Read on Twitter
On January 21, 2013, Hadiya Pendleton, a high school student from the South Side of Chicago, marched in President Obama’s second inaugural parade. One week later, Hadiya was shot and killed on a playground in Chicago. She would have turned 26 today. #WearOrange 🧵 
Soon after Hadiya’s death, her friends commemorated her life by wearing orange. They chose orange because it’s the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves. #WearOrange
In June of 2015, a broad coalition asked people nationwide to join what Hadiya’s friends started for the first National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Americans will #WearOrange again this year to honor victims and survivors of gun violence and to spread awareness about this crisis.
Today, we honor Hadiya and all whose lives have been taken or forever changed by gun violence. Wear orange and share your picture on social media with the #WearOrange hashtag. Then, on June 2-4, join a Wear Orange Weekend event. Text ORANGE to 644-33 to find one in your area.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
