We are publishing events as they are being scheduled. Please check back frequently for updates. For specific information on particular events, please direct questions to the organization hosting that event.
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Schedule
June 4, 2022
8am
6th Annual 4.9K CommUNITY Rainbow Run Presented by Orlando Health & Hard Rock International
Wadeview Park
At Wadeview Park and the PNC Bank Virtual Run from anywhere in the world. For more information and to register, visit communityrainbowrun.com.
6pm
We See You(th): A Rally for a More Inclusive World
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Author and Pastor John Pavlovitz will facilitate a conversation led by and for today’s youth about how we can create more safe spaces and a world where everyone can thrive. For more information, visit https://www.st.lukes.org/.
June 5, 2022
12pm – 3pm
Community Conversation
Lake Eola, Northeast Lawn
QLatinx with the support of Latino Justice and Everytown will be hosting a community conversation surrounding the local impact on gun violence and there will be an artistic component. We hope to elevate the voice of those primarily impacted as a platform to share. For more information, please visit @qlatinx on Instagram.
6pm
6th Annual Straight Men Real Makeup event sponsored by 26Health
Hamburger Mary’s
Presented by Makeup and Creative Arts and Morphstore.com. Eight straight men will step out of their comfort zone and individually perform a choreographed routine to a song of their choice while dressed in full drag. For more information and tickets, visit: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/strmream2/.
June 6, 2022
7pm
We See Gay: An Honest Conversation About How the Church Loves Our LGBTQ+ Neighbors
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Join author and Pastor John Pavlovitz and a panel of community leaders to discuss how the church shows up and loves the LGBTQ+ community. For more information, visit https://www.st.lukes.org/
7:30pm
UCF Remembers
Millican Hall
UCF Social Justice & Advocacy will be hosting a vigil to honor the lives taken on June 12th, 2016. The vigil will take place in front of Millican Hall, on the UCF Main Campus, where during the ceremony, the building will be lit in the colors of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag. For more information, contact Michael Nunes, at Michael.Nunes@ucf.edu, or Justin Andrade, at Justin.Andrade@ucf.edu.
June 7, 2022
Pulse Survivors Dinner*
onePULSE Foundation
June 8, 2022
Pulse First Responders Luncheon*
onePULSE Foundation
June 9, 2022
12pm – 1pm
“How to Talk with Children About Pulse Remembrance Week and Why It Matters”
A virtual discussion with onePULSE Foundation, Founder Barbara Poma and featuring Keith Newhouse the author of My Tio’s Pulse, an award-winning children’s book inspired by the Pulse nightclub tragedy. Adding a generational context for dealing with tragedy, we are joined by Keith’s Father – Mark Newhouse, son of Holocaust survivors from the infamous Lodz Polish ghetto and author of The Devil’s Bookkeepers. For more information, visit: how-to-talk-with-children-about-pulse-remembrance-week-and-why-it-matters/.
7:30pm
Orlando Sings Concert Event
First United Methodist Church of Orlando
Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus will present a concert of Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem” and Andrea Clearfield’s “Tse Go La” in collaboration with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert will be presented in dedication to the 49 lives tragically taken on June 12th, 2016, a date many Orlandoans will never forget. Both of these pieces reflect upon and celebrate life in all of its stages from birth until final breath. For more information or to purchase a ticket, visit orlandosings.org.
June 10, 2022
8am – 3pm
onePULSE Foundation International Culture of Remembrance Symposium in collaboration with Cultural Vistas
UCF Downtown Campus
The symposium brings together leading international scholars and experts in memorial culture to provide a multidisciplinary platform to enrich and showcase progress, innovations, trends, and achievements in memorial culture, and turn thought into action. To register to attend the International Culture of Remembrance Symposium in-person or virtually, please visit: Register Here.
10am – 5pm
Pulse Memorial Crosses
The Orange County Regional History Center
The Orange County Regional History Center will host the Pulse memorial crosses from Friday, June 10, through Sunday, June 12, in honor of the 49 and all others impacted. Admission to the museum will be free during this time. For more information, visit thehistorycenter.org.
6pm
New Moon Yoga
The LGBT+ Center
New Moon Yoga for the Pulse Remembrance is an event created together with community members to practice restorative yoga as a way to channel intentions six years after the Pulse tragedy. We pause to acknowledge our emotions and sow seeds of hope and transformation. For more information, please visit @qlatinx on Instagram.
