Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Everytown for Gun Safety is a stronger organization due to the growing diversity of its volunteers and staff. Our namesake recognizes that gun violence impacts a wide landscape of people, communities, and experiences that we know intersect with structures of oppression. Therefore, our understanding of and solutions to the gun violence that occurs in every part of the country must fully embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). So that when we say Everytown, we mean it.

Diversity is a concept including but not limited to gender, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, and disability. While diversity makes us unique, equity in our commitment to combating gun violence—particularly in underrepresented communities and protected classes that are disproportionately impacted by gun violence—is key to furthering our mission of reducing gun violence in America.

Everytown for Gun Safety is committed to:

1. Holding ourselves accountable by confronting our biases and applying a racial equity lens to assess proposed policies, practices, and programs to avoid further harm to communities traditionally disproportionately impacted by gun violence.
2. Advancing gun violence prevention solutions by acknowledging the root causes and contributing factors of gun violence and building the partnerships necessary to support those advocating in parallel movements where our missions align.
3. Institutionalizing principles of inclusion to improve our internal policies, communication, and culture.