Savannah Officials Want You to Wear Orange on Friday to Honor Victims of Gun Violence

Savannah leaders are asking everyone to wear orange this Friday in a bold show of unity against gun violence. The city is joining a national movement on June 6 to remember lives lost and to spotlight the growing demand for change

🧵 What We Know: National Gun Violence Awareness Day falls on the first Friday in June. This year marks the 11th time communities across the country will take part in the Wear Orange campaign. It began in memory of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago teen killed just days after performing at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. Orange was her favorite color, and it’s since become a national symbol of the fight to end gun violence.

Mayor Van R. Johnson II is urging residents to take part, saying the crisis has stolen futures and fractured communiti