Cameron Boyce's Family Wants You To Wield Peace In His Memory

By Lauren Rearick


The Cameron Boyce Foundation, an agency created by Cameron Boyce’s family member after his sudden passing, wants the world to speak out against gun violence.


Boyce, who was known for his work in Disney’s Descendants franchise, passed away at the age of 20 on July 6. In the wake of his death, his family member customary the Cameron Boyce Foundation to honor his activism. Victor Boyce, the actor’s father, told Good Morning America that the family member wants to “continue his [Cameron’s] legacy as best we can.” That work starts with Wielding Peace, an interactive social media campaign, ABC News reported.


Unveiled through the the foundation’s Instagram, Wielding Peace is a photographic series that features prominent faces, including Boyce’s best companions and actors Sophie Reynolds and Karan Brar, wielding “weapons” of unity. Boyce began work on the series before his passing, and he’s featured in two images holding his chosen equipment for peace: a guitar and a palette. As segment of the campaign, the photographs include a phone call to action for followers, and ask for others to “post their peace” using the hashtag #WieldingPeace.


Boyce previously explained the importance of using the products in an interview with Refinery29: “The ‘guns’ that we’re using as props will be items that signify unity and peace,” he mentioned. “Household items like musical instruments, cameras, food, sporting tools, aesthetics products, articles of clothing…anything that might inspire someone creatively along with make a strong statement with the sentiment that we need to pick a different weapon.” Social media participants have since shared equipment of peace that include a set of paint brushes, a camera, and flowers.


Reynolds, who posed with a ballet shoe for her #WieldingPeace photograph, used her post to call on lawmakers to do something about continued gun violence. “The fight for gun control is the fight for life,” she wrote. “We’ve allowed living with gun violence to be our new usual, nevertheless I reject to be desensitized to the loss of so several lives... By not changing our laws, lawmakers are telling us that every time we go to school, to a concert, to a movie theater, to a mall, or anywhere, that we should be willing to be terrorized... I want future generations to grow up in a global where they feel safe and like their lives are valued.”


According to reports, future Cameron Boyce Foundation assignments will focus on  distributing a creative outlet for young people. Per its website, the structure also says that special attention will be given to two causes near to Boyce’s heart: tidy water initiatives and epilepsy awareness. Before his death, Boyce actively supported the Thirst Project, a business serious about offering safe drinking water to communities where it isn't conveniently obtainable. The actor was also diagnosed with epilepsy, and his family member confirmed the condition contributed to his passing.


MTV News has reached out to The Cameron Boyce Foundation for comment.