UNC Asheville rally to memorialize Trayvon Martin, Shaima Alawadi, set for Thursday

Jason Sandford

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Here’s the info, from AskAsheville:

The Asheville community is invited to attend: JOIN MSA AND BSA IN A HOODIES AND HIJAB RALLY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29 AT 12:30 PM ON THE QUAD at UNC-Asheville.

Please wear both a black hoodie and a black scarf to stand with these fallen victims. We are asking all UNCA students to participate in this event all day. Black hoodies and scarves should surround our campus.

Background:
Recently, Trayvon Martin and Shaima Alawadi have uncovered this by suffering tragic results.

Trayvon Martin, a young black 17-year old male in Florida was wearing a hood walking out of an all white neighbourhood when he was shot by George Zimmerman in cold blood. His choice of weapon: Skittles and a can of ice-tea

Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year old Iraqi mother of 5 in California was brutally beaten inside of her home with a iron tire, alongside her unconscious body read a note from the perpetrator that said, “go back to your own country”

These are just two cases out of thousands, we are a part of the generation that needs to make a difference.

If you would like, you can RSVP to the event on Facebook.

Image link for Trayvon Martin rally.