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DESCRIPTION:Wear Orange Weekend of Action\n\nSaturday, June 5, 11:00 AM \n\nRegister 
 here: 
 https://act.everytown.org/event/wear-orange-2021/41131/signup/?source=&akid=&zip=\n\nFB: 
 https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionCA\n\nJoin the California Chapter 
 of Moms Demand Action for our annual Wear Orange: \nStop Gun Violence event 
 as we mourn the lives recently lost in the mass shooting in San Jose\nand 
 from gun violence throughout America. \n\nDuring the first weekend in June, 
 we'll be wearing orange to honor those taken or forever changed by gun 
 violence and to demand the kind of action that we know can help save 
 lives.\n\nWe will recognize individuals and communities impacted by gun 
 violence, elevate stories and successes in working to reduce gun violence 
 in our country, and share our dedication and commitment to each other to 
 take on the fights ahead.\n\n\nWhy Wear Orange?\n\nOrange is the color worn 
 by hunters for safety to warn, "Don't shoot. I'm a human being."  Orange 
 became the color chosen by Hadiya Pendleton’s friends, who wore it in her 
 honor after she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 — just 
 one week after performing at President Obama’s 2nd inaugural parade in 
 2013. After her death, they asked people to stand up, speak out, and Wear 
 Orange to raise awareness about gun violence. Since then orange has been 
 the defining color of the gun violence prevention movement.\n\nWear Orange 
 events are now organized annually to remember lives lost to and maimed by 
 gun violence, as well as to raise awareness about this public health 
 crisis.  Every day, more than 100 Americans are killed with guns and more 
 than 230 are shot and wounded.  These survivors are faced with a life-long 
 process of physical and emotional healing. \n\nWhether it’s worn by 
 students in California, activists in New York, or Hadiya’s loved ones in 
 Chicago, the color orange honors the more than 100 lives cut short and the 
 hundreds more wounded by gun violence everyday. \n\n\nABOUT:  California 
 Chapter of Moms Demand Action 
 \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionCA/\n\nMoms Demand Action is a 
 grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that 
 can protect people from gun violence. We pass stronger gun laws and work to 
 close the loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. We also 
 work in our own communities and with business leaders to encourage a 
 culture of responsible gun ownership. We know that gun violence is 
 preventable, and we’re committed to doing what it takes to keep families 
 safe. \n\nMoms Demand Actions and Students Demand Action are part of the 
 Everytown for Gun Safety organization.\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/06/02/18842900.php
SUMMARY:Wear Orange: Annual Stop Gun Violence Virtual Rally in California
LOCATION:Online protest rally
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/06/02/18842900.php
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