Gun Safety is a crucial issue for all parents and children in our country. Julianne Moore and Melissa Joan Hart to Join Moms, Gun Violence Survivors and More Than 1,000 Advocates to Support Tough Mothers Everywhere Fighting to Keep Their Families Safe.
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, will host the fourth annual Brooklyn Bridge March for Gun Sense on Mother’s Day eve, Saturday, May 7. The march will bring together more than one thousand parents, gun violence survivors, cultural influencers and community leaders from New York and around the country committed to preventing the gun violence that kills more than 90 Americans – including seven children or teens – every day and injures hundreds more.
The march will be themed “One Tough Mother” to honor the resilience of moms on Mother’s Day weekend and celebrate the determination of parents and grandparents who will never back down when it comes to keeping their families safe.
For updates, follow the social media conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using @MomsDemand and #OneToughMother.
WHEN:
Saturday, May 7
1 PM, Cadman Plaza kick off event
2 PM, Rally at City Hall Park
WHERE: Kick off event: Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Rally: City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007
WHO:
Cadman Plaza kick off:
- Christopher Underwood, age 10, member of the Everytown Survivor Network whose brother, Akeal Christopher, was shot and killed on his 15th birthday in Brooklyn
- June Rubin, volunteer with the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action
City Hall Rally:
- Julianne Moore, founder of the Everytown Creative Council
- Melissa Joan Hart, member of the Everytown Creative Council
- Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
- Stephanie Stone, member of the Everytown Survivor Network, whose 14-year-old son, Paul Sampleton, was shot and killed during a home invasion in December 2012
- Barbara Parker, member of the Everytown Survivor Network whose daughter, Alison, was shot and killed on live TV in August 2015
- Lucy McBath, national spokesperson for Moms Demand Action, whose son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed over loud music at a Jacksonville gas station in November 2012
About Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than three million supporters and more than 100,000 donors including moms, mayors, survivors, and everyday Americans who are fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and help save lives. At the core of Everytown are Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the Everytown Survivor Network. Learn more at www.everytown.org and follow us @Everytown
About Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots movement of American mothers fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action campaigns for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our children and families. Since its inception after the tragedy at Sandy Hook School, Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and, along with Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the Everytown Survivor Network, it is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than three million members and more than 100,000 donors. For more information or to get involved visitwww.momsdemandaction.org. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MomsDemandAction or on Twitter at @MomsDemand
