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HK Tiananmen Vigil Organizers Convicted Under Security Law
world5 days ago

HK Tiananmen Vigil Organizers Convicted Under Security Law

Two Hong Kong activists, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, were found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under Hong Kong’s national security law for organizing Tiananmen Square vigils; a third defendant, Albert Ho, had pleaded guilty earlier, with sentencing for the two pending. The case underscores how the security law is being used to curb pro-democracy activities and the longstanding ban on Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong.

via BBC|
#hong-kong#incitement#national-security-law
London vigil honors Jason Arday as family mourns media-fueled scrutiny
uk-news8 days ago

London vigil honors Jason Arday as family mourns media-fueled scrutiny

Thousands gathered at a Trafalgar Square vigil for Jason Arday, Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, as his family said they are still coming to terms with his death and urged that his achievements not be eclipsed by accusations; speakers criticized media treatment and racist hostility, calling for accountability and a public inquiry into coverage, while authorities continue investigations into his death.

via BBC|
#cambridge-university#jason-arday#media-coverage
Cambridge gathers in emotional vigil to honor Jason Arday
society8 days ago

Cambridge gathers in emotional vigil to honor Jason Arday

Over 200 people gathered in Cambridge for an emotional vigil honoring Jason Arday, the former Cambridge sociology professor found dead in Battersea, south London; his family have described a 'campaign of misinformation' surrounding plagiarism allegations he denied, and attendees celebrated his impact while pledging justice as further vigils were planned in Cambridge and London.

via BBC|
#cambridge#death#jason-arday
Lake Travis High School mourns student-athlete Odin Hensley after fatal medical emergency during football practice
local12 days ago

Lake Travis High School mourns student-athlete Odin Hensley after fatal medical emergency during football practice

Lake Travis High School senior Odin Hensley died from complications after a medical emergency—identified as cardiac arrest—during football practice. He was hospitalized in the ICU at Dell Children’s, and the district issued a letter of condolence. The community held a vigil, counselors were made available, and a GoFundMe was set up for his family.

via FOX 7 Austin|
#cardiac-arrest#gofundme#lake-travis-high-school
Seattle comes together to honor Bite of Seattle shooting victims
us-news28 days ago

Seattle comes together to honor Bite of Seattle shooting victims

Seattle mourns three victims of a gunfight at the Bite of Seattle festival near the Space Needle—Junior Cee Niko Semo, 19; Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 44; and Ashley Whitehead, 56—as residents hold a candlelight vigil; GoFundMe pages for two victims raise tens of thousands; police say one suspect is in custody, another is being sought, and a third is believed to have died at the scene.

via BBC|
#bite-of-seattle#gofundme#gun-violence
Nationwide vigils honor five-year-old in Outback tragedy
world3 months ago

Nationwide vigils honor five-year-old in Outback tragedy

Australians across the country gathered for candlelit vigils to mourn five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found days after she disappeared near an Aboriginal community in Alice Springs. A man was arrested after the discovery; the death sparked outrage and calls for justice, with Indigenous communities leading mourning through sorry business, while authorities review circumstances including a stand-down of child-protection workers and cultural mourning protocols.

via BBC|
#aboriginal#australia#kumanjayi-little-baby
Loyola Community Rallies to Remember Slain Freshman Sheridan Gorman
local5 months ago

Loyola Community Rallies to Remember Slain Freshman Sheridan Gorman

Loyola University Chicago students and neighbors gathered at the Madonna Della Strada Chapel for a vigil honoring 18-year-old freshman Sheridan Gorman, who was fatally shot while with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach early Thursday. Family members urged accountability and justice, describing Gorman as generous and devout; campus officials offered support as mourners memorialized her and campus life paused in the wake of the violence.

via Block Club Chicago|
#gun-violence#local#loyola-university-chicago
Canada’s Leaders Unite at BC School Shooting Vigil
world6 months ago

Canada’s Leaders Unite at BC School Shooting Vigil

Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre joined hands at a vigil in Tumbler Ridge, BC, to mourn victims of a mass shooting at the local high school. The shooter, an 18-year-old woman, killed her mother and stepbrother before the attack and fatally shot six students and a teacher at the school, then died by suicide. Four guns were seized (two from the home, two at the school). BC Premier David Eby pledged safety for students returning to school as leaders urged unity and support for the community.

via AP News|
#british-columbia#canada#mass-shooting
Saunders’s Vigil Delivers Angels and a Moral Dilemma
arts-and-culture7 months ago

Saunders’s Vigil Delivers Angels and a Moral Dilemma

George Saunders’s Vigil is a slim, afterlife-set novel in which an angel counsels an oil-tycoon on his deathbed. Dwight Garner’s review praises Saunders’s wit and the concept but argues the book’s heavy-handed moralizing and explicit virtue-talk weigh it down, delivering more sermon than story and predicting it will be a bestseller despite its didactic tone.

via The New York Times|
#afterlife#angels#arts-and-culture