A vigil held in Vancouver for victims of a tragic car-ramming incident during a Filipino heritage festival drew a massive crowd, reflecting the community's resilience. Organizers and attendees celebrated the spirit of Lapu Lapu Day, honoring the heritage and resistance of Indigenous Filipinos. Despite the tragic event that resulted in 11 deaths, the community came together to pay their respects, emphasizing their collective strength and unity in the face of adversity. Speeches from community leaders highlighted the need to hold onto the spirit of resilience as they navigate their grief and loss.
The vigil on Sunday evening drew a crowd so large that police in Vancouver had to move the crime scene barriers back so that people would not spill out on to the busy traffic along 41st Avenue.
Members of the Black Eyed Peas had just finished their headlining set in Vancouver's Sunset neighbourhood, home to the city's Filipino community, when a driver tore through the crowd.
It's not lost on us and the people in our team that the spirit of the festival was about resistance, resilience, as well as courage and strength, and we're going to have to call that up in ourselves.
Brager works with a Filipino youth organization called Anakbayan BC that helped organise a candlelight vigil on Sunday evening to remember victims of Saturday's car-ramming attack.
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