Flowers and candles left for victims in Charlottesville on Saturday night. (Getty Images)
In the wake of the death of a protester and 19 injuries at the hands of a white supremacist terrorist, the deaths of two state troopers in a helicopter crash, and open displays of racism, anti-Semitsim, homophobia in Charlottesville on Saturday, several vigils and protests are planned this evening in D.C.
A Vigil for Justice is slated for 5 p.m. at the World War II Memorial, for a half-hour silent memorial “in solidarity against white supremacism.”
At 7 p.m., a candlelight vigil will take place in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House. Showing up for Racial Justice is also planning speeches by organizers with Black Lives Matter and the Stop Police Terror Project. The group plans to march afterward to the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike in Judiciary Square “to denounce the symptoms of white supremacy in our midst.”
In Bethesda, the River Road Unitarian Universality Congregation will host a vigil at 7 p.m. for “what was revealed and lost in Charlottesville.” It will be a “healing space” to grieve with music, reflection time, and quiet, as attendees pledge to “recommit to the ongoing work of inclusion for all people.”
Rachel Sadon