March for the Martyrs to be held in Washington, D.C.
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The second annual March for the Martyrs, an event to draw attention to global Christian persecution, will be held on Sept. 25 in Washington, D.C.

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Catholic News Agency (www.catholicnewsagency.com)
9/10/2021 (3 years ago)
Published in U.S.
Keywords: martyrs, march for martyr, persecuted Christian
It will mark the first time the event has been held in the nation's capital. The move to Washington from Long Beach, California was done to bring greater awareness of Christian persecution overseas.
"We all see what's going on in Afghanistan right now. Christians are being hunted down and killed," said Gia Chacon, president of the group For the Martyrs which organized the march.
"This is happening in so many other nations across the world, and so few people are talking about it. That's why we've chosen to move the March for the Martyrs to Washington, D.C."
For the Martyrs is an advocacy group founded in 2019 that seeks to raise awareness of international Christian persecution and promote religious freedom.
Chacon estimates that "thousands" will attend the march in Washington, and asked participants to wear red in solidarity with persecuted Christians.
The march will begin on the National Mall, and will end at the JW Marriott hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. The day's events include a rally on the National Mall, and "Night of the Martyrs," featuring testimonies from survivors of Christian persecution as well as from advocates.
Last year's march "was and continues to be the United States' first and only large-scale march representing persecuted Christians," the group states.
While the board members of For the Martyrs are Catholic, the march is open to all.
"I believe we can all unite around this cause - with one voice - as the body of Christ in the United States advocating for our persecuted brothers and sisters," said Chacon.
Speakers at the rally include Fr. Benedict Kiely, the founder of Nasarean.org; David Curry, president of Open Doors USA; Bob Fu, a Chinese defector and the founder of China Aid; and Toufic Baaklini, the president of In Defense of Christians.
Alejandro Bermudez, executive director of Catholic News Agency, is an advisory board member of For the Martyrs.
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