WASHINGTON — More than 700 students across the District have pledged to stand against gun violence — a symbolic gesture organizers hope will spark real change in their communities. They are taking a stand against gun violence as part of the National Day of Concern , observed on Wednesday, October 15.

The initiative, led by the nonprofit Momma's Safe Haven , encourages youth to publicly commit to nonviolence by signing their names and making a personal promise to help curb gun-related incidents in their neighborhoods. The organization is partnering with Voices of Black Mothers United and the Metropolitan Police Department’s Victims’ Rights Branch .

In-person pledge were taken at Jefferson Middle School and Charles Hart Middle School , where students will commit to a promise of

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