Non-profit organization Bullets4Life raises awareness for gun violence prevention by repurposing bullets into bracelets. To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Parkland shooting Feb. 14, the Current Events Club worked with Bullets4Life to bring their movement to Heritage. (Photo/Anya Pinto)Students began by destroying bullets for each Parkland victim and survivor, shouting “No more” with each hit. “Each bullet destroyed is a life saved instead of a life taken,” founder and CEO Susan Kennedy said. (Photos/Amarachukwu Okpala, Anya Pinto and Marcus Gonzalez)Workshop participants then entered the Student Center to begin making their beaded bracelets. They each wrote a message to keep inside the shell casing of the bracelet as a reminder of their activism. (Photos/Susan Kennedy, Liliana Shaw, Anya Pinto and Amarachukwu Okpala)After the workshop, students glued the unused bullets to the Mirror of Life. Students see a reflection of themselves along with the lives they potentially saved in the form of destroyed bullets. (Photos/Susan Kennedy and Julia Seifer)Each of the 30 attending students created one or two bracelets. The Current Events Club raised over $300 for Bullets4Life to help buy a headstone for a young boy who was lost to gun violence over ten years ago. (Photos/Susan Kennedy, Julia Seifer and Anya Pinto)
