(SACRAMENTO, CA, 7/13/2022) – Tomorrow, the Sacramento Valley/Central California and San Francisco Bay Area offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC) and (CAIR-SFBA) will join vigils in honor of Rezwan Kohistani, a 14-year-old Afghan refugee who was reportedly the target of severe ethnically and religiously-motivated bullying.
CAIR-SV/CC will join a vigil to be held in Sacramento at 6:30 p.m. CAIR-SFBA will join a vigil to be held in Hayward at the same time. Vigils will also be held in Web City, Mo., Kansas City, Mo., Salt Lake City, Utah, San Diego, Calif., and New Haven, Conn. Information about those events can be found on this flyer.
SEE: Nationwide candlelight vigils set in honor of Afghan refugee Rezwan Kohistani
https://news.yahoo.com/nationwide-candlelight-vigils-set-honor-105100890.html
WHAT: Sacramento Vigil in Remembrance of Rezwan Kohistani
WHEN: July 14 at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Howe Community Park, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
CONTACT: CAIR-SV/CC Communications Manager Zoha Raza, [email protected], 916-302-2121; Farhad Yousafzai, [email protected], 510-213-2583
WHAT: Hayward Vigil in Remembrance of Rezwan Kohistani
WHEN: July 14 at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541
CONTACT: CAIR-SFBA Communications Coordinator Arooba Kazmi, 408-498-5690, [email protected]; Spojmie Nasiri, [email protected]
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