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A heavily stylized photo of a person carrying a Students Demand Action sign at a protest.

Text Team Captains: The Movement Builders Powering the Text Team

Students Demand Action

A violence prevention professional holds the hand of a patient in a medical setting, demonstrating the interaction between patients and service providers in a hospital-based violence intervention program at MUSC Health.

12 Community Safety Fund Grantees Using the Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Model to Make a Difference In Their Communities

Andres Perez, a student at Florida State University, speaks at a rally for gun safety on the steps of the Florida Capitol Building six days after the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University.

‘We Didn’t Know if We Were Going to Make It Out’

Students Demand Action

A person wearing plastic gloves assembles a firearm in a manufacturing plant. The image is overlaid with blue- and yellow-toned circles showing dollar bills.

Mass Shootings, Major Tax Breaks: Four Gun Companies Who Got Big Incentives to Bring Their Killer Business to a New State

A view from the back of a crowd of Moms Demand Action volunteers protesting in front of the Supreme Court. One volunteer holds a sign that reads

‘Local Advocacy Is Where You Can Have the Most Impact’: Closing the TN Dispossession Loophole One County at a Time

A stippled, blue-toned rendering of a front-facing view of the Supreme Court building.

The Supreme Court Upholds Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule in Bondi v. VanDerStok. Here’s What You Need to Know.

A courtroom gavel rests on top of a book. Underneath both, hundred-dollar bills are scattered on a table. The image represents the financial investment in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election.

Wisconsin Voters: Elect Judge Susan Crawford in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election

A collage of black-and-white portrait photos of the six women leaders of Community Safety Fund grantee organizations featured in a Women's History Month blog. From left to right: Jermia Jerdine, Freedom Jones, Teresa Negron, Wanda Ridgeway, Tia Bell, Liza Chowdhury.

During Women’s History Month 2025, Meet Six Women Leaders in the Community Safety Fund 2024-25 Grant Cohort

Surviving a Gun Violence Spinal Cord Injury Changes Everything

Survivor Stories

Kyle Clarke Echeverría and Andrea Joseline Rodríguez Ávila pose for a photo while sitting on a sidewalk in front of the Washington Monument. They are smiling and are linking arms.

My Best Friend Was Stolen by Gun Violence. I’m Honoring Her Memory With Action.

Survivor Stories

Organizers of the Los Angeles Adaptive Sports Fair pose for a photo and smile. There are 10 people in total, 9 of whom are standing in a row and one of whom is sitting in a wheelchair.

The Everytown Survivor Network and Two of Its 2023 Grantees Helped Make the Los Angeles Adaptive Sports Fair a Success

City of Memphis Paul A. Young poses for a professional photo. He is wearing a navy suit jacket, a white collared shirt, and a blue patterned tie. He wears glasses with a light frame and a metal watch. The background is a wood-paneled wall, and he stands between the American flag and the flag of Memphis, Tennessee.

Mayor Paul A. Young: ‘I Wake Up Every Day Excited About the Opportunity to Help Move Memphis Forward’

A portrait photo of DuJuan Kennedy, who is posing in front of a professional charcoal-gray background. He wears glasses with a thick black frame, a cream-colored t-shirt, and a thin plaid-stripe blazer.

FORCE Detroit: Our Work Is Saving Lives—and I Know That Because It Saved Mine

Iyanah Forbes, an HBCU student and the chartering president of Students Demand Action, poses for a professional photo. She stands in front of a brick wall and wears a black blazer, a gold necklace with a pendant, and small dangly gold earrings.

I Know the Exact Day I Realized Gun Violence Was An Issue in the United States

A graphic for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The silhouette of two people holding hands with their backs to the viewer is overlaid with balloons.

Q&A: The Intersection Between Teen Dating Violence and Gun Violence

Aaliyah Strong, the founder and executive director of Tyme to Thrive Beyond Grief, poses for a portrait photo. Her black hair is parted on the side and she is wearing subtle glamorous makeup. She is facing the camera directly and is pulling her orange blazer slightly away from her white t-shirt so the full

Tyme to Thrive Beyond Grief: Gun Violence Prevention Begins With Survivor Support

Marquita Wisley, a Black woman, takes a selfie. She is wearing a grey turtleneck sweater and a large aqua blue ring with a silver setting.

You Can’t Go Through the Type of Year My Family Did Without It Changing You

A group of 15 mentees post with a ManUpPHL mentor. They appear to be at an amusement park. The mentees are boys between the ages of 13 and 17.

ManUpPHL: ‘We Are Making a Difference, One Life at a Time’

Leonard Jahad, the founder and executive director of Connecticut Violence Intervention and Prevention, is sitting at a desk to the far right of the image. He is wearing a grey suit and a white collared shirt. He is speaking with 4 CTVIP participants, 3 of whom sit on a couch and one of whom sits on a chair around his office.

No One Ever Says ‘Stop Caring About Me’: How CTVIP Works to Prevent Violence Through Relationships

A low-angle photo of a person standing in front of the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The person is wearing a red shirt and is holding up a rectangular sign in front of their face that reads

Welcome Back, Congress. It’s Time To Take Action on Gun Safety.

18 Students Demand Action volunteers pose for a low-angle photo. All are wearing red Students Demand Action t-shirts, pants, and jackets or long-sleeve layers. Behind the students, an

Students Demand Action 2024: Gun Safety Wrapped

Students Demand Action

Five members of the Everytown Community Safety Fund team pose for a photo in front of an orange poster that reads:

In 2024, Everytown’s Community Safety Fund Made a Bigger Impact Than Ever

A group photo of gun safety movement volunteers and gun violence survivors at the Gun Sense University conference in Washington, D.C.

2024: Gun Safety Movement Year in Review

A collaged image of Giesela Tanner (left) standing next to a photo of her son, Ellis. On the right of the image, Nicole Gardner holds a pencil sketch of her daughter, Ronique. Both Ellis and Ronique were shot and killed in separate incidents; their killings remain unsolved.

Survivors Taking Action: Unsolved Homicides in California

Survivor Stories

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