#hadiya pendleton

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It’s Gun Violence Awareness Day

Make sure to #WearOrange and share on social media with that hashtag on why you Wear Orange today, and make a commitment to vote and help out with gun violence prevention efforts in your community. 

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Wear Orange Day -- A Day Late!

Although I initially wrote this post in 2021, this is the 2nd year in a row that I nearly forgot until reminded by our friend Larry over at Just Drive, Will You who posted yesterday, on the actual day, reminding me — and now I’m a day late!  But, better late than never, right?   Today, I think this post, this National Day, is more relevant than ever, given that gun violence, and especially mass…

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Wear Orange Day

I would almost certainly have forgotten about this very important day and this post I wrote last year commemorating the day had it not been for our friend Larry over at Just Drive, Will You who reminded me earlier this week with his own post (follow link above).  Today, I think this post, this National Day, is more relevant than ever, given the events of the past few weeks. I typically make fun…

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Wear Orange Day

I typically make fun of all the ‘national days’ … I mean, there are some thoroughly ridiculous ones like National Lima Bean Respect Day, National Rat Catcher’s Day, and National Talk In An Elevator Day.  However, there are a few of the national days that are worthy of being honoured, and today is one such day:  National Gun Violence Awareness Day, also known as Wear Orange Day.  I’ve made no…

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The Murder of Hadiya Pendleton The death of Hadiya Pendleton occurred on January 29, 2013. Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl from Chicago, Illinois, was shot in the back and killed while standing with friends inside Harsh Park in Kenwood, Chicago after taking her final exams.

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The Murder of Hadiya Pendleton The death of Hadiya Pendleton occurred on January 29, 2013. Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl from Chicago, Illinois, was shot in the back and killed while standing with friends inside Harsh Park in Kenwood, Chicago after taking her final exams.

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Man sentenced to 84 years for killing Hadiya Pendleton, teenager who performed at Obama inauguration

Michaeil Ward has been sentenced to 84 years in prison for his role in Hadiya Pendleton's death.

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(via You have to hear Naomi Wadler's moving March For Our Lives speech)