Lights for Liberty Rally and Vigil Friday Night, Hamden Town Hall

Join us on the steps of the Hamden Town Hall for a rally and candlelight vigil* to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees at the southern border of the U.S. We'll join others across the nation and the world in their vigils. #DontLookAway

This event is co-hosted by Yale Child Study Center, Yale Pediatrics, and the UUSC: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee representative team at Unitarian Society of New Haven.

Speakers will share their experiences from 8-9pm, following welcome remarks. Please check the discussion on this event for updates to the speaker list. At 9 p.m., we will join neighbors standing in other cities and towns around the world by creating a silent sea of candles* to light up the nation.

The speaker list for this event is growing! Confirmed so far are:
- Dr. Marietta Vazquez, Vice Chair of Diversity & Inclusion at Yale Pediatrics
- Patricia Nogelo, Clinical Social Worker for pediatric primary care at the Yale Clinic for Hispanic Children (Y-CHiC)
- Dr. Megan Goslin, Associate Research Scientist at Yale Child Study Center in the Childhood Trauma Program
- Dr. Jim Leckman, Neison Harris Professor in the Yale Child Study Center and Professor of Yale Pediatrics
- Ben Florsheim, local Outreach Assistant for Senator Chris Murphy

This will be a peaceful vigil and action.

*BYOC: Bring Your Own Candle! (preferably battery-operated)