Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence Launches Trump-Referencing New Campaign
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music In observance of the start of the 2024-25 school year, the anti-gun-violence nonprofit Artist For Action has launched launches a new campaign entitled, “Not That Lucky” in partnership with NEON and IPG Health.
The campaign’s photo makes an unmistakable reference to the assassination attempt on former President Trump, featuring a photo of a teenaged female with a bandage over her ear and the caption, “Not everyone is that lucky.” Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence designed to inspire people to volunteer, donate and vote to end the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States.
Artists involved include Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow, Peter Gabriel, Nile Rodgers and more. AFA offers a platform to engage in gun violence prevention and launched last year with a series of concerts and events, including a performance by Bush and special guests at New York’s Irving Plaza.
Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America and another 32 are shot and injured. In this culturally relevant campaign, images of children of various ages and backgrounds, generated by AI, portray the epidemic of gun violence in US schools and highlight how this growing crisis doesn’t just impact one age group or race.
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