gun control
Vigils remember victims, vow action on gun violence
April 17, 2013Across the country, participants at gun violence vigils vowed to pressure the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill, mandating background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows and online.
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Obama: “Shame on us if we’ve forgotten Newtown”
March 28, 2013"Shame on us if we've forgotten," Obama said. "I haven't forgotten those kids."
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Thousands in Harlem rally against gun violence
March 27, 2013People at the rally. like most New Yorkers, seemed to agree that good jobs and good quality education for all are necessary steps to ending gun violence on the streets.
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A mother fights gun violence
March 18, 2013Janice gives much of her time trying to make life better for working people and people of color in her community, in her union and in the world.
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March for love, peace, and jobs on Valentine’s Day
February 21, 2013"There is hope, [when] young people lead us in a march for justice, for jobs, to have the courage to stand up."
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