Seattle buildings to light up orange to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Day

“After yet another tragic mass shooting, Seattle is uniting on Gun Violence Awareness Day to stand up and demand action and to stand with survivors and impacted communities. We cannot allow this tragedy to continue to be the norm,” said Mayor Bruce Harrell.

Wear Orange, Gun Violence Awareness Day stemmed from the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot at a playground in Chicago a week after she marched in President Barack Obama’s second inaugural parade. Her friends and neighbors honored her life by wearing orange and telling her story. Wear Orange, Gun Violence Awareness Day began on June 2, 2015, the day Pendleton would have turned 18.

“Since then, this campaign has spread across the nation to raise awareness about gun violence and honor the lives of gun violence victims,” a news release from the City of Seattle said.At events in the Central District, Skyway and Kent on Friday, the Regional Peacekeepers Collective and the Seattle Community Safety Initiative Partners will raise awareness, hand out gun safety equipment and educate the community.10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

You can make all the rules and regulations that you want. Does no good when the judges release almost every criminal. How many of the recent crimes are from repeat offenders? The city doesn’t care about the victims.

People all ready recognize it. Except for the ones that's doing the shooting and killings. We need to put a face on the problem and work from there

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Where’s the politician incompetence and gaslighting event?

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