Wear Orange Weekend – Demonstrations in Michigan

By MUUSJN on Saturday, June 8th, 2019
  1. Every day 100 Americans are killed by gun violence.
  2. Firearms are the second leading cause of death for children and teens. 
  3. Access to a gun increases the risk of suicide by 3x.

A national coalition of organizations is inviting  the public to demonstrate for gun violence reform throughout the nation.  In Michigan, there are at least eight wear orange demonstrations in: Lansing, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Ypsilanti, Detroit and Saginaw. 

For more details on each of event search by city or a zip code on this site: www.wearorange.org

Here’s the time, date and places for these Michigan demonstrations:

  1. SAGINAW: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church: June 8th, Noon 1209 Hancock Street
  2. TRAVERSE CITY: June 8th, 1 p.m. Right Brain Brewery 225 E. 16th Street
  3. KALAMAZOO: June 8th, 2 p.m. Arcadia Creek Festival Place 145 E. Water Street
  4. GRAND RAPIDS: June 8th, 1:30 p.m. Panera Bread, 99 Monroe Avenue NW
  5. LANSING: June 8th, 12:30 p.m. Lansing State Capitol, 100 N. Capitol
  6. YPSILANTI: June 9th, 2 p.m. Riverside Park, 515 E. Cross Street
  7. DETROIT: June 8th, 10 a.m. Spirit of Detroit – City Hall, 2 Woodward Avenue
  8. JACKSON: June 9th, 6:30 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 1107 Adrian Street

UU’s are invited to request Linda Brundage, a member of the UU Church of Greater Lansing and Executive Director of the Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence Prevention, to be a speaker on the problems of gun violence and what we can do about it:  517-337-3024

WHY DOES THE WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN USE THE COLOR ORANGE? This is how the Wear Orange campaign explains it:

“Orange is what hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others from harm. Orange is a bright, bold color that demands to be seen. Orange expresses our collective hope as a nation – a hope for a future free from gun violence.”

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