6pm – 12am
The 2nd Annual United We Dance
Thornton Park District
A night of music and dance to honor the resilience of our community, the City Beautiful, Pulse Families, Survivors, First Responders, and our 49. General admission tickets are $20 plus tax. For more information and tickets, visit: https://orlandoweeklytickets.com/events/123890714/united-we-dance-2022
June 11, 2022
8am – 3pm
onePULSE Foundation International Culture of Remembrance Symposium in collaboration with Cultural Vistas
UCF Downtown Campus
The symposium brings together leading international scholars and experts in memorial culture to provide a multidisciplinary platform to enrich and showcase progress, innovations, trends, and achievements in memorial culture, and turn thought into action. To register to attend the International Culture of Remembrance Symposium in-person or virtually, please visit: Register Here.
10am – 5pm
Pulse Memorial Crosses
The Orange County Regional History Center
The Orange County Regional History Center will host the Pulse memorial crosses from Friday, June 10, through Sunday, June 12, in honor of the 49 and all others impacted. Admission to the museum will be free during this time. For more information, visit thehistorycenter.org.
12pm
Dru Project Annual Event
The 808
A drag brunch to announce this year’s scholarship award recipients and raise funds to support next year’s awards and our Gay Straight Alliance club grant program. For more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/505698381002936.
6pm
Legacy Work
The LGBT+ Center
This event is intended for staff members of organizations that support survivors and community members affected by the Pulse tragedy six years ago. The event will be facilitated by experienced licensed mental healthcare providers that focus work on legacy projects. The main purpose is to have time to acknowledge not only the impact of the tragedy over our professional and personal lives, and to identify the work that has been done through many efforts and initiations that have supported survivors and the community in general. For more information, please visit @qlatinx on Instagram.
6pm – 10pm
Zebra Coalition Pride Prom
The Orlando Museum of Art
Entertainment by Axel Andrews, live DJ and dancing, lip synch with prizes, lite bites and beverages. Registration is free, but you must register to attend. This event is open to ages 14-20 only. For more information, visit www.zebrayouth.org.
June 12, 2022
Remembrance Day Memorial Blood Drive with OneBlood
Two locations: Orlando City Hall (12pm – 5pm) and the Pulse Interim Memorial (12pm – 8pm). For more information, visit www.oneblood.org.
12pm
49 Bells
First United Methodist Church of Orlando
One Orlando Alliance invites all to attend the annual 49 Bells Ceremony at First United Methodist Church of Orlando, 142 E. Jackson St., Orlando. 49 Bells Ceremony attendees are encouraged to arrive at 11:45am, as the 11am worship service is concluding. All attendees are also welcomed to join First UMC for their worship service at 11am which will include songs by the Orlando Gay Chorus. Attendance at the worship service is completely optional. Seating will also be provided in the outdoor Rotunda/courtyard area. Following the ceremony, the Sanctuary will remain open for quiet reflection until 1pm. For more information, visit firstchurchorlando.org
12pm – 5pm
Pulse Memorial Crosses
The Orange County Regional History Center
The Orange County Regional History Center will host the Pulse memorial crosses from Friday, June 10, through Sunday, June 12, in honor of the 49 and all others impacted. Admission to the museum will be free during this time. For more information, visit thehistorycenter.org.
1pm – 3:30pm
For Us, By Us: A Tribute to Those Surviving & Fighting for Change
Lake Eola Amphitheater
Contigo Fund, with grassroots leaders, is hosting an event for our agents of change, voices from our local community going from pain to a place of power. We will highlight the voices of survivors and families directly impacted that are working to make a change in their community. Contigo Fund will also celebrate our 20+ LGBTQ and Social Justice Movement Partners that have received over $600,000 in funding this year alone to support social and racial justice movements across Central Florida. For more information and to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/for-us-by-us-a-tribute-to-those-surviving-fighting-for-change-tickets-340124430327
5pm
Pulse Family Dinner*
6pm – 8pm
Six-Year Pulse Remembrance Ceremony
Pulse Interim Memorial
The ceremony can also be viewed live on the onePULSE Foundation Facebook page. For more information visit, onepulsefoundation.org.
June 13, 2022
9am – 2pm and 1pm – 4pm
Community Care Rooms
Virtual Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5797362966. Community Care Rooms will be available after the Pulse Annual Remembrance Week to debrief with other responders, organizational staff and the community to come together in community. For more information, please visit @qlatinx on Instagram.
June 18, 2022
5pm – 9pm
Keep Healing Orlando
Ace Café
Keep Healing Orlando is a holistic wellness event founded by Impulse Orlando and QLatinx with intention to bring the community together. This experience offers a lineup of activities including massage/yoga meditation, various workshops, speakers and vendors that are all associated with wellness, selfcare, positivity, and respect. For more information, please visit @qlatinx on Instagram.