A National Conversation on How We Can Prevent Gun Deaths and Injuries
Activist Joan Peterson of Protect Minnesota/Minnesota Million Mom March Chapter and the Common Gunsense blog, will Light A Candle for victims of gun violence on Sunday, January 8. Thank you, Joan for your dedication to making our communities safer for everyone.
The Congressional intern credited with saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will light a candle on January 8th to honor those lost to gun violence. Daniel Hernandez, Jr. will be among concerned citizens around the country taking part in the Too Many Victims National Candlelight Vigil. [Read more...]
Gun violence prevention activists Jeanne Bishop, Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins and their mother, Joyce Bishop, will join families around the country for the National Candlelight Vigil on Sunday, which marks the first anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and wounded 13 others.
International peace advocate William Kellibrew will light a candle for victims of gun violence on Sunday, January 8. The William Kellibrew Foundation works to support victims and survivors of crime as they cope with traumatic experiences and work to rebuild their lives; with a special focus on women, children and families.
Gun violence prevention advocates Andrew and Colin Goddard will light candles to honor those whose lives have been impacted by gun violence. Both are inspiring activists for sensible gun laws. Colin serves as Assistant Director of Federal Legislation at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Will and Viveca Ferrell will join concerned Americans across the nation this Sunday, January 8th to light candles in honor of people lost to or hurt by gun violence. The Too Many Victims National Candlelight Vigil is being held on the one-year anniversary of the Tucson shootings which killed six people and wounded 13 others including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Oscar, Emmy and Tony-Award winning actress Ellen Burstyn will honor victims of gun violence by Lighting A Candle on Sunday, January 8 as part of the Too Many Victims National Candlelight Vigil. Please take part in this historic day by attending a vigil in your community or holding your own large or small lighting ceremony.
Emmy-Award winning actor and director Beau Bridges will Light A Candle to honor victims of gun violence on Sunday, January 8th. A long-time supporter of the Brady Campaign, earlier this year Bridges presented the Brady Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Jim and Sarah Brady.
New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress will participate in the Too Many Victims National Candlelight Vigil on January 8, 2012. On the first anniversary of the Tucson shootings, Plaxico will join concerned Americans across the nation who will light candles in honor of loved ones lost to gun violence.
On January 8, 2012, the Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights activist and host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, and the National Action Network will light candles to honor victims of gun violence, and co-host a march and vigil in Harlem alongside New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. [Read more...]
Comedian, social critic and longtime supporter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Lewis Black will honor those lost to gun violence by lighting a candle on January 8, 2012, the one-year anniversary of the shootings in Tucson, AZ.
Colin Goddard, the inspiring gun violence prevention advocate and Brady Campaign staffer whose story is featured in the movie Living for 32, will light a candle on January 8th to honor loved ones lost to gun violence in this country. [Read more...]
The Brady Campaign today released a new poster announcing actor Michael Douglas’s pledge to join the Too Many Victims campaign and light a candle on the January 8 anniversary of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The Too Many Victims campaign is a national effort inviting all Americans to participate in candlelight vigils or host their own on January 8, 2012, to honor the victims and survivors of the Tucson shooting and gun violence victims across the nation.
Click here to view a larger version of the poster.
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As the nation’s largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated network of Million Mom March Chapters, works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies. The Brady Campaign is devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities.
Visit the Brady Campaign website at www.bradycampaign.org. For continuing insight and comment on the gun issue, read Dennis Henigan’s blog at www.bradycampaign.org/blog/.
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