March For Our Lives Utah

TOMORROW @ 6:30 MDT (5:30 MST) the entirety of Southwest MFOL is having a back to school call for new and old volunteers!! It’s a great opportunity to get involved, and there will be a raffle with great prizes! Hope to see you there :) Sign up with link in our bio

It’s been 5 years since the shooting at Pulse. 49 people lost, taken by violence and deadly hate. Gun violence is an LGBTQ+ issue. Sending love to all victims and survivors, to all the families affected. Sending the power to heal.

⭐️Special guest update⭐️ Kim Snyder, director of @UsKidsFilm is joining the post-film discussion on Sunday! Check out the entire panel and preorder your ticket: utahfilmcenter.org/event/us-kids/ @UtahGVPC @March4LivesUT @MomsDemand

2021-2022 applications are now open, join our amazing team! Applications close May 31st! Click the link in our bio, and DM us with any questions!

Everyday we lose 100+ people to gun violence. @POTUS just acknowledged this epidemic but we have more to say. Tomorrow, we will address the nation live from the Capitol at the State of the Union on Gun Violence. #TheTimeIsNow for Congress to act.

Today, and every day, we say his name: George Floyd. May he rest in power. Our Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict: Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction is Welcomed, But It Alone Is Not Justice

22 years ago, 13 people at Columbine High School were killed, & countless others suffered from pain and trauma. We are sending love to the victims and their families & will continue to fight for a society where no community is shaken by gun violence. columbineserves.org

Our hearts are heavy and with Orange County as we wake up today. Yet another community shaken by the preventable tragedy of gun violence. No one should have to face this tragic end, and we are especially saddened to hear a child is among the victims.

2 shootings in one week. We demand more than thoughts and prayers. We demand that our communities are supported, that lifesaving legislation is passed, that violence intervention programs are funded. We demand a world free of gun violence.

Take a moment to let your senators know Congress needs to take action on passing background checks! Passing this legislation saves lives nationally. act.everytown.org/sign/Senate_ba…

Our Statement on The Mass Shooting In Atlanta, Georgia.

Stop Asian Hate means stop the violence. Stop the systems of harm. That means learn about the harm embedded in your language, your jokes, your lyrics, your movies, your headlines. That means protect elders, protect sex workers, protect small business owners.

In order to address structural inequities and end gun violence, victims of gun violence need investments in their communities to treat underlying conditions — addressing social mobility and social determinants of health. To do this, we must utilize community programming that...

For one year, we have had you in our hearts and dreamed of a different reality with you in it. Breonna Taylor deserved her future. It was stolen by the Louisville Metro Police Department on this day in 2020.

TW: Gun Violence THREAD: Today, our Judicial Advocacy team filed an amicus brief for Wade v. University of Michigan, a case concerning whether or not UM’s campus firearm ban is constitutional.

After Missouri passed a permit less carry statute in January 2017, aggravated assaults with a gun in the major city of St. Louis rose 23 percent. That’s 484 more gun-related aggravated assaults in 2017 as compared to 2016. @EqualityUtah @March4LivesUT @utahhousereps @SpencerJCox

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