On June 2nd, as part of Wear Orange Weekend and following National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 1st, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, along with several community partners, will host a Wear Orange Block Party in Indianapolis to honor the lives of those affected by gun violence and to elevate gun violence prevention efforts nationwide. The block party will include entertainment, games, food, voter registration and speeches from elected officials and survivors of gun violence
In the wake of the recent mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, Americans across the country will wear orange on June 1 to honor the victims and survivors of the Santa Fe tragedy, and every other person whose life has been cut short because of gun violence. Orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor after she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 — just one week after performing in President Obama’s second inaugural parade in 2013. Orange honors the more than 90 lives cut short and the hundreds more wounded by gun violence every day — and demands our lawmakers take action that will keep all Americans safer.
This year on National Gun Violence Awareness Day and for Wear Orange Weekend, more than 500 influencers, corporations, mayors, partner organizations and a series of landmarks in all 50 states will have participated in the Wear Orange campaign.
