Protest & Funeral Ceremony for Panjwai Massacre
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In response to the inhumane, cowardly killings of 9 children, 4 men, and 3 women in Panjwai, Kandahar, Afghans for Peace Toronto is organizing a funeral ceremony (fatiha) followed by a protest for this Sunday, March 18th.

The Fatiha will be held at the Ummah Nabawi Masjid 10AM-11AM and we will be leaving 11:15AM sharp to meet in front of the US Consulate in Toronto for the protest at 12:15PM. We will be marching from the US Consulate to Dundas Square and back.

It is time that the Afghan community in the GTA stood up and spoke as one united, strong, collective voice in the face of the injustices faced by our people back home.

Address:
Ummah Nabawi Masjid-2074 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke
US Consulate- 360 University Avenue, Toronto

Bring your flags, signs and banners.

We need volunteers! Please contact us at afp-to-sc@afghansforpeace.org with the subject line “Toronto Funeral” if you would like to:
-present a speech, prayer, poem or other forms of expression at the demonstration (subject to time constraints; if you will be presenting a speech or a poem, please email it to us in advance as we can not make last minute accommodations)
-help make signs, banners
-offer rides from the Masjid to the Consulate or back (or if you need a ride to the Masjid or the Consulate)
-help direct traffic at the Masjid
-suggest chants in either English, Dari or Pashto for the demonstration
-lead in shouting chants at the demonstration
-help spread the word by contacting Afghan and Canadian media outlets
-help spread the word by putting up posters to advertise the event
-translate our flier and this event page in either Dari or Pashto

For media inquiries, please email us at afp-to-sc@afghansforpeace.org with the subject line “Toronto Funeral Media”