When I visited Chicago on July 7 to march with Reverend Jesse Jackson at a protest outside a gun store that was the source of numerous guns traced to crime, it was obvious that I was seeing something larger than just an isolated event. Many Chicago neighborhoods have been seeing their streets flooded with guns and their children shot down in random acts of violence. Chicago was demanding action.

But the gun violence didn’t end, and neither did the outrage. Reverend Jackson has called for a National Day of Protest Against Gun Violence, to remind our leaders that this is not an inconsequential problem, and that steps need to be taken to stop the violence.

On August 28, the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington, there will be events all across the country to highlight the problem of gun violence. The Brady Campaign with its network of Million Mom March Chapters is joining activists across the country who are planning events in more than 20 cities, and more are expected. You can read more about the events, and our participation, here.