From Friday, Jan. 29 to Sunday, Jan. 31, Roz Pichardo camped outside in freezing temperatures to bring awareness to rising gun violence in Philadelphia. Equipped with a sleeping bag, blankets, and several dozen photos of Philadelphians who were murdered, she slept in her tent on a vacant lot near Temple University Hospital.
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