We invited all families to join us in Washington D.C. on March 4, 2023 for the closeout ceremony of the exhibit at the National Building Museum. Members of the Purpose Over Pain group traveled from Chicago to D.C. together for a ceremony to honor our loved ones honored in the memorial. If you were not able to be at the event in person, a recording has been linked below.

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in Cincinnati, OH where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Saturday, September 24th, 12pm-4pm

Hirsch Recreation Complex, 3036 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229

Please RSVP

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in Cincinnati, OH where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Friday, September 23rd, 3pm-7pm

Lincoln Recreation Center, Cincinnati, OH. 45203

Please RSVP

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting an Object Collection event in Chicago, IL where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Saturday, June 25, 4-7 pm - Please RSVP

Wildman BT, 3020 W Carroll Avenue Chicago, IL 60612

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in Columbus, OH where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Friday, May 20th, 3-7pm

Wolfe Shelterhouse, 105 Park Drive, Columbus, OH 43209

Please RSVP 

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in Columbus, OH where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Saturday, May 21st, 11am-4pm

Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 1200 Brentnell Ave. Columbus, OH 43219

Please RSVP 

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in Minneapolis, MN where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Saturday, May 15th, 12pm-4pm 

North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Please RSVP 

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in St. Paul, MN where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Saturday, May 14th, 11am-3pm 

Rondo Library, 461 Dale St. North, St. Paul, MN 55103

Please RSVP

Everytown for Gun Safety will be hosting Object Collection events in Louisville, KT where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Chestnut Street Family YMCA, 930 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40203

Saturday, January 15, 12-5 pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Brownsville where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Brownsville In Violence Out, 1667 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

Saturday, November 13, 12-6pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Los Angeles, CA where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Grant AME Church, 10435 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90002

Saturday, Nov 6th, 1 - 4pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Cincinnati, OH where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Lincoln Community Center, 1027 Linn St, Cincinnati, OH 45203

Saturday Oct 23rd, 12 - 4pm

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Cincinnati, OH where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Hirsch Recreation Complex Recreation center 3630 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio. 45229

Friday Oct 22nd, 3pm - 7pm

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Newark, NJ where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Clinton Hill Event Hall, 12 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108

Saturday, October 16th, 12 - 4pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Newark, NJ where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Emmanuel Church of Christ, 54 Irvine Turner Blvd., Newark, NJ 07103

Friday, October 15th, 4 - 7pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Chicago, IL where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Christ for Life, 6156 W. Grand Ave., Chicago IL 60639

Thursday, Sept. 30, 12 - 4pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Chicago, IL where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

St. Agatha Catholic Church, 3147 W. Douglas Blvd. Chicago IL 60623

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2 - 6pm

RSVP here

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Indianapolis, IN, where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Forest Manor Middle School 4501 E. 32nd Street, Indianapolis, IN. 46218

Sunday, September 26, 10am-4pm

If you plan to attend please RSVP here.

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Pittsburgh, PA, where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

Center of Life, 161 Hazelwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15207

Sunday, September 26, 12-5pm

The Gun Violence Memorial will be hosting Object Collection events in Pittsburgh, PA, where families will have the opportunity to contribute remembrance objects to the Memorial that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones taken by gun violence.

When and where:

House of Manna, 7240 Frankstown Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Saturday, September 25, 12-5pm