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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

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

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

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

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

Students Demand Action volunteers smile and clap in the front row of an auditorium. They are wearing lanyards that read

Thank You, Students: On International Volunteer Day 2024, We’re Honoring Your Action

Students Demand Action

A photo collage of approximately 100 volunteer activations; volunteers are wearing red shirts. Some photos in the collage are of groups, others are of individuals.

Mr. Rogers Said To Look For the Helpers. On International Volunteer Day 2024, We’re Looking At You

Volunteer Stories

How These Volunteers Are Spreading the Be SMART Message on National Injury Prevention Day 2024

Volunteer Stories

A red Moms Demand Action sign with a small American flag resting on top of the sign.

On Veterans Day, This Army Veteran and Gun Sense Candidate Shares Why He Ran For Arizona State Office

Veteran Stories

Two Moms Demand Action volunteers in red hooded sweatshirts stand with their backs to the camera as they stand at a Day of the Dead and gun violence prevention event. An ofrenda with string lights is visible in the background.

This Day of the Dead, We Remember Those Taken by Gun Violence

Six Years After the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting, May We Seek Justice Through Our Votes

Volunteer Stories

A group of 13 people stand on a stage and pose for a photo. Almost everyone is wearing blue t-shirts or grey tank tops that say

Envisioning a Safer Community During Latinx Heritage Month

A teenage girl wears a white, button-up casual shirt with short sleeves. She also wears cut-off blue denim shorts. She has shoulder-length dark hair.

I Can’t Vote—But I Can Still Get Involved and Have a Say in the Election

A group of students pose in front of a sign in the White Sox stadium that says

Peer-to-Peer Empowerment: Students Demand Action’s Chicago Summer Leadership Academy 2024

Students Demand Action

Six people pose for a photo inside of a bowling alley. Two are wearing Moms Demand Action shirts. They all are gathered around a white sign that reads

The Toledo Group Working to “Bowl Over Gun Violence”

Survivor Stories

Shannon, a white woman with blond hair wearing a grey Be SMART t-shirt, poses with Crystal, a Black woman wearing a black t-shirt and a black headband. In the foreground of the image are boxes of diapers they have collected.

How This Group Is Using Diaper Changes To Change How Firearms Are Stored

Greta Willis, a Black woman wearing a pastel green collared shirt, matching pastel earrings, and dark, narrow oval sunglasses, turns toward the camera and poses for a photo. Green grass and trees are visible in the background behind her.

SMART Week Reminds Us That Advocating For Youth Starts With Asking About Secure Firearm Storage

Survivor Stories

Meet the Veteran Modeling Responsible Behavior Around Firearms During SMART Week and Beyond

Veteran Stories

The headshots of the five featured students are superimposed on a cobalt blue blackground. The headshots are in a black-and-white color palette. The bottom half of the photo is plain white, and the headshots/blue background appear above the white background; they are blended by a texture that looks like a page has been ripped out of a notebook.

What Is the Students Demand Action National Training Team?

Students Demand Action

A total of 17 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, all wearing red branded shirts, pose for a photo during Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. They stand in front of a staircase with shade trees on either side of the path behind them; the Capitol building is visible between the trees in the background.

Calling on Congress: Powerful Stories From Our Largest Federal Advocacy Day

Volunteer Stories

Manny, a Black man in his mid-20s, stands in the center of a brown stage in front of a projected slide that reads

“Don’t Get Tricked Out Ya Spot” Conflict Resolution Tour

20 members of the Burnsville Care Team stand in front of a powerpoint slide that reads

Burnsville Care Team: Supporting Families and First Responders Grieving Their Fallen Heroes

A group of about 20 students pose in two rows, many of them holding signs that say

This Is How We Disarm Hate: Students Demand Action at DC Pride

Andres Cubillos has curly dark hair cut just above his shoulders. He is standing against a blue background and wears a black suit with a red students demand action t-shirt. His left hand is raised in a wave.

I Could No Longer Stand to the Side While Young People in Florida Suffered

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