This mass shooting reveals some of the most complex social problems of our era: homophobia, racism, hate crimes and gun violence.
(The edited version is by Pat Shelly, who was using the handle @officialmacrosw for this chat.)
In the wake of the Orlando shooting (we will use #PulseOrlando as our hashtag for this chat), we feel heartache, sadness and anger. We may be left wondering why this happened and how we can prevent…
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Source: After Orlando / #PulseOrlando: #MacroSW Chat – Open Mic 06-23-16
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