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The Orlando Ribbon Project was started after the Orlando Pulse Tragedy on June 12th, 2016. When the events of the night and the next day unfolded, Ben Johansen, founder of the Orlando Ribbon Project, woke up startled by his husband Tim Vargas who was the President of the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida’s Board of Directors at the time. They rushed immediately to the Center, as many did that day, and Tim immediately sprang into action leaving Ben to handle the incoming community and media.
June, 2017
The Orlando Ribbon Project Bringing Together the World to Mark One Year Since Pulse Tragedy
ORLANDO, Fla., May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- What began as a simple roll of rainbow ribbon and a box of pins has grown into an international movement to never forget the victims of the worst mass shooting in the country's history, the tragedy at the Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016. As the one year mark of the Pulse shooting approaches, the Orlando Ribbon Project is committed to remembering the 49 men and women who lost their lives that night, those left critically and emotionally injured and supporting the rights of the GLBTQ community. The Project is asking those around the world to don one of their simple, yet profound rainbow ribbons in support on June 12, 2017.
Orlando Ribbon Project
The Orlando Ribbon Project was started after the Orlando Pulse Tragedy on June 12th, 2016. When the events of the night and the next day unfolded, Ben Johansen, founder of the Orlando Ribbon Project, woke up startled by his husband Tim Vargas who was the President of the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida’s Board of Directors at the time. They rushed immediately to the Center, as many did that day, and Tim immediately sprang into action leaving Ben to handle the incoming community and media.
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