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Tell Congress to Stop the Scourge of Gun Violence

June 3, 2022
Tulsa, Uvalde, Buffalo. The news of unspeakable gun violence is excruciating and unceasing. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in America. [1] Yet, there are members of Congress who still insist that guns should be everywhere and resist life-saving legislation, even as over 200...
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Top #5Actions of the Past Week: Friday, May 27, 2022

May 28, 2022
There are not enough words to express the intense grief that we feel about the senseless violence and loss of lives in Uvalde, TX this week, and in Buffalo just days prior. The families and communities of those taken too soon will remain forever incomplete and deeply traumatized. Lives and...
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North Carolina Vigils Call for Action to Reduce Gun Violence

May 23, 2022
On April 24 at 7:30 pm, gun violence prevention vigils took place simultaneously in multiple cities across North Carolina. They were hosted by the NC Gun Violence Prevention Coalition, which includes North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, North Carolina Council of Churches, Raleigh-Apex NAACP,...
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Stop violence by fighting white supremacy

May 18, 2022
Over the weekend, an 18-year-old white supremacist drove for hours to a neighborhood grocery store in Buffalo, where he shot 13 people, specifically targeting Black people. Ten died. [1] Our hearts ache for the victims and families of the Buffalo shooting and for the city itself. Our hearts break for the Black community, which once again has been targeted in a racially motivated mass shooting.
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Prisons Harm Kids. Close Sununu Youth Prison!

May 2, 2022
It’s time to END youth incarceration here in NH and instead focus on investments in services and supports that create opportunities for New Hampshire youth. Join me in calling on Gov. Sununu to close the Sununu Youth Services Center for good. What has happened and continues to happen to NH youth is...
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DOWNLOAD: People's Response Act One-Pager

April 27, 2022
Police violence has been a hot topic of conversation in America over the past couple of years. The pandemic has stripped away the distractions and forced us face the uncomfortable reality of police violence and lack of accountability in this country. MomsRising is committed to finding alternatives...
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¡Únete a MAMIbuster!

April 25, 2022
Se acerca el Día de la Madre, y después de más de dos años de estrés pandémico, vamos a celebrar nuestro día a lo GRANDE con un MAMIbuster! ¿Qué es MAMIbuster? ---> Durante ocho horas en el fin de semana del Día de la Madre, cientos de mamás, papás, padres, líderes y cuidadores de todo el país...
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Brooklyn

April 12, 2022
This morning, my phone lit up with news alerts about another mass shooting. When I saw “Brooklyn” in the headlines, my heart stopped. How many times have my husband and I walked the streets of Brooklyn and rode the subway during trips to see our daughter, or to visit friends?
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What we saw in the Atlanta mass shooting was ourselves

March 14, 2022
Today, March 16th, we are observing the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shooting , where eight people died, six of them Asian women who could very well have been us. It was terrifying, tragic, and it broke our hearts The shooting was horrific, but in many ways it was inevitable. Due to the...
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¡Únete a nuestra fiesta de Lotería!

February 28, 2022
Te invitanmos a disfrutar de palomitas y LOTERÍA con el Presidente... ¡todo desde la comodidad de tu sala! Este martes por la noche (1 de marzo) a las 9 p. m. ET / 6 p. m. PT, el presidente Joe Biden dará el Estado de la Unión 2022 (SOTU). Para que la observación sea divertida y poderosa, hemos...
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