A show of solidarity for refugees

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Sarah Shebek, of Salt Lake City, lights a lantern along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
A couple takes a selfie after lighting water lanterns along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters.

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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Sarah Shebek, of Salt Lake City, lights a lantern along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune A couple takes a selfie after lighting water lanterns along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Water lanterns are lit along the pond as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families during the #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival at Sugar House Park Tuesday December 1, 2015. The #JustLikeUs campaign brings communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, which is due to war, enduring political crises, and natural disasters.

· December 2, 2015 7:44 am

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Water lanterns illuminated the rim of the Sugar House Park pond Tuesday as a gesture of solidarity with refugee families. The #JustLikeUs Water Lantern Festival is part of a campaign to bring communities together in support of a humanitarian response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, involving migrants fleeing civil war, political unrest and natural disasters.