Vigil set for Sunday to remember Pittsburgh, Jeffersonville victims

Not In Our Town Bowling Green will host a vigil on Sunday for the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the community of Jeffersonville, Kentucky. The vigil will be held at 7 p.m., in the First Presbyterian Church, 126 S. Church St., Bowling Green.

Not In Our Town asks that people attend to remember the victims of the massacres at the Tree of Life Synagogue and the recent hate killings in Jeffersonville. Attendees can sign a banner with supporting messages and donations will be accepted to help rebuild the Tree of Life Synagogue.

There will be time for fellowship, coffee and cookies after the vigil.

Not In Our Town Bowling Green was created to champion diversity and advance the mission of guiding and inspiring people and the community to work together to stop hate and build safe, inclusive environments for all. This movement exists to address acts of intolerance and discrimination. Through the partnership of Bowling Green State University and the City of Bowling Green, those involved with Not In Our Town pledge to stop bigotry before it starts and stand against any and all forms of hate.