Thousands will be marching through the streets of Christchurch Saturday morning in a show of love and hope.
The event has been organised by three secondary school students, who say they identify with feeling discrimination.
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Christchurch is currently reeling with the aftereffects of last week's terrorist attack, which saw 50 people killed when a gunman opened fire inside the Deans Ave and Linwood Ave mosques.
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Tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in the march, donning colourful clothes for the event.
Sixteen-year-old organiser Marshall Setu says there will be speeches, prayer, haka and waiata.
"Love is the most powerful force that we can use to fight hate. By joining together as a community and showing our love and support, we can really make a change and fight this discrimination."
Marshall said the colour scheme will be important.
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"It's a really important part of the event that people wear bright colours - it symbolises hope, it symbolises the optimism we have for the future."
It will begin at 10am and will walk down Rolleston Avenue to the Botanical Gardens to lay flowers.
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