Updated 4/21/2021 10:41 PM
It has been another week filled with heartache as we watched two people of color one only 13 years old die at hands of law enforcement. While I continue to believe in and be encouraged by the adoption of the NAACP and ILACP 10 Shared Principles for reform by police departments throughout the 14th District and Cook County, I am keenly aware that is only one piece of the puzzle, and that there is more work to be done.
This scenario of black and brown individuals being killed during interactions with law enforcement has been increasingly frequent, shining a harsh light on what we must no longer deny is a broken system. In a country where all are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, this use of lethal force is simply unacceptable. No life deserves to be cut short, period. And no one should ever grieve a life cut short by the hands of government-appointed, taxpayer-funded, protectors of our communities.
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On Saturday, February 6th, 2021, Virginia Delegate and candidate for Lt. Governor of VA , Hala Ayala, hosted a Survivors of Gun Violence Awareness panel, via Zoom, LIVE on Facebook. The event was made public for anyone to join in and watch,
“Delegate Hala Ayala Presents: National Gun Violence Survivors Week Roundtable.”
About 20 or so gun control activists were included, including members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America as well as Lori Haas of The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. There was also myself and two other gun rights activists who happened to be “allowed” in.
If you’re a gun rights activist in VA and don’t know who Lori Haas is… you should. Lori found her role in gun control activism back when her daughter, Emily, attended VA Tech in 2007. In April of that year, a deranged gunman opened fire within the campus, killing 32 and wounding 17, including Emily- who sustained two gunshot wounds and lived. VA Tech, like most schools, from
Partners In The Struggle holds youth gun-violence pep rally
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â So far this year ten people at least 19 years old and younger died in Nashville because of gun violence, but one local organization is hoping to lower those numbers.
Partners In The Struggle held a youth gun-violence pep rally on Sunday in honor of Gun-Violence Awareness Month. The catered event was an opportunity for young people to remember the teenagers who have died from gun violence in 2020.
The organization s founder Earl Jordan said it takes a village to create a change for our young people. I mean everybody, not just us who are here- we ve been doing this for years, but everyone that s going to invest in our kids and we can deter the youth violence and the youth crimes. I think if we can start doing that consistently then we can curve it, said Jordan.