Hundreds “wear orange” against gun violence at Brooklyn Bridge rally
Hundreds of Brooklynites dressed in orange marched across the Brooklyn Bridge from Cadman Plaza on Saturday in an annual demonstration against gun violence.
The Wear Orange National Gun Violence Awareness Day March began after the murder of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed in Chicago in 2013. Following Pendleton’s death, her family and friends wore orange — the color worn by hunters to avoid being accidentally shot by other hunters — in tribute.
Since then, the Wear Orange movement has taken off nationally. Those affected by gun violence and those who turn out to support them march once a year, and organizers bring together anti-gun violence groups to raise awareness.