Making a stand: 95 year old New Zealand 🇳🇿 WWII veteran travels to speak out against racial bigotry #ChristchurchTerroristAttack #Christchurch #Repost @washingtonpost ・・・ John Sato, a 95-year-old World War II veteran of the New Zealand army, made a long trip to attend a protest against racism held in the center of Auckland on Sunday, a trek involving four transfers between bus lines. For Sato, the trip to the rally was personal. He told Radio New Zealand Tuesday that he was deeply affected by the shooting two Fridays ago — the worst act of terrorism in the country’s history — and one that appears to have been motivated by a deep fear and hatred of Muslims. “I stayed awake quite a lot of the night,” Sato reportedly said of the day of the massacre. He felt motivated to speak out against the racism the gunman took to a horrifying conclusion and stand in solidarity with his fellow New Zealanders and wanted to be there for the rally. In this photo taken by Fiona Goodall, Sato was walking down the center of the street to join the march while being helped by a police officer who clutched his right hand and another man who held his left. Read more on washingtonpost.com. (Photo via Getty Images) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvfF9zPnkEo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1280h572loimd