Australians Show the World How to Band Together in Wake of Terroism

Scenes like the hostage situation in Sydney are all too commonplace in the U.S.  We've become numb to stories of gunmen entering peaceful locals and wreaking havoc. Australians aren't used to such violence, so when a gunmen took 17 people hostage in a cafe in Martin Place, and displayed an Islamic flag in the window, some feared that Islamophobia would spread.

Read here about how a hashtag and a series of acts of kindness have kept the people most affected by this senseless act of violence together.

Stay strong, Australia, and keep the love flowing.  You, and the two lives lost, are in our thoughts.