Naomi Wadler
American activist
Naomi Wadler (born October 16, 2006) is an American student and activist against gun violence. She has made speeches advocating for victims of gun violence in the United States, especially Black female victims, most notably at the pro-gun control protest March For Our Lives. She attends Alexandria City High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
Personal life
Wadler was adopted by Julie Wadler from an Ethiopian orphanage in 2007. Wadler's mother also adopted another daughter, Sarah, in 2009.
Wadler's African American father is a recreational hunter.
Wadler told Elle in April 2018 that she is Ethiopian Jewish and that she had been the victim of racism at her school because of her Jewish and Ethiopian heritages.
Political activism
On March 14, 2018, Wadler helped organize a walkout of 200 classmates at George Mason Elementary School. They stood in silence for 18 minutes: 17 minutes in memory of the 17 victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and one additional minute in memory of Courtlin Arrington, a Black girl who had been a victim of gun violence at Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama.
On March 24, 2018, Wadler spoke to many people at March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. She was the youngest speaker at the rally.
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