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 friends 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.

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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 on starting the #WearOrange movement.

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Delivering a keynote speech on gun safety and the origins of Project Orange Tree

Delivering a keynote speech on gun safety and the origins of Project Orange Tree

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Open Mic event hosted by Project Orange Tree in it's launch year, aimed at building community and providing a safe space for people to connect.

Open Mic event hosted by Project Orange Tree in it's launch year, aimed at building community and providing a safe space for people to connect.