Pedestrians visiting South Street on April 14 will find 68 pairs of empty shoes.
The Morris Area Committee to Reduce Gun Violence will mark the four-month anniversary of the Newtown, CT, massacre by displaying the shoes– one pair for every New Jersey resident shot dead since the Connecticut tragedy, said Morristown Councilwoman Rebecca Feldman, co-founder of the Morris committee.
Look for the display between 9 am and 1 pm on Sunday, near the intersection of South Street and Miller Road.
“This is a call to action,” Rebecca said. “We’re looking for our state and national representatives to adopt common-sense legislation.”
Votes on gun laws are scheduled next week in the Senate–at both the state and national levels, she said.
The shoes are a traveling exhibit organized by Moms Demand Action, the Million Moms March and Cease-Fire New Jersey, Rebecca said.
Recent events in Greater Morristown have included a presentation by a Virginia Tech shooting survivor, talks by residents of Newtown, a stop by Washington-bound cyclists from Newtown, communal artworks for families of victims, and solidarity banners organized by area clergy.
