Kensie Pao
On Nov. 11, the Palo Alto organization Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice held a vigil at King Plaza to mourn lives lost in the Israel-Hamas war and stand in solidarity with communities who have been impacted by those events.
For Farha Andrabi, the president and co-founder of the Mountain View-Palo Alto Musalla, the vigil felt hopeful.
“Ever since 9/11, programs like these have allowed Muslims to represent themselves, speak for themselves, that we are a community that believes in peace,” Andrabi said.
Unitarian Universalist minister Tovis Page said the event was a refuge from divisiveness.
“The message of uniting around our common humanity is what I’ve been yearning deeply for — to come to a place where we aren’t forced to take sides,” Page said.
