[Durham INC] Fwd: [TPD-NC] Durham Hosts Inaugural Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related Homicide Victims

[Mimi Kessler]

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From: City of Durham Communications Department <Communications at durhamnc.gov>
Date: Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 12:38 PM
Subject: [TPD-NC] Durham Hosts Inaugural Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related
Homicide Victims
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*News Media Contact*

Beverly B. Thompson, Director

919.475.2362 (mobile)

CommsMedia at DurhamNC.gov



Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: December 29, 2022



*Durham Hosts Inaugural Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related Homicide Victims*



*What*: Inaugural Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related Homicide Victims



*Who*: City of Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal, City Council, and Mayors Against
Illegal Guns



*When*: Friday, December 30, 2022 at 3 p.m.



*Where*: CCB Plaza in front of “Major” the Bull, 201 N. Corcoran St.,
Durham, N.C. 27701



*Event Facts*:

·         On December 30, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
<https://mayors.everytown.org> is asking cities across the country to
commemorate the lives of the victims lost this year and to demand an end to
gun-related violence.



*·         **Durham will join this national commemoration and stand in
solidarity for the Inaugural Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related Homicide
Victims.*



·         As part of this nationwide observance, Durham and the other
participating communities are holding ceremonies in remembrance of the
victims of gun violence.



·         During tomorrow’s ceremony
<https://www.durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3315>, Mayor Elaine O’Neal
and members of the Durham City Council will acknowledge each of the 43
lives lost in Durham in 2022, and issue a call for action to end gun
violence.



·         At the ceremony, a single balloon will be released to commemorate
the lives of the victims, and each person’s name will be read aloud.



·         In addition to Durham, the following cities have signed on to
this initiative: New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Mount Vernon, New
York; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland;
Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C.; Louisville, Kentucky; Jacksonville,
Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.



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