Messages of love from Christchurch attacks immortalised
In the wake of the Christchurch attacks, the Givealittle fundraiser set up for victims and their families quickly became the largest page in the site's history.

More than 97,000 donations flooded in from 139 countries, and with them came heartfelt messages: of solidarity, shock, grief and love for Muslim whānau.
A selection of those 36,000 comments have now been immortalised in a book and online project, In Our Words.

Imam of Avondale Mosque Muhammed Shakir said that was important because what needs to be remembered in history books isn't just the atrocity, but how New Zealanders reacted.
New Zealand showed itself to be different to the rest of the world, he said, as a place of "humanity and kindness and goodness".
That came through in these messages, he said, and in the small actions of ordinary Kiwis: people laying flowers, kids donating their pocket money to the victims, schools creating art projects and giving them to mosques.

Mel Steel from Givealittle said the page became a "symbol of public unity" after the attacks.
With more than $10.7 million raised, much of the coverage focused on the monetary donations.
Steel said while the money was important, they wanted to make sure the messages weren't lost.
"It doesn't matter if you donated $5 or $5,000, these heartfelt messages are an important display of unity," she said. 

The In Our Words artwork displays the messages in a spiral, which Auckland artist Chris Hutchinson said he chose "to articulate our collective commitment to on-going unity".
The artwork and comments feature on the website inourwords.co.nz. A book of comments will also be given to Victim Support and support workers as a gift to those affected.
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