Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

On Saturday 27 June 2026, Zara Aleena’s family, friends and supporters will gather at Valentines Park, Ilford, to Walk Zara Home. It’s an annual silent vigil in Zara’s memory, and a protest against male violence.

Zara Aleena was murdered as she walked home in Ilford on 26 June 2022. She was 35 years old. She was a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and aspiring solicitor.

The walk starts at 1.30pm from the Bethell Avenue entrance of Valentines Park, Ilford, IG1 4UX. Please wear white as a sign of remembrance, solidarity and peace.

The annual Walk Zara Home vigil is a moment of remembrance, solidarity and collective protest. It honours Zara’s life, her name, and the lives of all women and girls who have been harmed, threatened or killed by male violence.

Zara’s murder exposed serious failures across the justice system. Her family continues to call for accountability, prevention and lasting change so that women and girls can live freely and safely.

Zara’s family said:

We walk because Zara should have been able to get home safely.

We walk because violence against women and girls is preventable and must be stopped.

We walk because silence cannot be the answer.

This is a peaceful walk, but it is not passive. It is grief, witness, protest and a call for change.

All are welcome to attend.

Event: Walk Zara Home

Date: Saturday 27 June 2026

Time: 1.30pm

Location: Valentines Park, Bethell Avenue Entrance, Ilford, IG1 4UX

Dress: Please wear white if possible

Hashtag: #WalkZaraHome

Featured image supplied

By The Canary