Sentences with phrase «also honored the victims»

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The festival will also honor the talented renowned Chef Ferrán Adrià while benefiting the foundation Ciudad de la Alegria, which supports severely underprivileged children, provides solutions for women who have been victims of violence and brings help to the frail elderly in the community who are without family support.

She also recently launched the Tamron ❤ Renate Fund with Safe Horizon in honor of her sister to help victims and families affected by domestic violence.

Flags are also being flown at half staff in NYC and throughout the state in honor of the victims.

Also at 11 a.m., Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Hakeem Jeffries and Nydia Velázquez, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James and others gather to honor the Orlando victims and call for Congressional action to stop gun violence, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

As a result of the success of these events, the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, local domestic violence advocates and community volunteers worked together to plan and create a Tribute Garden - a permanent, public tribute honoring fallen victims and survivors, while also raising awareness.

The IDC resolution also supports the creation of a state DREAM Act that would give the college kids of undocumented immigrants access to state tuition assistance programs, funding for teacher centers, and Cuomo's push to spend up to $ 1 million on a memorial in New York City honoring «all victims of hate, intolerance, and violence» in the wake of a club shooting in Orlando last year.

He wants to call attention to the plight of innocent victims in war - torn African nations (Wren delivers a climactic speech to this effect, scolding the West for its apathy), and he also wants to honor the foreigners who put their lives at risk to help those victims.

Equity Team member senior Shawn Pollard said honoring the victims and encouraging stronger gun control were also key messages at the event.

Not only have schools sent in banners, but MSD alumni have also donated banners and contributed by coordinating fundraisers and events for victims» families, the establishing scholarship funds in honor of the victims and organizing of the March For Our Lives.

Since that's also the number of victims who were killed in the shooting, the team will use the medals to honor each victim.

The national walk out was also in honor of the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre that occurred on Feb. 14.