Aalayah Eastmond
Aalayah Eastmond | |
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Eastmond in 2018 | |
| Born | March 22, 2001 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Trinity Washington University |
| Occupation | Activist |
Aalayah Eastmond (born March 22, 2001) is a Trinidadian-American activist and advocate for gun violence prevention, social justice, and racial equality. After surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Eastmond began her activism during the 2018 United States gun violence protests. She has testified multiple times to the U.S. Congress. Eastmond is a founder of Team Enough, a youth-led gun violence prevention organization which is part of the Brady Campaign.
Eastmond also co-founded Concerned Citizens of DC, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, to organize protests supporting social justice issues in Washington, D.C. She supports Black Lives Matter and protests against police brutality.