FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT
Donna Steward
(405) 255-8090
[email protected]
ON NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, “WEAR ORANGE” CAMPAIGN REACHES OKLAHOMA
"Wear Orange" Inspired by Chicago Teens Who Refused to Be Silent in the Face of Daily Gun Violence
OKLAHOMA CITY—OnJune 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, more than 300 influencers, corporations, mayors, partner organizations and a series of more than 75 iconic landmarks across the country will participate in the Wear Orange Campaign (www.WearOrange.org). Wear Orange campaign elements in Oklahoma noted below.
• Skylines and key buildings nationwide will begin turning orange on June 1 - the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month - including the Empire State Building. Key landmarks in Oklahoma turning orange include the Skydance Bridge in Oklahoma City and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. A full list of landmarks turning orange can be found here.
• Events to celebrate National Gun Violence Awareness day, coined Orange meet-ups, will be happening all over the country. These events will bring people together to showcase the full creativity of Orange supporters from concerts to picnics in the park to orange walks to meeting at local landmarks as they turn orange. Orange meet-ups are happening in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Specific event details noted below.
Oklahoma City
WHAT: Wear Orange Party in the Park
WHO: Supporters of Moms Demand Action
WHERE: South Lakes Park, 4210 SW. 119th St., 73172
WHEN: Thursday, June 2nd, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
MEDIA CONTACT:
Donna Steward
(405) 255-8090
[email protected]
All events nationwide are searchable via an online map (available here) and easy to track on June 2 by following the #WearOrange hashtag.
“I never dreamed something my friends and I came up with would inspire and empower so many people all over the country to get involved in ending gun violence,” said Nza-Ari Khepra, founder of Project Orange Tree and co-creator of Wear Orange. “Seeing the movement grow in states across the country and learning about all of the activity happening on June 2 this year brings me hope that we are making real progress to end gun violence.”
Wear Orange was inspired by friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago high school student killed by gunfire, who decided to honor her life by wearing orange – the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others. On June 2, 2015, what would have been Hadiya’s 18th birthday, more than 200 organizations and influencers asked people nationwide to join them by wearing orange to honor her life, the lives of the more than 90 Americans killed by gun violence and the hundreds more who are injured every day. President Obama, Julianne Moore, Russell Simmons, Sarah Silverman, the New York Mets, MTV, Cosmopolitan, Motown Records, Michael J. Fox, Questlove and Katie Couric are just a few of those who answered the call last year, helping the #WearOrange message reach more than 220 million people in a single day.
Full details on Wear Orange 2016 available here.
About Wear Orange
In 2013, a small group of teens at a South Side Chicago high school asked their classmates to honor the life of their murdered friend Hadiya Pendleton by wearing orange – the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others and a color that reflects the value of human life. They inspired the Wear Orange campaign (wearorange.org), a coalition of more than 200 non-profits, cultural influencers and elected officials working to reduce gun violence in America. Spearheaded by Everytown for Gun Safety, the campaign asks Americans who believe we can do more to save lives from gun violence to do one simple thing on June 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day: Wear Orange. Those who wear orange pledge to honor the lives of Americans stolen by gun violence, to help keep firearms out of dangerous hands and to protect our children from gun violence. Wear Orange has already reached more than 220 million people worldwide and is fast becoming the symbol of the gun violence prevention movement.
May 31, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT
Donna Steward
(405) 255-8090
[email protected]
ON NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, “WEAR ORANGE” CAMPAIGN REACHES OKLAHOMA
"Wear Orange" Inspired by Chicago Teens Who Refused to Be Silent in the Face of Daily Gun Violence
OKLAHOMA CITY—OnJune 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, more than 300 influencers, corporations, mayors, partner organizations and a series of more than 75 iconic landmarks across the country will participate in the Wear Orange Campaign (www.WearOrange.org). Wear Orange campaign elements in Oklahoma noted below.
• Skylines and key buildings nationwide will begin turning orange on June 1 - the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month - including the Empire State Building. Key landmarks in Oklahoma turning orange include the Skydance Bridge in Oklahoma City and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. A full list of landmarks turning orange can be found here.
• Events to celebrate National Gun Violence Awareness day, coined Orange meet-ups, will be happening all over the country. These events will bring people together to showcase the full creativity of Orange supporters from concerts to picnics in the park to orange walks to meeting at local landmarks as they turn orange. Orange meet-ups are happening in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Specific event details noted below.
Oklahoma City
WHAT: Wear Orange Party in the Park
WHO: Supporters of Moms Demand Action
WHERE: South Lakes Park, 4210 SW. 119th St., 73172
WHEN: Thursday, June 2nd, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
MEDIA CONTACT:
Donna Steward
(405) 255-8090
[email protected]
All events nationwide are searchable via an online map (available here) and easy to track on June 2 by following the #WearOrange hashtag.
“I never dreamed something my friends and I came up with would inspire and empower so many people all over the country to get involved in ending gun violence,” said Nza-Ari Khepra, founder of Project Orange Tree and co-creator of Wear Orange. “Seeing the movement grow in states across the country and learning about all of the activity happening on June 2 this year brings me hope that we are making real progress to end gun violence.”
Wear Orange was inspired by friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago high school student killed by gunfire, who decided to honor her life by wearing orange – the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others. On June 2, 2015, what would have been Hadiya’s 18th birthday, more than 200 organizations and influencers asked people nationwide to join them by wearing orange to honor her life, the lives of the more than 90 Americans killed by gun violence and the hundreds more who are injured every day. President Obama, Julianne Moore, Russell Simmons, Sarah Silverman, the New York Mets, MTV, Cosmopolitan, Motown Records, Michael J. Fox, Questlove and Katie Couric are just a few of those who answered the call last year, helping the #WearOrange message reach more than 220 million people in a single day.
Full details on Wear Orange 2016 available here.
About Wear Orange
In 2013, a small group of teens at a South Side Chicago high school asked their classmates to honor the life of their murdered friend Hadiya Pendleton by wearing orange – the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others and a color that reflects the value of human life. They inspired the Wear Orange campaign (wearorange.org), a coalition of more than 200 non-profits, cultural influencers and elected officials working to reduce gun violence in America. Spearheaded by Everytown for Gun Safety, the campaign asks Americans who believe we can do more to save lives from gun violence to do one simple thing on June 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day: Wear Orange. Those who wear orange pledge to honor the lives of Americans stolen by gun violence, to help keep firearms out of dangerous hands and to protect our children from gun violence. Wear Orange has already reached more than 220 million people worldwide and is fast becoming the symbol of the gun violence prevention movement.
