\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFriday marks ten years since the mass shooting at Orlando\u2019s Pulse nightclub.Forty-nine people were killed and 58 others were injured in the shooting, which occurred just after 2 a.m. on June 12, 2016. Organizers at Spirit of Joy Church in Orange County honored the 49 angels through cultural roots and a different kind of commemoration.”The key is that this is a celebration. Musically, it’s going to lift people out of their chairs. There will be clapping. There will be dancing,\u201d Organizer Nancy Rosado said.Indeed there was, with this event hosted by WESH 2’s Nancy Alvarez.Pulse 10: Baquine for the Angles is an Afro-Puerto Rican Healing Ritual to honor the 49 victims, as well as survivors and families.Attendee Cassandra Brown said, “I’m part of LGBTQIA community and I feel like it’s important to support the community in whatever’s going on and it was such a tragedy, and heartbreaking what happened at the Pulse Nightclub.”Baquin is a ritual that transforms the death of person into a festive celebration honoring the person’s ascent to heaven and their new status as an angel.Each angel\u2019s name was spoken.”I’m hoping it’s a joyous occasion. They are in a better place and it’s the reason not to be crying. We’ve already cried and let’s celebrate their lives,\u201d Cassandra Brown added.It’s all about remembering the joy of loved ones and their incredible resilience.Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords knows resilience. She is a survivor of a devastating assassination attempt in 2011, but she turned tragedy in action as co-founder of “Giffords,” a gun-violence prevention organization.”America needs all of us to speak out even when you have to fight to find the words. I’m also in a second fight, the fight to stop gun violence,\u201d Giffords said with applause.”Out of respect for what they set out to do that night \u2014 which is to have a good time and laugh, and just enjoy life \u2014 we’re going to enjoy life today in their name. We’re going to continue what they started,\u201d Nancy Rosado concluded.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Friday marks ten years since the mass shooting at Orlando\u2019s Pulse nightclub.<\/p>\n
Forty-nine people were killed and 58 others were injured in the shooting, which occurred just after 2 a.m. on June 12, 2016. <\/p>\n
Organizers at Spirit of Joy Church in Orange County honored the 49 angels through cultural roots and a different kind of commemoration.<\/p>\n
“The key is that this is a celebration. Musically, it’s going to lift people out of their chairs. There will be clapping. There will be dancing,\u201d Organizer Nancy Rosado said.<\/p>\n
Indeed there was, with this event hosted by WESH 2’s Nancy Alvarez.<\/p>\n
Pulse 10: Baquine for the Angles is an Afro-Puerto Rican Healing Ritual to honor the 49 victims, as well as survivors and families.<\/p>\n
Attendee Cassandra Brown said, “I’m part of LGBTQIA community and I feel like it’s important to support the community in whatever’s going on and it was such a tragedy, and heartbreaking what happened at the Pulse Nightclub.”<\/p>\n
Baquin is a ritual that transforms the death of person into a festive celebration honoring the person’s ascent to heaven and their new status as an angel.<\/p>\n
Each angel\u2019s name was spoken.<\/p>\n
“I’m hoping it’s a joyous occasion. They are in a better place and it’s the reason not to be crying. We’ve already cried and let’s celebrate their lives,\u201d Cassandra Brown added.<\/p>\n
It’s all about remembering the joy of loved ones and their incredible resilience.<\/p>\n
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords knows resilience. She is a survivor of a devastating assassination attempt in 2011, but she turned tragedy in action as co-founder of “Giffords,” a gun-violence prevention organization.<\/p>\n
“America needs all of us to speak out even when you have to fight to find the words. I’m also in a second fight, the fight to stop gun violence,\u201d Giffords said with applause.<\/p>\n
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