The week of July 28 through August 4, 2019, our country saw four mass shootings. This does not include the shootings in Chicago on the weekend of Aug 3rd where eight were killed and 47 wounded. America continues to ignore the easy access and love affair with guns that has blood flowing on its streets. It is time to unite together to put pressure on Congress to stop ignoring this public health crisis and hold Congress accountable for not taking action in passing common sense gun safety laws.
We must demand that Congress pass legislation to guarantee our constitutional right to live!
Since September 25th is the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, we are asking ALL to wear ALL black in mourning for ALL lives taken by gun violence. Black t-shirts that say #EndGunViolence will be distributed.
I came late to the event so missed folks like Nancy Pelosi. Photos of identifiable speakers in sequence:
* Common, Hip-hop artist
* Lily Eskelsen Garcia, President National Education Association
* Peter Yarrow (81 years old), Bethany Yarrow, w/Lily Eskelsen Garcia
* Congress folks: Senator Dick Durbin, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, ???, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
* Randi Weingarten, President American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
* Kris Brown, President of Brady
* Po Murray, Chairwoman, Newtown Action Alliance
* Selah Gospel Choir
* Various parents of murdered kids
* Kim Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney
* Sponsoring group reps
* A die-in
* Gays Against Guns
* Father Mike Pfleger, The Faith Community of Saint Sabina
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