Kathleen Horan
Kathleen Horan has worked at WNYC Radio since 2001 and been a reporter in the newsroom since 2006.
'Day of Outrage' Calls Attention to Gun Violence
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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(Kathleen Horan)
New York, NY –
New York is among 26 cities that hosted an "Emergency Day of Outrage" to remember victims of gun violence. In Times Square, signs with faces of victims were held over a coffin to call attention to all the lives that have been lost. Director Spike Lee addressed the crowd and said many of the perpetrators are often teenagers who've lost their way. "Young people have lost the meaning of life. They lost the value of life. If they don't value their life they're not going to value anyone else's life. So as New Yorker, black, white, Hispanic, Asian we got to come together to make this truly the greatest city in the world," Lee says.
Cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles also held rallies today. They were organized by the Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network.
For more information about the Day of Outrage, gun violence in New York, and what leaders plan to do about it, visit our News Blog.
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