Richard Martinez, Father of UCSB Shooting Victim Christopher Michaels-martinez, Goes to Washington, Joined by Gun Violence Survivors, to Declare: "Not One More!"
Everytown and Moms Demand Action to Deliver More Than 2.4 Million #NotOneMore Postcards This Week to Senators Ayotte, Heitkamp, Flake, Pryor, Chambliss, Isakson, Coats and Representatives Rigell and Coffman
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WASHINGTON, June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard Martinez will make his first visit to Washington, DC since his son Christopher Michaels-Martinez was killed in the Santa Barbara tragedy to carry his message forward that "Not One More" American should be killed by senseless gun violence. On Tuesday, June 17, survivors of the Newtown, Aurora, Tucson and Virginia Tech shootings and survivors of everyday gun violence will join Martinez at the National Press Club. Later in the week, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action will begin delivering more than 2.4 million postcards that were inspired by Martinez's words to elected officials. Martinez will participate in the postcard delivery to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake in Phoenix (details below.)
In an interview and at a memorial service at UC Santa Barbara, Martinez said, "I'm going to ask every person I can find to send a postcard to every politician they can think of with three words on it: 'Not one more.' People are looking for something to do. I'm asking people to stand up for something. Enough is enough."
Upon hearing Martinez' call to action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a postcard campaign that makes it easy for Americans to automatically send postcards to their elected officials. More than 600,000 Americans signed up and for each one of them, Everytown will deliver postcards to each individual's U.S. House representative, two U.S. Senators and governor – this means that more than 2.4 million postcards will be delivered to demand that political leaders take action to end gun violence.
| Event in Washington, DC |
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| What: |
Richard Martinez, joined by gun violence survivors, brings his message that "Not One More" American should be killed by gun violence to DC |
| Who: |
Richard Martinez, father of USCB shooting victim |
| Roxanna Green, mother of Tucson shooting victim and Everytown Advisory Board Member |
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| Dave Hoover, uncle of Aurora shooting victim and Everytown Law Enforcement Outreach Associate |
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| Erica Lafferty, daughter of Newtown shooting victim and Everytown Outreach Associate |
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| Cleopatra and Nathaniel Pendleton, parents of Chicago gun violence victim and Everytown Advisory Board Members |
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| Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, parents of Aurora shooting victim and Campaign Managers, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence |
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| Tom Sullivan, father of Aurora shooting victim |
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| When: |
11:00 AM EST |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
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| Where: |
The National Press Club – Murrow Room |
| 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor |
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| Washington, DC 20045 |
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| Events Across the Country | |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to AZ Senator Jeff Flake |
| Who: |
Richard Martinez, Arizona Moms Demand Action and Survivors |
| When: |
10:00 AM MST, Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| Where: |
2200 East Camelback Road Suite 120 Phoenix, AZ 85016 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to NH Senator Kelly Ayotte |
| Who: |
New Hampshire Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
10:00 AM EST, Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| Where: |
1200 Elm Street, Suite 2, Manchester, NH 03101-2503 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to ND Senator Heidi Heitkamp |
| Who: |
North Dakota Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
Time TBD, Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| Where: |
228 Federal Building, 220 East Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to AR Senator Mark Pryor |
| Who: |
Arkansas Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
11:00 AM CST, Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| Where: |
The River Market, 500 Clinton Ave, Suite 401, Little Rock, AR 72201 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to GA Senator Saxby Chambliss |
| Who: |
Georgia Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
Time TBD, Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| Where: |
100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1340;, Atlanta, GA 30339 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to GA Senator Johnny Isakson |
| Who: |
Georgia Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
Time TBD, Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| Where: |
One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to IN Senator Dan Coats |
| Who: |
Indiana Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
Time TBD, Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| Where: |
10 W Market St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to VA Representative Scott Rigell |
| Who: |
Virginia Moms Demand Action and Survivors |
| When: |
10:30 AM EST, Thursday, June 19 |
| Where: |
1100 Exploration Way, Suite 302 R, Hampton, VA 23666 |
| What: |
"Not One More" Postcard Delivery to CO Representative Mike Coffman |
| Who: |
Colorado Moms Demand Action |
| When: |
Time TBD, Thursday, June 19 |
| Where: |
3300 S. Parker Road, Cherry Creek Place IV Suite 305, Aurora, CO 80014 |
About Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety is a movement of Americans fighting for common-sense policies that will reduce gun violence and save lives. Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 1.8 million supporters including moms, mayors, survivors, and everyday Americans who are fighting for reforms that respect the Second Amendment and protect people. At the core of Everytown are Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded in 2006 by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Boston Mayor Tom Menino, and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots movement of American mothers founded on the day after Newtown. Learn more at www.everytown.org and follow us @Everytown
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