UCSB students hold Solidarity Vigil

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) University of California, Santa Barbara students held a Solidarity Vigil on campus.

The vigil included a moment of silence below the Storke Tower landmark.

They held candles and read the names of people shot or missing due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota and California and other states.

A student speaker said it is their responsibility to speak up for those who cannot.

She said it is easy to feel alone at times like this, but when she asked students to look around she said they can see they are not alone.

She said the fear people are feeling is common

Neighbors and professors also took part..

Tania Mancilla is a fourth year UCSB students who said her immigrant parents sacrificed so that she could have an education.

Chicano Studies Professor Dr. Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval reminded students that the campus has a long history of activism.

He said it is good to be with people sharing their feelings following traumatic events like the shooting deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.

Students also carried their candles during a walk to the University Center, known as the UCEN.

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