A group of Calgarians gathered at city hall on Saturday ahead of a march against Islam planned for Sunday at the nearby Olympic Plaza.
A group of Calgarians gathered at city hall on Saturday ahead of a march against Islam planned for Sunday at the nearby Olympic Plaza.
Organized by the Calgary Anti-Oppression Network, the Saturday afternoon event in the Canadian city drew about 70 people. The event had two main goals, according to 86-year-old Mariam Meir, one of the organizers.
“First to show support for the Muslim community and anybody else who is being oppressed,” she told CBC News Saturday. “And the other is to show unity, because we feel, as Canadians, we want everyone to feel welcome in this country and be at peace and feel happy here.”
Another event, We Stand United in One Love Canada, was held earlier in the day Saturday, also as a protest against the Worldwide Coalition Against Islam (WCAI) rally planned for Sunday.
