As an activist, Nza-Ari has been a bold leader, spearheading initiatives within the Chicago community and across the country.
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Project Orange Tree
At 16 years old, Nza-Ari’s friend, Hadiya Pendleton, was shot and killed at a playground near their Chicago high school in 2013. One month after her friend’s death, Nza-Ari worked with 15 other students to launch Project Orange Tree, a gun violence prevention organization educating young people about root causes and potential solutions for the shootings that plague neighborhoods of many American cities. This was the start in her career as an activist.
Now This Feature
'There’s no place at all that you can avoid gun violence in America.' — On June 1st, 2018, Nza-Ari sat down with “Now This News” to talk about starting the #WearOrange movement. Click “learn more” to watch the full feature.
Wear Orange Movement
The Wear Orange Movement is a campaign that occurs during June of every year, in which community members and public figures wear orange to increase awareness around gun violence in this country.
Panel: “Gun Rights as a Public Health Issue”
Watch the full video here
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