Women Who Have Died in Gaza Honored at Vigil in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. — Friday is International Women’s Day and a group all about bringing peace and justice is remembering those women who have died in Gaza.

Northland Grandmothers for Peace has been hosting a vigil in Duluth every Friday since the middle of October. All to demand ceasefire and a call to end the fighting in Gaza.

Those at the Women in Black vigil stand for a half hour in silence and protest in memory for those who had passed away. They then read the names and ages of some of the people who are no longer here.

Organizers say standing in silence has been very powerful.

“It’s very emotional for us because it means that what we are doing is meaningful to people and they’re getting the message,” said Sharla Gardner, spokesperson for Grandmothers for Peace. “We know the suffering that isn’t being reported so, we are here to call attention to that suffering and gain support to put an end to it.”

There have been nearly 9,000 women who have been murdered in Gaza since October.