June Month of Action Against Gun Violence
End Gun Violence Michigan and Moms Demand Action have organized 25 events throughout Michigan during the month of June. We're honoring the innocent victims of gun violence, celebrating the passage of Michigan's new gun laws, providing resources to the community, and demanding more change. Gun violence impacts every community differently, and each community is addressing it their own way: from marches and rallies to film screenings, art installations, and resource fairs.
Wear Orange is Moms Demand Action's national week of action that has been expanded to a whole month of activities.
Silence the Violence was started 16 years agi by Church of the Messiah in Detroit, who have asked EGVMI to take the message statewide.
Wear Orange Events
You can find more information on all the Moms Demand Action "Wear Orange" events at their website.
Thursday June 1
3pm - Rochester - Help hang Orange Ribbons in downtown Rochester
5pm - Traverse City - Volunteer Appreciation Event
6:30pm - Grosse Pointe & Harper Woods Wear Orange Panel Discussion, Grosse Pointe Public Library, 15175 E. Jefferson
Friday, June 2
11am - Ann Arbor - Paint the Rock Orange
2 pm - Traverse City - Disruptive Blacksmithing, Central United Methodist Church, 222 Cass St
7pm - Midland - Wear Orange/National Gun Violence Awareness Community Program, St. John's Episcopal Church, 405 N. Saginaw Road
Saturday, June 3
9am - Traverse City - Planting Flowers for Hope & Healing, Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Parsons Road At Ave B10am - Grand Rapids - Help Clean Up MLK Park, MLK Park GR, 1200 Martin Luther King Jr St SE
12pm - Lansing - Wear Orange Kick-Off, AC3 Community Center, 500 E Thomas St
1pm - Roseville - Popsicles in the Park, Veteran's Memorial Park, 27325 Barkman St
4pm - Ferndale - Wear Orange Sign Waving, 9 Mile & Woodward
Sunday, June 4
8:30am - Traverse City - Yen Yoga Wear Orange Community Yoga, Yen Yoga and Fitness
615 E Front St
10am - Traverse City - Community Yoga at Elev8 Climbing Gym, Elev8 Climbing Gym and Fitness, 777 Boyd Ave
10am - Traverse City - Culture of Peace Sermon, Grace Episcopal Church, 341 Washington St
11am - Traverse City - Dharamsala's Wear Orange Community Yoga Class, Dharamsala
869 Robinwood Ct
11:30am - Detroit - Praying Hands Around Detroit, St. Stephen AME Church, 6000 Stanford St
12pm - Brighton - Attend the Rainbow Reception supporting the Livingston Diversity Group, AMP Brighton Mill Pond, Millpond Trail
2pm - Holland Wear Orange at Centennial Park, Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave
Monday, June 5
10am - Detroit - Gun Violence Awareness Month Kickoff, Gordon Park, 1945 Atkinson St
5pm - Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo Wear Orange at Bronson Park, 200 S Rose St
Saturday, June 10
12 PM - Ypsilanti - Community Outreach & Gun Violence Rally at Prospect Park
Silence the Violence Events
RSVP for Silence the Violence HERE
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June 17
Ann Arbor - St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 1679 Broadway St
11:00 AM - Speakers and Serenity Walk in Nature Habitat
(Partners: St. Aidan's, Moms Demand Action, Physicians for the Prevention of Gun Violence, EGVMI)
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Detroit - Church of the Messiah, 231 E Grand Boulevard
10am - Press Conference
11am - Memorial March
12pm - Resource Fair
(Partners: Church of the Messiah, Charles W. Reid Community Help Center, EGVMI)
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Grand Haven - Central Park, 421 Columbus Ave
11am - Silent March Begins
12:30PM - March Ends with Local Music Performances (St. John's Episcopal Church Grand Haven)
(Partners: Church of the Dunes, St. John's, EGVMI)
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Muskegon - Community United Methodist Church, 1614 Ruddiman Drive
6:30pm - Refreshments and Resources
7:00pm - FREE screening of "Won't Back Down" the Gabby Giffords Documentary
(Partners: Community UMC and EGVMI)
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Oxford - Centennial Park, 41 S Washington Street
11:30am - Sign Making and Resource Tables
12:30pm - Youth Speakers from NFWT and MFOL
1:30pm - Walk to Oxford High School
(Partners: No Future Without Today, March For Our Lives, Moms Demand Action, EGVMI)
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Pontiac - City of Pontiac Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration https://www.pontiac.mi.us/newsdetail_T2_R491.php)
4pm - Gun Violence Prevention and Safety Resources at the Oakland Forward table
(Partners: Oakland Forward, EGVMI)
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Southfield - St. David's Episcopal Church, 16200 W 12 Mile Rd
12pm - Art Exhibit Dedication and Speakers
1pm - Metro Detroit Peace March
(Partners: Moms Demand Action, Huntington Woods Peace Group, St. David's, Hindu Community Relations Council, EGVMI)
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*Flint - Date and Location TBD
Gun BuyBack with Flint Police Department
(Partners: North Flint Neighborhood Action Council, EGVMI)
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June 25
Detroit- 2:00 PM. Muhammad Mosque #1 (19160 Evergreen Rd, Detroit), March, rally and distribution of basic needs items. Organized by the Charles W. Reid Community Help Center.
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Please join us at one of these amazing community events!
