Moms Demand Action hold Wear Orange Weekend, call for reducing gun violence

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - In commemoration of the 10th annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the Toledo area chapter of Moms Demand Action gathered as part of a national effort to reduce gun violence.

The event was held at the Peace and Healing Commons at the Toledo Spain Plaza on Collingwood. It featured speakers from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition.

The event also kicked off “Wear Orange Weekend.” It runs from Friday through Sunday.

The event commemorates the life of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old who was shot and killed on a Chicago playground in 2013. In memory of Pendleton, the dome of the Lucas County Court House will be illuminated with orange lights and the trees in the peace and healing plaza will be draped in orange.

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