A candlelight vigil is scheduled to take place on Boston Common this week to honor Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was assassinated last week in Utah.

The vigil is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, September 18, according to an event description on Facebook.

The vigil is being organized by Brian Foley, a Republican from South Boston who unsuccessfully ran for Boston City Council this year; he finished third out of three candidates in the preliminary election, receiving 6.16 percent of the vote in the district represented by Ed Flynn (D-South Boston), according to the city's web site.

The event is scheduled to take place on Boston Common and last about three hours, and is open to the public.

In the event description, Foley explained the purpose of the vigil.

Here is what he wrote:

We gather not only to honor Charlie’s leadership and his unwavering voice for America, but to stand together as proud patriots committed to faith, freedom, and our great nation.

This vigil is more than remembrance, it is a statement of unity and resolve against those who wish to weaken the values we hold dear.

Bring your family, your neighbors, and your unwavering spirit. Let the light of our candles shine as a symbol of American strength, tradition, and the fight to preserve our liberties.

Together, we remember, Together, we stand, Together, we keep America first.

Charlie would want us all to pick up his torch and carry on his mission. Even though many of us knew him through events and gatherings rather than formal friendships, he always fought for us no matter what. He believed with conviction that the man at the bottom of the totem pole can be just as valuable to America’s future as the man at the very top, and he lived that truth every single day.

Kirk, 31, was the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization. He was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during a “Prove Me Wrong” event on Wednesday, September 10. A suspect has been charged with his murder.

Politicians, activists, and media figures across the country have condemned the killing.

Those who expressed condolences included President Donald Trump.

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday, September 10. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"

In a Fox & Friends appearance on Friday, September 12, the president added, "Don [Jr.] said to me, ‘He’s sort of like a son to you …’ He started this really during what would normally be college … and it’s become a movement … I’ve never seen young people, or any group, go to one person like they did to Charlie.”