A candelight vigil will take place on the Salthill promenade in Galway on Monday, October 7, to mark one year of the beginning of the genocide in Gaza.
People are being asked to assemble at Ladies’ Beach on the promenade for a vigil which commences at 7.30pm.
Galway Palestine Solidarity Campaign (GPSC) said: “One year has passed since the GPSC organised a vigil in the pouring rain at Eyre Square where Palestinians told us about the 76 years of oppression and brutality their people have suffered.
“The injustice did not begin on October 7, 2023.
“People are asked to come along, bring a candle and a friend, and to mark 365 days of genocide in one of the most crowded places on earth, in which more than 17,000 Palestinian children have been murdered by Israel. Thousands more are missing.
“After a year in which hospitals, healthcare workers, journalists, schools, universities, and entire apartment blocks have been bombed, please join us for a simple ceremony which will include songs, candles, and a few words.
“Donations to the Gaza Paediatric Care Initiative will be welcomed as we approach the dusk on Galway Bay.
“This vigil is being organised by the Irish Healthcare Workers for Palestine, Galway Alliance Against War, Mothers Against Genocide, Apartheid-Free Arts, and the Galway Palestine Solidarity Campaign (GPSC).
“Join us by the sea in Galway this Monday evening to remember the people of Gaza, where the healthcare system has been destroyed and almost two million people have been displaced from their homes. We cannot take our eyes off Gaza.”
