Newtown: Surviving Tragedy | See all 96 items

Memorials for Newtown multiply

People around the country are standing in silence, creating tributes and offering their prayers for the victims of the Connecticut school shootings.

By AJ Willingham

updated 2:32 PM EST, Mon December 17, 2012

Despite the outpouring of grief and support the country has shown in the few days following the Sandy Hook shootings, life, no matter how painfully, must still go on. Football games are being played. Christmas is coming. Children are returning to school. But as the days pass, people are still reaching out to Newtown in the form of memorials, both real and virtual.

On Facebook:

Pray for Sandy Hook Elementary School has served as a primary page for victims, their families, and supporters from around the globe.

On Twitter:

#PrayForNewtown and #PrayForSandyHook have emerged as the leading hashtags for people to share their thoughts and prayers.

Journalist Ann Curry's tweet has inspired #20Acts and #26Acts, both encouragements for people to commit themselves to acts of kindness in honor of the victims.

Imagine if all of us committed to 20 mitvahs/acts of kindness to honor each child lost in Newtown. I'm in. If you are RT #20Acts

— Ann Curry (@AnnCurry) December 16, 2012

On Instagram:

Besides memorial art and poems, users have adopted Sandy Hook's school colors of blue and yellow to commemorate the victims.

On Tumblr:

If you would like to leave a note for the Newtown community, WallOfLove.org is a fascinating, dynamic mosaic of people's thoughts.

On video:

On Saturday night, instead of their usual cold-opening, SNL did this:

What else is there to say?

Our partners:

Join the conversation...

HLNtv.com welcomes a lively and courteous discussion as long as you follow the Rules of Conduct set forth in our Terms of Service. Comments are not pre-screened before they post. You agree that anything you post may be used, along with your name and profile picture, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the license you have granted pursuant to our Terms of Service.