Wear Orange Campaign
June 2, 2020.
The Wear Orange campaign is a grassroots movement that began after the shooting death of 15-year old Hadiya Pendleton in 2013 in the American city of Chicago. A bright and talented teenager, Hadiya had sung at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama just two weeks earlier. Her family members and friends initiated the Wear Orange campaign on June 2—Hadiya’s birthday–to remember her, to raise awareness of the suffering of ordinary people caused by gun violence, and to call for an end to it. The campaign message is simple: we need a safe future free from gun violence.
The campaign quickly spread to other cities throughout the United States and grows larger every year. IANSA has taken the campaign to the United Nations and to other countries around the world, helping to transform it into a global movement. For this year, the campaign will take place from 3 – 5 June 2022.
The Wear Orange campaign honors the memory of those who have lost their lives and calls for a future free of gun violence. Find an event here.
We wear orange to show our support to victims of gun violence, to demonstrate how powerful we are when we unite together, and to demand to be heard. The folders below contain posters highlighting different reasons why members wear orange.
