Minneapolis will remove blue and green ribbons put up to honor Annunciation shooting victims

The ribbons will be given to students at Annunciation where they'll be repurposed into an art project
Starting Friday, Minneapolis public works crews will be removing those green and blue plastic ribbons that people put up in the aftermath of the tragedy at Annunciation Church.
Starting Friday, Minneapolis public works crews will be removing those green and blue plastic ribbons that people put up in the aftermath of the tragedy at Annunciation Church. Photo credit (Audacy / Susie Jones)

Those green and blue ribbons, put up to honor those affected by the Annunciation Mass shooting are coming down - but they won't be forgotten.

It was an incredible show of support and solidarity, infusing love into a tragedy.

"That's the complexity of humanity, right, that we can hold both things at the same time. We have the capability of doing that," says Sarah Hennig.

She's one of a group of people who came together and created "bows of love" after the mass shooting at Annunciation Church where a gunman opened fired into a morning mass filled with students.

Two children were killed, while over 20 others were seriously injured.

"I think when the worst of the worst happens, we actually, we really actually tend to see the best of the best from majority of human beings" says Hennig.

She says as winter approaches, the bows will begin to fade, fall to the ground, or become affected by street cleaning and snow removal.

Her group and the city have been collecting them and then giving them to the students at the school.

"The kids at Annunciation can take the ribbons that can be repurposed into art," explains Hennig. "They're doing an art project with their art teacher and a professional artist in the community."

Always keeping that flame of love and support going.

Featured Image Photo Credit: (Audacy / Susie Jones)