According to the UW Daily: Both the UW and Seattle communities will hold vigils tonight to honor Virginia Tech massacre victims.
The University will gather in Red Square at 8 p.m. to observe the tragedy that took the lives of 33 people 3,000 miles away from its own campus Monday.
Washington CeaseFire, an organization dedicated to reducing gun violence, will sponsor a candle-lit vigil at Seattle Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Speakers including Mayor Greg Nickels and the Rev. Samuel B. McKinney of Mount Zion Baptist Church will give speeches, followed by a group walk around the fountain. A bell will be rung 32 times to commemorate the Virginia Tech victims.
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