South Orange-Maplewood Leaders, Citizens to Rally & Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness June 3
From Essex County Moms Demand Action:
WHEN:
Sunday, June 3 – 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Gazebo, 17 Sloan St. South Orange, NJ 07079
WHAT:
The Essex County Group of Moms Demand Action will host a “Wear Orange” event to recognize national Gun Violence Awareness Day. The afternoon will feature music, speakers and information about how to get involved in the gun violence prevention movement. Attendees are invited to wear orange to show their support.
Why orange? It’s the color that hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others from gunfire. So Hadiya Pendleton’s friends decided to wear orange in her honor when she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15. Since then it has been the defining color of the gun violence prevention movement.
WHO:
Maplewood Mayor Victor DeLuca, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum and other Essex County leaders will join members of theNewark Anti-Violence Coalition, Rabbi Daniel Cohen representing the SOMA Interfaith Clergy, concerned citizens, and students to bring the city and suburbs together in unity to demand a future free from gun violence.
ABOUT MOMS DEMAND ACTION
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was created to demand action from legislators, state and federal; companies; and educational institutions to establish common-sense gun reforms.
Moms Demand Action was founded by stay-at-home mom Shannon Watts on December 15, 2012, in response to the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The organization quickly flourished into a leading force for gun violence prevention, with chapters in all 50 states and a powerful grassroots network of moms that has successfully effected change at the local, state and national level. In December 2013, Moms Demand Action partnered with Mayors Against Illegal Guns to unite a nationwide movement of millions of Americans working together to change the game and end the epidemic of gun violence that affects every community.
Moms Demand Action believes common-sense solutions can help decrease the escalating epidemic of gun violence that kills too many of our children and loved ones every day. We must act now on new and stronger gun laws and policies to protect our children.
Moms Demand Action envisions a country where all children and families are safe from gun violence. Our nonpartisan grassroots movement has grown to include a chapter in every state across the country. We are educating, motivating, and mobilizing supporters to take action that will result in stronger laws and policies to save lives.
