved ones to #racism, white supremacy, #sexism and #Islamophobia. And all the communities shaken to core, kept in fear in settler-contexts. #QuebecMosqueShooting
— Eren Cervantes-Altamirano (@ErenArruna) January 29, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared his statement.
On the anniversary of the fatal shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, we remember those who were taken from us too soon & stand with Canada’s Muslim community against hate & Islamophobia: https://t.co/FYj815zyWr
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 29, 2018
Sven Spengemann recalls Canadian values.
Jan 29, 2017: Six men are murdered at a mosque in #SteFoy#Quebec simply because they are #Muslim. This heinous act of #terror defies all Canadian values, and we stand united against violence and hatred. #tousunis#SouvenezVous29Jan#RememberJan29pic.twitter.com/9mEcImCn4C
— Sven Spengemann (@SvenTrueNorth) January 29, 2018
Sam Hammond shares the photos of the men who were killed.
Today I #RememberJan29 but continue to #FightIslamophobiapic.twitter.com/Nb3YT7nFlp
— Sam Hammond (@etfopresident) January 29, 2018
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