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Georgetown University Law Center student Julie Rheinstrom (GRD ’17) organized a vigil against the rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump, which was attended by more than 2,000 people on Saturday evening.

Student Hosts Vigil Against Trump

By Hannah Urtz November 15, 2016

More than 2,000 people, including Georgetown students, gathered for a vigil and peaceful demonstration against the rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday. The hourlong...

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Representatives from H*yas for Choice joined members of the D.C. community at a vigil  outside the Supreme Court for the victims of the shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic.

H*yas for Choice Joins Planned Parenthood Vigil

By Syed Humza Moinuddin December 4, 2015

Reproaction, a non-profit that advocates increased abortion access and reproductive justice, organized a vigil attended by H*yas for Choice for victims of the recent Planned Parenthood clinic shooting...

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Students, faculty and staff gather in Dahlgren Quadrangle for an interfaith reflection following attacks in Baghdad, Beirut and Paris.

At Campus Vigils, Community Reflects

By Molly Cooke November 17, 2015

Around 250 students and community members gathered in remembrance of the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad at an interfaith prayer vigil held Sunday and a solidarity...

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Around 100 students joined to mourn the deaths of three Muslim students in a shooting at UNC Chapel Hill.

Students Host Vigil to Mourn UNC Chapel Hill Shooting

By Toby Hung February 12, 2015

Approximately one hundred students gathered at Red Square on Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil organized by the Muslim Students Association in commemoration of the deaths of three Muslim students...

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Students lit candles and shared a moment of silence to grieve after the tragedy in Peshawar.

Students Host Vigil for School Attack in Peshawar

By Katherine Richardson December 20, 2014

Students in the GU South Asian Society, the Muslim Student Association and the Interfaith Student Association hosted a vigil Tuesday evening in Red Square in response to Tuesday’s Taliban attack...

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Students lit candles in memory of the victims of the Israel-Palestine conflict at a vigil on Thursday night.

Vigil Honors Victims of Israel-Palestine Conflict

By Ashley Miller October 3, 2014

In commemoration of the lives lost during this summer’s conflict between Israel and Hamas, J Street U Georgetown hosted an apolitical candlelight vigil in Red Square in an attempt to humanize the...

University Holds Vigils to Commemorate 9/11 Tragedy

By Mariah Byrne and Alyssa Huberts September 13, 2011

Beginning with a moment of silence and the tolling of the Healy bells, a vigil ceremony on Sunday commemorated the attacks of Sept. 11 through moments of silence, reflection and prayer. At the memorial,...

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