I can’t keep listening to people blaming poverty and hunger on “personal choice.”
No child chooses to go hungry because she can’t afford a meal.
No one chooses to die because they can't afford insulin.
We need to stop blaming others for our broken system and start fixing it.
Hadiya Pendleton was 15 when she was shot and killed in Chicago. She had just finished her final exams. Today, we #WearOrange to honor Hadiya’s legacy, to remember the 100 people shot and killed every day, and to stand up for a future where every family is safe.
Last week, it was Virginia Beach. But day after day and year after year, too many families and communities are shattered by senseless gun violence. We can't get numb to this. On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, pledge to speak out, #WearOrange — and vote — to protect lives.