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JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

Wear Orange

Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change.

We Wear Orange in honor of Hadiya Pendleton and all those impacted by gun violence.

Hadiya Pendleton was 15 years old when she was shot and killed in Chicago in 2013. Just one week earlier, Hadiya had performed with her high school majorette squad at President Obama's second inaugural parade. In response to her death, Hadiya's friends asked others to wear orange to raise awareness about gun violence. 

Gun violence prevention advocates and organizations nationwide have taken up the color orange as the color of gun violence awareness and the first Friday in June is now considered National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

5 WAYS YOU CAN TAKE ACTION DURING GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

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Continue your advocacy by recognizing wear orange month on social media.

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    Take a selfie wearing orange to show your support for gun violence prevention. You can also print the attached poster and display it for all to see!

    I #WEARORANGE
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