Gun Violence Awareness and Remembrance Day/

Wear Orange Weekend

Saturday, June 3, 4:00-6:00 pm

735 S Stevens Street, Southern Pines, NC

Every year on the first Friday in June, members of our movement come together to honor survivors of gun violence and demand a future free from this crisis. We wear orange throughout the weekend to show our support—in every state and every community across the country.

Persistent gun violence is harming too many Black communities across the United States, contributing to individual, family, and community-level trauma. Community trauma is not only the sum of the hurt and suffering of individuals who have had traumatizing experiences. It is also a collective trauma experienced in communities with elevated levels of violence. The term “community trauma” seeks to name an effect that many in Black communities know to be ever-present and deeply problematic.

Join us at Pool Park in Southern Pines, NC on Saturday, June 3 from 4:00-6:00 PM. Hear from people whose lives have been directly affected by gun violence and find out what you can do to advocate for common-sense gun regulations.

There will be free food and refreshments, and music.

This event is sponsored by the Moore County NAACP and Mothers of Murdered Sons.

[The NAACP is a 501(c)4 originally formed to secure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race bases discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.]

For More Information please call or email:

President O'Linda Watkins-McSurely (910)603-4121 odw3220@gmail.com

Communications Chair Kevin Smith (910)273-3522 kevinasmith@gmx.com