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#WearOrange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day 2020 (virtual)
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Date:
Friday, June 05, 2020
Time:
12:00 AM
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12:00 AM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
Moms Demand Action & Everytown for Gunsafety
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VIRTUAL: National Gun Violence Awareness Day 2020
When: Weekend of Fri. June 5 - Sun. June 7, 2020
Where: Online using social media
Organizers: Everytown for Gun Safety & Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
More info: https://wearorange.org/
Join the millions of Americans who will #WearOrange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day (first Friday in June) to honor victims and survivors of gun violence and show support for common-sense solutions to the gun violence crisis.
Wear orange wherever you are, then share why you are wearing orange—along with a photo—on social media. Be sure to include the #WearOrange hashtag!
Why #WearOrange?
The “Wear Orange” campaign was inspired by a group of Chicago teens that asked classmates to commemorate the life of their friend, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed one week after marching in President Obama’s second inaugural parade – by wearing orange, a color that hunters use to protect themselves in the woods.
What started in their high school has grown into a national movement, elevating orange as a symbol for the value of human life – and a way to visibly honor the 88 Americans lives cut short by gun violence every day, plus the countless survivors forever altered by shootings
each year.
When: Weekend of Fri. June 5 - Sun. June 7, 2020
Where: Online using social media
Organizers: Everytown for Gun Safety & Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
More info: https://wearorange.org/
Join the millions of Americans who will #WearOrange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day (first Friday in June) to honor victims and survivors of gun violence and show support for common-sense solutions to the gun violence crisis.
Wear orange wherever you are, then share why you are wearing orange—along with a photo—on social media. Be sure to include the #WearOrange hashtag!
Why #WearOrange?
The “Wear Orange” campaign was inspired by a group of Chicago teens that asked classmates to commemorate the life of their friend, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed one week after marching in President Obama’s second inaugural parade – by wearing orange, a color that hunters use to protect themselves in the woods.
What started in their high school has grown into a national movement, elevating orange as a symbol for the value of human life – and a way to visibly honor the 88 Americans lives cut short by gun violence every day, plus the countless survivors forever altered by shootings
each year.
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https://www.facebook.com/events/2176311994...
Added to the calendar on Sat, May 9, 2020 6:38PM
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Open letter to Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, and all Americans
Signed by Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-6th), mother of Jordan Davis, and
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America leaders who have lost children
to gun violence.
"We stand with Wanda with a heavy heart knowing that she has been robbed of celebrating her son’s 26th birthday on Friday, celebrating Mother’s Day today, and celebrating so many future milestones with Ahmaud. In our pain, the bond that we share with all mothers whose children have been taken is deep and unshakeable."
Full open letter link:
https://medium.com/@Everytown/open-letter-to-wanda-cooper-jones-mother-of-ahmaud-arbery-and-all-americans-ae73c397b7c0
Signed by Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-6th), mother of Jordan Davis, and
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America leaders who have lost children
to gun violence.
"We stand with Wanda with a heavy heart knowing that she has been robbed of celebrating her son’s 26th birthday on Friday, celebrating Mother’s Day today, and celebrating so many future milestones with Ahmaud. In our pain, the bond that we share with all mothers whose children have been taken is deep and unshakeable."
Full open letter link:
https://medium.com/@Everytown/open-letter-to-wanda-cooper-jones-mother-of-ahmaud-arbery-and-all-americans-ae73c397b7c0
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