It was a religious gathering to work for justice and peace at the Central Green in downtown Fishers.  Representatives from various faiths spoke before a crowd of about 60 people.  They came together as Christians, Muslims and those of the Jewish faith to declare that Black Lives Matter.

“Justice is what God is all about,” Bishop Andrea Williams, the organizer of the Monday evening event, told the crowd. “Righteousness is what God is all about.  Without truth there can be no justice, and without justice there can be no truth.”

Muzaffar Ahmad, a 20-year resident of Fishers and a Muslim, said as an immigrant to the United States, he can practice his religion freely here. But, as with all other nations on the planet, there are injustices here.

“May humble request to everybody here is, do not let this momentum go away, until we make this a better place.” Ahmad told those assembled.  “Keep coming back to these events, keep writing, keep yelling Black Lives Matter.”

The crowd observed 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence, symbolizing the amount of time a knee was on George Floyd’s neck.  The crowd than marched from Liberty Plaza down the Central Green, past City Hall to the Amphitheater.

The video below is the start of a march by those attending the event.