Grassroots International Blog Hearts Beat with Pulse of Orlando

pride_flag-half_mast.jpgOn Sunday morning, the unthinkable happened... again. A gunman armed with legally acquired assault weapons opened fire on a crowded dance floor in a gay bar in Orlando, Florida. He shot more than 100 people, killing 49, leaving more than 50 with serious physical injuries and the larger community with profound wounds in need of healing as well.Sadly, violence, murder, intimidation and oppression pervade every country where we work - including the United States. Each instance stands alone in its particulars, but all share tremendous loss, aching hearts and enraging injustice.read more