Candle Category: Witness

We lit a candle for our nation as it continues to recover from 30 months of pandemic disruption. May we feel the ways we ought to be changed by such a global cataclysm.

We light a candle in solemn recognition of Remembrance Day. On February 19th in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the U.S. Army the authority to remove civilians from the military zones established in Washington, Oregon, and California during WWII. This led to the forced removal and incarceration of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry...

We light this candle in relief and solemn recognition. that while George Floyd’s life has not been restored, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found Guilty on all counts. Although this verdict chips away at the armour of white supremacy, we know the issue is a broken system larger than any single person or...

We light this candle for migrant children who are being held in detention centers. We bear witness to the devastation that is being wrought in their lives and commit to ourselves to resist the policies that keep them there. May they be reunited with their families. 

We lit a candle in witness and vigilance. Throughout this pandemic anti-Asian violence has spiked. Recent deadly incidents continue. This candle reminds us of our commitment to build a community where the kinship of all humanity is clearly visible and upheld.