Broadway stars perform 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' at DNC
July 28, 2016 8:39 AM Subscribe
What the World Needs Now Is Love: DNC 2016 Version Broadway Stars Line Up at DNC to Belt Out "What the World Needs Now Is Love” to Honor Victims of Gun Violence.
Mother Jones reports:
The crowd rose to its feet, swayed, and sang along energetically as the performers swapped microphones throughout the song and harmonized.
The performance came after harrowing speeches from survivors of gun violence,and relatives of shooting victims, including Christine Leinonen, the mother of 32-year-old Christopher "Drew" Leinonen, who was shot and killed at Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, in June.
"The weapon that murdered my son fires 30 rounds in one minute," Leinonen said. "An Orlando city commissioner pointed out the terrible math. One minute per gun to fire so many shots, five minutes per bell to honor so many lives."
Mother Jones reports:
The crowd rose to its feet, swayed, and sang along energetically as the performers swapped microphones throughout the song and harmonized.
The performance came after harrowing speeches from survivors of gun violence,and relatives of shooting victims, including Christine Leinonen, the mother of 32-year-old Christopher "Drew" Leinonen, who was shot and killed at Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, in June.
"The weapon that murdered my son fires 30 rounds in one minute," Leinonen said. "An Orlando city commissioner pointed out the terrible math. One minute per gun to fire so many shots, five minutes per bell to honor so many lives."
This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey there, sorry, we're trying to corral all the convention stuff into daily threads, and yesterday's performances are in here. -- LobsterMitten
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