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Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando ~ thousands have given blood AND donated to OneOrlando .. $$$ to go directly to the victims and to their families.. (Read 'About') ~ oneorlando.org
Very sad. My prayers go out to the families of those who lost their lives. Not going to lie, I was very hesitant to post this considering the subject matter.
All Are Welcome Here
Church records show that First Congregational Church got its start in the log cabin of its founder, James T. Gifford. It’s a landmark that existed only three blocks from the current church structure.
The church’s present building – its third- was constructed at the corners of Chicago and Center Streets in 1889 at a cost of $35,000. Constructed with red pressed brick and brownstone trim, the interior was laid out as a “church in the round,” or the “Akron” style popular at the time.
The sanctuary included an organ with over 250 pipes – an instrument that still ranks as one of the largest in the Fox Valley. The large seating capacity of First Congregational Church soon made it a community auditorium on par with the current Hemmens Cultural Center.
Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, and John Dewey were among the notables who spoke in the building. The sanctuary also served as the sight of high school graduations and other community functions.
Scenes from last night’s Kiss Goodnight Vigil at the Magic Kingdom. So much emotion from last night seeing thousands show up for a moment of silence during the already emotional Kiss Goodnight. I was so moved by the number of participants and the amount of love and support from the Disney community. My heart is broken for this city but the amount of support and strength that has been pouring out of it makes me proud and hopeful.
On January 9th, 2017 Master Sergeant Debra Clayton of the Orlando Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty. Master Sergeant Clayton was a 17-year veteran of the OPD and was posthumously awarded the rank of Lieutenant. The pictures I took today showed a tiny portion of the huge law enforcement turnout to her funeral service. Hundreds, maybe thousands of officers from departments across the nation attended her funeral.
On January 9th, 2017 Master Sergeant Debra Clayton of the Orlando Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty. Master Sergeant Clayton was a 17-year veteran of the OPD and was posthumously awarded the rank of Lieutenant. The pictures I took today showed a tiny portion of the huge law enforcement turnout to her funeral service. Hundreds, maybe thousands of officers from departments across the nation attended her funeral.
On January 9th, 2017 Master Sergeant Debra Clayton of the Orlando Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty. Master Sergeant Clayton was a 17-year veteran of the OPD and was posthumously awarded the rank of Lieutenant. The pictures I took today showed a tiny portion of the huge law enforcement turnout to her funeral service. Hundreds, maybe thousands of officers from departments across the nation attended her funeral.
Hard to put anything into words today... but I think this conveys today.
Better skies will be on the horizon soon.
On January 9th, 2017 Master Sergeant Debra Clayton of the Orlando Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty. Master Sergeant Clayton was a 17-year veteran of the OPD and was posthumously awarded the rank of Lieutenant. The pictures I took today showed a tiny portion of the huge law enforcement turnout to her funeral service. Hundreds, maybe thousands of officers from departments across the nation attended her funeral.
I’ve struggled personally on deciding to post this from last Saturday night’s Kiss Goodnight Vigil at the Magic Kingdom. It depicts a very personal and heart-wrenching scene of those that lost someone very close to them in the senseless tragedy a week ago. I decided to post it, rather than not, as it has filled me with emotion seeing the very real feelings of pain, of loss, of love, and hope in my own eyes. It shows the emotions of those that truly lost as a result of this tragic event. It brings a very real sense of heartbreak and sadness that is hard to even look at, but I feel is so important for others to see, as it depiction of the very real effect Saturday night had on too many.
All across this great city, people are broken and are finding ways to heal. Saturday night’s vigil was an incredibly powerful scene of sadness, community, and love. No one that came cared where you were born, what your political or religious belief is, what the color of your skin is, or what sexual preference is. Those that came, came in love. It is for these overwhelming number of events that have been organized over the past week that proves to me that we will overcome this, and, hopefully as a society find ways to fix what is broken.
I wanted to do something for the #OrlandoStrong #OrlandoPride movement. I shot these during the Celebrate The Magic show. Not sure how it's going to appear on Flickr being this long.
Ten years ago, the exterior of Houston City Hall was illuminated in the colors of the rainbow. While it occurred during Pride Month, it wasn’t to support LGBTQ+ members of the community. It was for the vigil to remember the victims of the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Just days before this picture was taken, hundreds of people had gathered in Houston, mourning those lost in the Pulse nightclub shooting and praying for the dozens injured.
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BASE Orlando hosted a community event in Downtown Orlando, bodypainting 49 volunteers in different shades of the rainbow to honor and remember the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Like the popular quote from Mr. Rogers - When bad things happen, look for the good people. Laughter always helps. Look for laughter & find for the good in this world.
The world needs more love & laughter. The world needs more Betty Shambles. Be more like Betty Shambles.
Although I am not very religious, does anyone else see the figure of Christ standing over the rainbow cloud? This photo was taken 3 days after the Orlando Florida massacre. Photo from Staten Island NY. June 14, 2016
2016 Capital Pride DC. Most pictures taken from the Kaiser Permanente float. Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States is a Platinum sponsor of Capital Pride DC
Published in A timeline of LGBT places and spaces in D.C. - D.C. Policy Center