Aalayah Eastmond
American 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.
Early life and education
Eastmond was born in Brooklyn on March 22, 2001, to Stacey-Ann Llewellyn. When Eastmond was 2 years old, her 18-year-old uncle, Patrick Edwards, was shot and killed leaving his mother's home in Brooklyn. At the age of 4, Eastmond moved with her mother to West Virginia. She played the violin as a child.
Whe she was 8 years old, the two moved to Broward County, Florida.
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