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On National Gun Violence Awareness Day—June 7, 2024—we will #WearOrange to bring awareness to the gun violence crisis, which takes more than 120 lives and wounds hundreds more EVERY SINGLE DAY in this country. Learn more at https://ow.ly/HJ4t50RYXMg.

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day we #WearOrange to bring awareness to gun violence. Every day, more than 𝟏𝟐𝟎 Americans are killed by guns. What 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 can we take? Learn more: nunsagainstgunviolence.org or wearorange.org

🧡✴️🍊It’s June and you know what that means: #WearOrange Gun Violence Awareness month. This month we honor all of the Victims and Survivors of gun violence and all of the dedicated Peacemakers working to end gun violence. Learn more about how Wear Orange started: https://lnkd.in/eGcap3DF

Today, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we #WearOrange. Let's stand together, raise our voices, and work towards a future free from the devastating impact of gun violence. Here’s a message from our Youth Council on how you can make a difference. Everytown for Gun Safety | #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay

Together we can work to ease the pain of losing a child to gun violence

The problem of American gun violence, especially as it relates to schools, is a global outlier. America has millions more guns than people, gun violence is the #1 cause of child death, and 2021 set a record of nearly 50,000 Americans killed by gun violence. The proposed solution? Bulletproof backpacks, bleed control kits, and ALICE training; all market solutions to the systemic problems caused by the proliferation of guns & gun violence in America. None of this is adequate to tackle The Uniquely American Problem of Gun Violence.

Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA (Laureus USA) has been recognized by the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox through their Chicago Sports Alliance initiative to reduce gun violence. Funding will support Sport for Good Chicago, a coalition of more than 100 organizations working towards a Chicago where every young person has access to high quality, youth-centered sport programming in their neighborhood.   In a city where perpetrators and victims of violence are getting younger and younger, we need additional investment into innovative violence prevention efforts that reach kids before it's too late. Sports-based youth development is perfectly positioned to interrupt this cycle of trauma and violence. Through sport, young people have the opportunity to make connections with friends and caring adults who help them build skills in support of their overall physical and mental well-being. Sport creates space for young people to experience empowerment, healing, and collective joy in the face of overwhelming stress and trauma. I'm reminded of an insightful conversation that I had with LaVonte Stewart, MPA nearly a decade ago. He told me that every kid needs community and will find it somewhere. The question is whether they will find it through a positive team (such as his Lost Boyz Inc program), or a harmful team (such as a street organization). The problem -- too many kids don't have that positive option available to them. Through this investment, Chicago Sports Alliance has made sure that more young people will have the opportunity to choose the positive team.

The fear of gun crime in American schools is being weaponised. We investigate the hoax school-shooting epidemic. Click here to see the hidden costs of gun violence in American schools over a typical month: https://econ.st/3QZYLk7

📅 Today is Gun Violence Awareness Day. At the National Center for Victims of Crime, we stand in solidarity with those affected by gun violence. This day is a reminder of the urgent need to address gun violence in our communities and support victims and their families. Together, we can advocate for change and work towards a safer future. #GunViolenceAwarenessDay #EndGunViolence #NCVC #SupportSurvivors

Today is Gun Violence Awareness Day, a day to honor the lives lost and to stand up for a safer future for all. Gun violence and domestic violence are tragically intertwined. Did you know that the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%? For many survivors, the threat of gun violence is a constant, terrifying reality. We must raise awareness and advocate for policies that protect victims. Together, we can make a difference. #GunViolenceAwarenessDay #EndDomesticViolence