A "human chain of love" is being organised for mosques around New Zealand, to show solidarity for New Zealand's Muslim population.
NZ Stand Together is a Facebook event that has been scheduled for Friday at 1.15- 2.15pm - exactly one week on from the tragedy. Organisers are hoping to get people out to their local mosques to join hands in a chain around the buildings.
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Jude Fippard, an organiser of NZ Stand Together, said on Facebook she hopes to make the event countrywide.
"It has the blessing and approval of the NZ Police and the [Auckland] Muslim Community Liaison Officer," she said.
"Let's form a human chain of love and support around your local mosques on Friday at noon so they can pray in peace."
The "human chain" was used recently by a group outside a Californian mosque in a show of support and protection from non-Muslims during Saturday prayers.
Kri Belden of Lodi, California, told KTVU that the people involved said they were there to "keep [the people inside] safe during their religious services following Friday's mass shooting in New Zealand."
