The election is this Tuesday, November 5. If you are planning to participate, do not allow intimidation to prevent you from exercising your right to vote. Already this cycle mail-in ballots have been burnt & poll worker harassed
Locate your polling place: https://t.co/1TuWTSsDPr
Shootings keep happening but do not give in to your feeling of powerlessness. Do not give in to despair. We must come together & forge a society where kids can grow up & live free of the fear of gun violence. Support groups like @CJACTIONFUND who advocate for violence prevention.
I suggest a NATIONAL STRIKE from all levels of education until federal laws occur. Not fighting back for the next victim of gun violence makes us part of the problem. #enoughisnow@AMarch4OurLives@Team_Enough Please SHARE!
The Letter Writing Campaign is in full swing! We went around campus & put up these posters in academic buildings, common areas, and freshman dorms to give you guys the chance to help the #MarchForOurLives movement! Find one of these on campus, & scan the QR code to get involved!
Through passing bills like #HR8 & #HR1112, The House has shown its dedication to keeping Americans safe.
We must now urge The Senate to pass #S42 to ensure background checks are conducted for all gun sales.
Together, we will #EndGunViolence.
“To every elected official in Congress, we say to you: your political life is insignificant compared to the lives of people who will be saved if you have the courage to vote the way you should.” - Speaker Pelosi🔥, on gun violence prevention legislation.
“Be crazy…crazy changes the world, but be honest with your principles. This is the face of my son, Joaquin. He is an activist and you will never forget that.” - Manuel Oliver, father of the movement.
Ted Deutch, Parkland’s member of Congress, spoke highly of the young leaders of March For Our Lives. He told personal stories and recounted moments of inspiration that have come from working and healing with his constituents.
“Every time I speak to the #MarchForOurLives community I am reminded that I am surrounded by people who have been tirelessly fighting to make our communities safer.” - Congresswoman Lucy McBath
“Last time I was in this room was on March 24th. A monumental day for all of us. With your help, we have been making history since that day” - @charlie_mirsky, MFOL’s 18-year-old federal lobbyist said in welcoming statement.
This week #MarchForOurLives hosted a reception in our nation’s capital. The room was filled with victims and survivors of gun violence, organizers of all ages, and many members of Congress. [THREAD]
Genuinely thankful for the incredible people I’ve met across the country this year. The amazing heartstrong activists, the marchers from every town and background, the counterprotestors who were willing to listen— they’ve all reaffirmed my faith in this democracy of ours