March For Our Lives Durham-Chapel Hill

A gentle reminder to our organizers: Our work is nothing if we’re tired beyond belief & unable to take action. Invest in yourself and take care of yourself. You and your mental health are important so we can keep up the fight. marchforourlives.com/mental-health-…

RT if you would love to live in an America where kids don’t have to fear being gunned down in school or on their own street.

FYI: There have been 10,400+ gun deaths, 20,900+ gun injuries, and approximately 14,200+ suicides in the 215 days of 2020.

This anniversary is NOT just another day for anyone. The massacres at El Paso and Dayton had momentous implications for our Latinx community, racial identity, and gun violence in the United States as a whole. Never forget the victims and families that lost someone that day.

RT if you hate the NRA

Take a moment. Internalize this. Understand how our systems are failing. And get back to fighting for what’s right.

We rallied. We filed an amicus brief. We fought back against the NRA’s attempt to roll back our progress. And we won. washingtonpost.com/politics/court…

After fighting for 8 months, Memo Garcia, a native El Pasoan, was called to heaven today. His death marks the 23rd person to die as a result of the August 3rd Walmart mass shooting. We are grieving with his family and with our community. Let us never forget his name.

If you are interested in helping us plan virtual meetings please send us a dm or email! We are so excited to work with everyone :)

"Mark Bryant, who tracks U.S. shootings for the Gun Violence Archive, said it will take a while to properly analyze the data for the COVID-19 pandemic. But what he detects so far is an increase in gang shootings & domestic violence, amid a drop in workplace and school shootings."

Last month was the first March without a school shooting in the United States since 2002.

The tragic reality in the U.S. is that even in the middle of the #COVID19Pandemic, gunshot victims still fill the hospitals. Doctors are struggling to find enough ICU beds, ventilators, and staff to care for both COVID-19 patients & victims of gun violence.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opi…

UPDATE: 2,000+ gun deaths and 3,500+ gun injuries in the 50 days of the new year.

RT if you want to replace the current president with one who will put the safety of America’s families and communities ahead of the interests of the NRA. #DemDebate #DemocraticDebate

Y’all are really gonna have a debate in Las Vegas, where the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual happened less than three years ago, and NOT have a single question about gun violence prevention????? #DemDebate

It’s been 356 days since the House passed background checks on all gun sales. @senatemajldr: Do your job and bring background checks to a vote in the Senate.

Real-time American gun violence data in the new year, as of #PresidentsDay: –1,893 deaths –3,384 injuries –29 children killed –64 children injured –101 teenagers killed –295 teenagers injured –196 defensive use incidents –269 unintentional shootings –38 mass shootings

Today is my son Jordan’s 25th birthday. I often think about what I would say to him if he were still here with us. This year, I wanted to share a message that I wrote to Jordan on what would have been his 25th birthday.