June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and on June 5, middle school students at Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School in Crown Heights held their eighth annual Walkout to End Gun Violence.

Wearing orange shirts — the signature color for gun violence awareness — the students marched alongside members of the anti-violence group Save Our Streets (SOS) along Fulton Street, holding signs and chanting, “Don’t shoot, I want to grow up,” and “Guns down, there are kids in the playground,” during a rally at Restoration Plaza.

At the rally, students were joined by anti-violence organizations including Man Up Inc., Students Demand Action, Everytown, and Moms Demand Action. They raised awareness about gun violence by presenting student-researched public health solutions and sharing their fears

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