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Council Agenda Item 9a
MEETING DATE: June 3, 2019
AGENDA ITEM: National Gun Violence Awareness Day
SUBMITTED BY: Administration
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Cindy Abercrombie, Lead for the St. Cloud area Chapter of Moms
Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has requested the Council proclaim June 1 as Gun Violence
Awareness Day. Moms Demand Actions is a nonpartisan, grassroots movement fighting for public safety
measures that respect the Second Amendment and protect people from gun violence. Formed after
Sandy Hook in 2012, it joined Mayors against Illegal Guns as part of Every Town for Gun Safety to make
up the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country.
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The 5 National Gun Violence Awareness day is June 7. It began after 15 year old Hadiya Pendleton’s
friends wore orange in her honor after she was shot and killed just one week after she performed at the
President’s inaugural parade in 2013. Hundreds of communities nationwide have commemorated this
day by lighting skylines orange, issuing city and state proclamations and holding events. Celebrities and
professional sports teams have also joined on this day to call for an end to gun violence.
Ms. Abercrombie has requested consideration of proclaiming Friday, June 7, 2019 to be National Gun
Violence Awareness Day in the City of St. Joseph. The link for the Wear Orange website is:
http://wearorange.org/
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: None
ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action
Resolution 2019-039
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolution 2019-
039 Declaring the First Friday in June to be National Gun Violence Awareness Day.