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Five years after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 people, a survivor is urging Americans to honor his slain friends with action.
Orlando remembers: Pulse five-year memorial events From music and art to blood drives and candlelight vigils, here are some of the events that honor Pulse victims, survivors and first responders in Central Florida. THROUGH JUNE 12 Acts of Love and Kindness In honor of the lives lost on June 12, 2016, One Orlando Alliance encourages everyone to act, love and give. Share your Act of Love and Kindness on social media, tag @OneOrlandoAlliance and use the hashtag #ActLoveGive. JUNE 5-13 Community: Five Years After the Pulse Tragedy This exhibition examines how local and global communities were...
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Biden mentions gun control activists who lost loved ones in Parkland, Orlando Published: Updated: Tags: WASHINGTON – During his Thursday announcement on gun control, President Joe Biden acknowledged the work of two gun-control activists after two mass shootings in Florida — the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that killed 17 in 2018 and the Pulse Nightclub shooting that killed 49 in 2016. The grief after the shootings turned Fred Guttenberg, of Parkland, and Brandon Wolf, of Orlando, into activists who are devoted to standing against gun violence and promoting gun contr...