With the list of cities experiencing some type of mass-casualty violence growing in the past few weeks—Munich; Nice, France; Baton Rouge; Dallas; Baghdad; Istanbul; Paris; and Orlando, Fla.—some communities have expressed their resolve against the forces perpetrating these acts by lighting up landmark buildings and infrastructure.
In Orlando, for example, the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) recently lit up a landmark bridge with the gay pride movement’s rainbow colors, which have become associated with the hashtag #OrlandoUnited as a very public message of solidarity with the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12.