From NC to NZ, emotional, financial support pours out for victims of the Christchurch shootings

As Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, grieved after attacks on two mosques killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more, several charities sought donations to help the wounded and the victims' families rebuild their lives.

Posted 10:54 p.m. Mar 16, 2019 — Updated 11:05 p.m. Mar 17, 2019

By

Jon Hurdle

, New York Times

As Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, grieved after attacks on two mosques killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more, several charities sought donations to help the wounded and the victims’ families rebuild their lives.

In North Carolina, hundreds of people gathered at the State Capitol Sunday afternoon to stand in solidarity with the Muslims for Social Justice in opposing oppression and hatred.

Hundreds of people gathered at the North Carolina State Capitol Sunday to show their solidarity with victims of oppression and to speak out against Islamophobia after an attack earlier this week on two New Zealand mosques.

Donors can research the organization or charity before offering help by checking the website Charity Navigator, which grades charities based on transparency, accountability and financial health.

Groups offering aid

— A crowdfunding page set up by Victim Support New Zealand for victims of the shootings had raised more than 2.6 million New Zealand dollars (about $1.7 million) from some 32,000 donors by Saturday evening. The charity has also collected another NZ$81,000 on a second page it set up when the volume of traffic overnight Friday appeared to temporarily overwhelm the first.

— United for Christchurch Mosque Shootings: This Muslim crowdfunding page had raised about NZ$1.29 million from about 22,000 donors by Saturday evening.

— The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, where 18 people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October last year, invited donations to support the Muslim community of Christchurch after what it called a “senseless act of hate.”

— The New Zealand-based politics and culture website The Spinoff lists several more funds and events in aid of the shooting victims.

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