On the Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia, we join Vancouver’s Muslim community to honor the victims of the 2017 Quebec City mosque terrorist attack. Six years ago today, shortly after evening prayers, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Abdelkrim Hassane, and Azzedine Soufiane were killed at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, while several other worshipers were seriously injured. We grieve with their families and loved ones. Vancouver City Hall where The Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim read a proclamation for the Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia presented in the Council Chamber at City Hall Followed by remarks by Christine Boyle, City Councillor. 
The entire city Council was present. Other similar programs took place at City Councils in Burnaby and New Westminster as well as all over the nation Those wearing religious symbols, particularly women in hijab and men in a turban, continue to fight for their right to peaceful self-expression in public spaces including at some workplaces. Islamophobia is also often closely intertwined with white supremacy as an ideology, and its eradication is bound up with the creation of an anti-racist, equitable world. As we mark this day, we stand against hate in the Muslim community.
