Campus gathered Monday to reflect on the Orlando tragedy
Stetson University College of Law community members gathered for a moment of reflection about the tragic shooting in Orlando on the Gulfport campus on Monday afternoon. The flag flies at half-staff on Stetson Law’s campus in honor of all affected by this national tragedy.
The flag flies at half-staff on the Stetson law school campus to honor those lost in the Orlando tragedy.
Counselor Sarah Siegrist with the Eckerd Counseling Center joined the gathering. Counselors are available to members of the Stetson Law community by calling 727-864-8248.
Students may also contact Tammy Briant in the Student Life Office at Stetson Law at [email protected] or at 727-562-7808.
Additional counseling resources are available at the Pinellas County Help Line by calling 2-1-1 or 727-210-4211 or at the Hillsborough County Crisis Hotline by calling 813-234-1234.
The City of Orlando has established a hotline number to call for anyone who believes that friends or family may have been injured in the shooting. The number to call is 407-246-4357.
Orlando Regional Medical Center has set up a meeting area for families who believe they have a loved one being treated at the hospital.
The GLBT Community Center of Central Florida has an active Crisis Hotline at 407-822-5036. They have also started a GoFundMe community fund for the victims of the tragedy at https://www.gofundme.com/29bubytq.
If you wish to donate blood to replenish resources used in response to the shooting in Orlando, visit Oneblood.org to find a place to donate blood near you and schedule an appointment anywhere in Florida.
“Our hearts and thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those that lost family members and friends in the tragedy in Orlando,” said Dean Christopher Pietruszkiewicz.
“As we continue throughout LGBT Pride Month, Lambda Legal Society will not allow this act of terror and hate to disrupt our lives,” said Stetson Law’s Lambda student president Francisco Lopez. “We will show our strength by continuing to stand against discrimination and hate, holding the memories of all those we have lost in our hearts, as we celebrate Pride Month.”
Stetson Law’s Lambda Legal Society plans to participate in the LGBT Pride Night at Tropicana Field on Friday and at the St. Petersburg Pride Parade in two weeks.
“When crisis or tragedy occurs, that is the time when a community works together and shares together because that is who we are and that is what we believe. We share sadness but also should not permit senseless violence to define us. We hold hope for a better future because we have the ability to influence the future. For today, however, it is a time for all of us to stand together,” said Dean Pietruszkiewicz.
For information about events and resources on Stetson’s DeLand campus, please visit www.stetson.edu.
Post date: June 13, 2016
Media contact: Kate Bradshaw
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