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NAACP representative urges Mobile residents to "wear orange" on June 6 to mark national gun-violence awareness day
Summary
Robert Clapton, speaking for local NAACP organizers, invited residents to a June 6 Wear Orange press event at Government Plaza and described the national campaign’s origins and goals.
Robert Clapton, representing local NAACP organizers, urged Mobile residents on May 20 to join a national day of wearing orange on June 6 to raise awareness about gun violence.
Clapton said local events will begin with a press conference at 11 a.m. at Government Plaza on June 6 and asked community leaders, survivors and advocates to attend. He described orange as a high-visibility color chosen by friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old killed in February 2013, and said the campaign has grown into a national movement.
Clapton encouraged residents to participate in local events and on social media using the hashtag #WearOrange, and framed gun violence as preventable. “Gun violence is preventable. Gun violence is preventable,” Clapton said during his remarks.
He asked organizers to provide event details to the city clerk so the city could include the events in newsletters and public information channels. No formal council action was taken; the remarks were part of the presentation of petitions and public comment portions of the meeting.
The NAACP representative described two local events on June 6, including a noon event following the 11 a.m. press conference; he did not specify the names of partner organizations or list permit filings in the council record. Clapton urged citizens to attend and to use social media to amplify awareness.
