U.S. Skylines Turn Orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day

NEW YORK, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Empire State Building lit orange on Wednesday in support of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which is June 2. Across the country today, Americans will #WearOrange to honor the more than 90 Americans killed every day by gun violence and the hundreds more injured and to elevate gun violence prevention efforts nationwide. Wear Orange was inspired by friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago high school student killed by gunfire, who decided to honor her life by wearing orange—the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others. Today, on June 2—what would have been Hadiya's 19th birthday—more than 500 influencers, corporations, mayors, partner organizations and a series of iconic landmarks across the country will participate in the Wear Orange Campaign (www.WearOrange.org). In addition, nearly 200 events will take place in states across the country to elevate the Wear Orange message. Events range from concerts to picnics in the park to Orange Walks to meeting at local landmarks as they turn orange. All Wear Orange events are searchable via an online map (available here) and easy to track on June 2 by following the #WearOrange hashtag.