This week marks the anniversary of a local tragedy and longstanding efforts speaking out against some of the nastiest online discourse.
It's an important local effort and a very good reminder that disagreeing with online strangers about municipal policy isn't REALLY such a horrible practice by comparison.
Here's a nicely produce local documentary on the topic . . .
Healing Hate unveils the journey of Mindy Corporon and Sunayana Dumala, two strangers who forged a profound connection after tragic hate crimes in 2014 and 2017 killed Corporon’s father and son and Dumala’s husband. Finding strength in their shared grief, they established their respective organizations, "SevenDays" and "Forever Welcome.”
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
And here's the write-up from the local news cartel . . .
It's been a decade since Overland Park's antisemitic murders. These survivors still carry the grief
On a rainy Palm Sunday in 2014, a man motivated by his hate for Jewish people killed three people at Jewish sites across Overland Park: Bill Corporon, Reat Underwood and Terri LaManno. A decade after that tragedy, the victims' families and loved ones - and the witnesses who survived - grapple with the loss and how to honor their memories.
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