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Jakoby Mitchell: Turning Our Pain Into Purpose

No More Red Dots: Looking for Creative Ways to Overcome Obstacles

Congresswoman Nikema Williams: Together, We Can Do Better

Strutting Through Grief

Rep. Mike A. Gipson: Answer the Calling
United States v. Rahimi: The Fifth Circuit’s Dangerous and Extreme Decision
The Fifth Circuit’s decision is extremely dangerous: If it is not immediately vacated or put on hold and ultimately reversed, it would gut a fundamental public safety law and endanger the lives of domestic violence survivors nationwide.

Kathy Elaine McKnight: We Aren’t Taking No For an Answer

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Involved

Honoring Survivor Changemakers for National Gun Violence Survivors Week

Jenevia Blanks: All You Have To Do Is Show Up

Donnitta Marie Sinclair: Growing, Rebuilding, Restoring, and Healing Our Community

Dr. Lorenzo Neal: How We’re Bringing Actualized Change

The Gun Industry Can’t Ignore Students Demand Action

The Gun Industry Celebrates Sales—at the Cost of Our Children’s Lives

The Gun Industry Rakes in Billions While Our Communities Pay the Price

Ten Actions to Celebrate Ten Years of Moms Demand Action’s Life-Saving Advocacy

2022 Year in Review Highlights
Secure storage is important for gun violence prevention and school safety. Here’s how I’ve advocated for it in my community.
Students Demand Action volunteer Madeleine Ahmadi is a prominent advocate for secure storage in her community of Essex Junction, Vermont.

Where We Work, We Win!
Why First-Time Voters and Youth Gun Safety Advocates Are Mobilizing Ahead of the Midterms to Secure a Safer Future
Students Demand Action volunteers and first time-voters, Insherah Qazi and Kayleigh Wolfe, on the importance of the youth vote in electing gun sense leaders.

Muslim women are resilient

Black survivors of domestic violence deserve to feel seen, heard and supported
How many guns are trafficked to other states each year?
≥122,089 firearms At least 122,089 firearms were trafficked across state lines before being recovered by law enforcement between 2017 and 2021.
Unpacking the Generational Trauma in Latinx Communities
Living in LA and becoming curious about the connection between Latinx communities and trauma, Edna Chavez decided to get involved in gun violence prevention work.