- Right now @clgoddard is delivering 35K signatures to Congress pre-State of the Union to push for action on #guns http://t.co/C04i0QaY
- What can you do to help make a safer nation? Consider volunteering time & talent. Details here: http://t.co/hG1SKqJL
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- Tell Congress we want action to reduce #gun violence. Help reach the goal of 30,000 emails by midnight: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Only hours left to make as big an impact as possible. Plz RT to help reach goal of 30K emails to Congress: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- #NowIsTheTime to rally friends & followers to reach our goal of 30,000 emails to Congress in the next few hours: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- #NowIsTheTime to make Congress hear our demand to reduce #gun violence. Help send 30K emails by midnight http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Make sure Congress hears our demand for action to reduce #gun violence. Let's send 30,000 emails over the next 48 hours http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Make our voices heard. Help send 30,000 emails urging Senate Judiciary Committee members to act on #gun reform http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- #NowIsTheTime to rally friends, family & followers to help send 30,000 emails to Congress in the next 48 hours: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Nationwide call-to-action: Help rally friends & family to send 30,000 emails to Congress in the next 48 hours: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- President, Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly say #NowIsTheTime for #gun reform. Tell Congress you agree: http://t.co/NJBj2Vt8 http://t.co/bWHypNuY
Brady Campaign Joins Sharpton on August 28 to Honor Dr. King's Dream
Aug 17, 2010
Washington, D.C. - The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence today announced the organization’s participation in the August 28 Reclaim the Dream Rally, organized by Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network.
“I am excited that the Brady Campaign will join Rev. Sharpton, Martin King III, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, National Urban League President Marc Morial, clergy, and others from around the country to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” said Brady President Paul Helmke. “As a young man in the 1960’s, I heard Dr. King speak of his hopes for an America that was just, integrated, and non-violent. While we have made significant progress in the areas of social justice and integration, we have not made as much progress in non-violence.”
Researchers at Harvard and UCLA recently released a study showing U.S. homicide rates were 6.9 times higher than rates in the other high-income countries, driven by firearm homicide rates that were 19.5 times higher. For 15-year olds to 24-year olds, firearm homicide rates in the United States were 42.7 times higher than in the other countries.
“When the equivalent of a Virginia Tech tragedy - 32 murdered by guns -- happens every day in America, we cannot be satisfied that we are honoring the movement for peace and social justice that Dr. King so courageously led,” Helmke said. “When the NRA bosses and others push for an America that allows guns for anyone, anywhere, and any time, we can’t be satisfied that we are honoring Dr. King’s dream. Our vision is of an America where people are safe from gun violence -- safe at work, at home, and in their communities. We are proud to add our voice to the Reclaim the Dream rally for greater racial, economic, and social justice, and for a safer America.”
For more information, go to http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net.
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We are driven by the focused vision of a nation where all Americans are safe at home, at work, at school, and in our communities.
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