Organizing for Action and Mayors Against Illegal Guns to Hold "We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" Community Events Across the Country
Americans Standing Up to Call on Congress to Pass Common Sense Measures to Reduce Gun Violence like Expanded Background Checks
CHICAGO and NEW YORK, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Friday, April 12th and Saturday, April 13th, Americans across the country will join together at "We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" community events to call on members of Congress to support gun violence prevention measures like the bipartisan legislation introduced by Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to require background checks for commercial gun sales. The American people have made it clear where they stand – they want a response to the tragedies caused by gun violence and want Congress to keep guns out of dangerous hands. With 92% of Americans already supporting commonsense measures like background checks for all gun sales, it's time Congress stands with those Americans instead of the gun lobby to support reforms that will save lives and protect our communities.
"We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" events will feature community leaders as they stand up to ensure that Congress hears the steadfast calls of the American people for sensible solutions to gun violence. It's time for Congress to act now, stop the political games and move forward meaningful steps to protect our communities and our children. There have been too many families torn apart by gun violence – it is time to show that we can both support the Second Amendment and make sure dangerous people aren't able to purchase a gun.
The list of events follows (in development, all times local):
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Who: State Representative Ruben Gallego and Jennifer Longdon, gun violence survivor.
When: Friday, April 12th @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: Indian Steele Park, 300 E. Indian School Rd.
Tucson
Who: Pam Simon, survivor of gun violence, Father Bill Remmel, Minister, Lisa Kiser, survivor of gun violence, Sat Bir, Religious Leader, and Emily Nottingham, mother of Gabe Zimmerman, a staffer of Rep. Giffords killed in the Tucson shooting
When: Friday, April 12th @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: Canda del Oro (Christina-Taylor Green Memorial) River Park, 7646 N. Shannon Rd.
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Who: Los Angeles community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 2:00 p.m.
Where: Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd.
Mountain View
Who: Mountain View community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m.
Where: Mountain View Caltrain Plaza, Castro St and W Evelyn Ave.
COLORADO
Denver
Who: State Representative Rhonda Fields, Don Macalady of Hunters Against Gun Violence, and community members
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 3:00 p.m.
Where: First Universalist Church, 4101 E. Hampden Ave.
FLORIDA
Miami
Who: Miami community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 7:15 p.m.
Where: Miami River, 444 SW. 2nd Ave.
Delray Beach
Who: Mayor Glickstein of Delray Beach, Mayor Muoio of West Palm Beach and Angela Williams of Mothers Against Murders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 10:00 a.m.
Where: Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Who: Councilman Kwanzaa Hall and Kimberly Brusk, domestic violence and gun violence survivor
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m.
Where: The King Center - Reflecting Pool, 449 Auburn Ave., NE
INDIANA
South Bend
Who: Fred Preston, former police officer, Pastor Erskin Jones and Jill Long, mother of a victim of gun violence
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 10:00 a.m.
Where: Park Plaza, 253 North Michigan St.
Indianapolis
Who: Dr. Derek King, (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Nephew), Ed Delaney (State Representative and gun violence survivor), Renita Hills (gun violence survivor), Stephen Dunlop (former physician and gun violence prevention advocate), Jenny Reiter (domestic violence victim advocate)
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 10:00 a.m.
Where: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1701 Broadway St.
MAINE
Portland
Who: Lois Reckett, Family Crisis Services; gun violence survivors Judi and Wayne Richardson
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m.
Where: Monument Square, 52 Congress St.
NEVADA
Las Vegas
Who: Esther Sass, family member of gun violence victim and Michael Litt, family member of gun violence victim
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 1:00 p.m.
Where: Aloha Shores Park, 7550 Sauer Dr.
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Who: Veteran Martin Levin
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 3:00 p.m.
Where: Little Rock a.m.E Zion Church, 401 North McDowell St.
Greensboro
Who: City Council Member Marikay Abuzuaiter
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 2:00 p.m.
Where: First Friends (Fellowship Hall), 2100 W. Friendly Ave.
Raleigh
Who: Morrisville Mayor Jackie Holcombe, and Karen Haldeman of Mom's Demand Action
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: Wake County Court House, 316 Fayetteville St.
OHIO
Akron
Who: Akron community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m.
Where: Park at the corner of South Main St. and Church St., Akron
Cleveland
Who: Rev. Paul Sader Sr.
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 2:00 p.m.
Where: Mt. Zion Congregational Church, 10723 Magnolia Dr.
Columbus
Who: Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Newtown father Neil Heslin
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m.
Where: Dodge Recreation Center, 667 Sullivant Ave.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Who: Joe Davis, gun violence survivor; Maureen Buckley, Moms Demand Action
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 1:00 p.m.
Where: 1599 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Wilkinsburg
What: We Have Not Forgotten – Wilkinsburg Community Event
Who: Borough of Wilkinsburg Mayor, John Thompson; Emsworth Mayor, Dorothy Quinn
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 3:00 p.m.
Where: Wilkinsburg Borough Hall, 605 Ross Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
York
What: York Community Event
Who: City of York Mayor, Kim Bracey and Police Chief, Wes Kahley
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 10:00 a.m.
Where: City of York Police Department, 50 W. King St.
TEXAS
Dallas
Who: Dallas community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 4:30 p.m.
Where: North Haven Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Rd.
WISCONSIN
Madison
Who: Elected officials and community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 11:00 a.m.
Where: Speedway Road and Highland, 10 Highland Ave.
Milwaukee
Who: Milwaukee community leaders
When: Saturday, April 13th @ 12:00 Noon
Where: Eastside Kiosk, 2017 E. North Ave.
About Organizing For Action
Organizing for Action (OFA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing the policies that the American people voted for in 2012. In just three months more than 1.4 million volunteers have taken action through Organizing for Action. As a grassroots funded social advocacy group OFA is committed to tipping the scales of power back to the American people instead of special interests in Washington. OFA is working to advance policies like job creation, strengthening the middle class, gun violence prevention, comprehensive immigration reform and measures combating climate change that a majority of the American people support. More information at www.barackobama.com
About Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Since its creation in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 members to more than 900 mayors from across the country. We have more than 1.5 million grassroots supporters, making us the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country. The bipartisan coalition, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, has united the nation's mayors around these common goals: protecting communities by holding gun offenders accountable; demanding access to crime gun trace data that is critical to law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking; and working with legislators to fix weaknesses and loopholes in the law that make it far too easy for criminals and other dangerous people to get guns. Learn more at www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org
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