#OurLondonFamily

Our Statement on Islamophobia

A graphic with four people, no facial features, only silhouettes. They are meant to represent the diversity within the Muslim community. There is a green ribbon at the end of this graphic.

Today we mourn the loss of our #OurLondonFamily; three generations killed by one hateful act. Our thoughts go out to the nine-year old who is in the hospital at this time. We mourn but we are also angry; angry that we as a society have allowed Islamophobia to reach these proportions; angry that the ideology of white supremacy continues to manifest itself through violence against racialized communities, Black, Indigenous, Asian, Muslim and so many others. We stand in solidarity with #OurLondonFamily, the Muslim community and all victims of this hateful ideology.

  • We encourage you to change your social media profile picture to this image of the Green Ribbon Against Islamophobia, using the hashtag #OurLondonFamily
  • Use this resource list to broaden and deepen your understanding of Islamophobia developed by islamophobia-is.com 
  • Provide a space/brave space to your Muslim co-workers
  • You can support the family members by helping raise funds by clicking here.

You can also access these statements from National Council on Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Mayor of London, Ed Holder and this video from Imam Munir El-Kassem, Imam of the Islamic Centre of Southwestern Ontario, on the need to address hatred. ​