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Gun violence is all around us in the United States. It takes lives in our schools, houses of worship, and theaters. Join us for a conversation with FCNL’s Director for Justice Reform José Santos Woss and Peter Murchison, FCNL’s Friend in Washington. They will discuss how violence interrupters can help address gun violence and what other tools are necessary to change our country’s course. FCNL’s senior manager of the Young Adult Program, Larissa Gil-Sanhueza, will moderate this discussion.

The community came together to show its support for those experiencing that pain in Uvalde, Texas.

After Sandy Hook I was moved by Ian Frazier’s piece about anti-gun-violence activists like Shaina Harrison, who are working in the eye of the storm: in the classroom, where gun-violence-prevention skills can be taught, and on the streets, where violence interrupters demonstrate peaceful ways to settle disputes (“Guns Down,” April 5th). I have been a gun-safety activist since my nephew Daniel Barden was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in 2012. The damage done by mass shootings is immense, but the suicides and everyday community violence caused by guns also deserve our attention. ...