— AI-powered platform recreates the voices to victims killed in shootings to force lawmakers to take stance against gun violence —
Buffalo, NY: A national school bus tour led by March of Our Lives, Change the Ref, and LUSH Cosmetics will stop in Buffalo next week on Tuesday, August 27th at Walden Galleria to promote a technology-powered campaign focused on fighting gun violence. Led by Manuel and Patricia Oliver who lost their son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver in the Parkland Mass Shooting, Buffalo is the 9th stop of a 16-stop, 14 state tour that brings attention to the gun violence epidemic and its devastating impact on young people.
The Shotline uses artificial intelligence to bring to life voices of children killed by gun violence and includes a phone booth that invites people to send their message to Congress. The messages were produced in close partnership with the parents of the children. Lawmakers will receive detailed calls from victims like Joaquin Oliver saying,
“Hello I’m Joaquin Oliver. Six years ago, I was a senior at Parkland. Many students and teachers were murdered on Valentine’s Day that year a person using an AR-15, but you don’t care. You never did. It’s been six years and you’ve done nothing. Not a thing to stop all the shootings that have happened since.”
The center of each tour stop will be the “Guac” Bus, a modified school bus constructed by Manny Oliver in homage to Joaquin’s memory and all those who have lost their lives to gun violence. The bus will be parked at Walden Galleria on Tuesday, August 27th at 12:00 p.m. outside the main mall entrance between Forever21 and Five Guys, near LUSH Cosmetics. Guests and customers who interact and step foot on the bus to learn about the campaign will receive a free LUSH Cosmetics bath bomb to take home with them. The bus tour will continue throughout this month, making stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Raleigh and Washington, D.C.
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About Walden Galleria
Walden Galleria is the Buffalo-Niagara region’s premier shopping, dining, and entertainment destination. With over 200 retailers, 9 sit-down restaurants, an international food court, and Regal Cinemas Stadium 16 with RPX theatres and full reclining seats, Walden Galleria truly dominates the retail market. Walden Galleria attracts over 23 million visitors a year by offering an impressive and unique selection of retail, restaurants, and entertainment that cannot be found anywhere else in the market including Anthropologie, lululemon athletica, Free People, Urban Outfitters, Apple Computer, ZARA, Texas de Brazil, The Cheesecake Factory, Dave & Buster’s, Urban Air Adventure Park, 5 Wits and many more! For more information, visit www.waldengalleria.com.
About Pyramid Management Group
Pyramid Management Group is one of the largest, most innovative, privately-held real estate developers in the northeast. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, Pyramid’s portfolio of dynamic shopping, dining and entertainment destinations and expanding hospitality presence dominate the northeast with 14 properties located throughout New York and Massachusetts. For 50 years, Pyramid has built its reputation on being first, fast, ahead of the curve and always what’s next, leading the industry in combining the best elements of traditional retail with world-class dining and entertainment, all under one roof. For more information, visit www.pyramidmg.com.