Rockville, Maryland, May 26 — Members of the Rockville Mayor and Council and the Montgomery County Council will hold a vigil Friday for those slain this week in an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “We are tired of ‘thoughts and prayers’ and we are beyond fatigued with the action of numerous senators blocking the passage of critical gun-control legislation,” the Mayor and Council stated. “The time is now to require mandatory background checks. The time is now to require a moratorium on the sale of assault weapons. The time is now to require a 48-hour timeout for those wanting to purchase any type of gun. Bottom line, the time is now for action.”
The vigil, led by Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton, will begin at 5 p.m. on the steps of the Grey Courthouse Office Building, 27 Courthouse Square. County Council President Gabe Albornoz and the Rev. Barry Moultrie of Mount Calvary Baptist Church will speak. At least 21 were killed in the shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School, most of them schoolchildren. The attack was the second-deadliest school shooting in the U.S., following a 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
The Uvalde attack came only 10 days after a white gunman killed 10 at a Tops supermarket in a majority Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. Attendees of the Friday evening vigil are encouraged to wear orange in recognition of gun-violence awareness.
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FEST OF SPRING Caribbean Wine Food & Music Festival
Get ready to experience the vibrant colors, tantalizing flavors, and infectious rhythms of the Caribbean at the FEST OF SPRING Caribbean Wine Food & Music Festival! Hosted by RHU LLC, this exciting festival is set to take place on May 18, 2024, at the picturesque 16700 Barnesville Rd in Boyds, MD.
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LIVE PERFORMANCES By: CULTURE Feat. Kenyatta Hill, EXCO LEVI, IMAGE BAND, RAS LIDJ REGG'GO with Special Guest SUGAR BEAR FROM E.U. & MORE! & MORE!
MUSIC By: DJ ABLAZE, DJ SMALLY & NAJ SUPREME
2 NIGHT Camping packages available: RV/CAMPER $200 | TENTS $150 Starting on Friday May 17 @ 5pm | 30 RV SPACES | 30+ TENT SPACES
KIDS 12 & UNDER FREE!!!
