Gun Violence In Our Communities
GUNS VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
February and March 2018 were transformative months in the Gun Violence Prevention movement. The Margery Stoneman Douglas High School Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Florida, proved to be a catalyst when students from the school riveted national attention with their outspoken channeled rage and fear after 17 of their fellow students and staff members were gunned down. This galvanized students across the nation to walk-out of schools on March 17, to commemorate the Parkland shooting. All six high schools, two middle schools and one elementary school in Skagit County participated.
And then on March 24 Skagit County students and community members turned out in large numbers for a “March for Our Lives”, walking from Mount Vernon High School to the County Courthouse with rallies before and after. The extremely powerful Washington D.C. march that day concentrated the outrage of Parkland students and others when they voiced emotions and solutions before engrossed national and international audiences.
In the middle of this, on March 19th, Indivisible Skagit sponsored a timely evening forum on “Gun Violence in Our Communities”.
February and March 2018 were transformative months in the Gun Violence Prevention movement. The Margery Stoneman Douglas High School Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Florida, proved to be a catalyst when students from the school riveted national attention with their outspoken channeled rage and fear after 17 of their fellow students and staff members were gunned down. This galvanized students across the nation to walk-out of schools on March 17, to commemorate the Parkland shooting. All six high schools, two middle schools and one elementary school in Skagit County participated.
And then on March 24 Skagit County students and community members turned out in large numbers for a “March for Our Lives”, walking from Mount Vernon High School to the County Courthouse with rallies before and after. The extremely powerful Washington D.C. march that day concentrated the outrage of Parkland students and others when they voiced emotions and solutions before engrossed national and international audiences.
In the middle of this, on March 19th, Indivisible Skagit sponsored a timely evening forum on “Gun Violence in Our Communities”.
INDIVISIBLE SKAGIT MEETING
MARCH 19, 2018
GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AN ELOQUENT EVENING WITH STUDENTS & LOCAL ACTIVISTS
Speakers included (shown in photo above):
MARCH 19, 2018
GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AN ELOQUENT EVENING WITH STUDENTS & LOCAL ACTIVISTS
Speakers included (shown in photo above):
- Llyra Roe, Sedro Woolley High School student organizing Skagit County #marchforourlives Survivors
- Margy Lavelle, Safe and Sane Skagit
- Julie Wenzel, Moms Demand Action Skagit
- Cathy Munsen, Alliance for Gun Responsibility
- Krista Salinas and Heather Jones
Indivisible Skagit sponsored an evening forum on “Gun Violence in Our Communities” after the Parkland shooting and before the national and local rallies to “March for Our Lives”. Presenters included students Jade Carter from Anacortes, Jennifer Ramirez from Burlington, Ava Ross from Mount Vernon and Llyra Roe from Sedro Woolley High Schools as well as Cathy Munsen, Coalition Manager, for the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Chairpersons of Safe and Sane Skagit, Margy Lavelle, and Moms Demand Action Skagit, Julie Wenzel, and emergency preparedness trainers from Strategic Emergency Education, Krista Salinas and Heather Jones.
The students spoke to the real threats they feel from gun violence and how they helped organize the post-Parkland walk-outs. Cathy Munsen talked about the recently concluded 2018 legislative session and what was or was not accomplished, as well as how local legislators voted relative to Gun Violence Prevention. Margy and Julie provided background and described activities of these two Skagit County firearm safety groups and Krista and Heather explained what this local company is doing to prepare public and private institutions and businesses for emergencies, including gun violence.
You can listen to this program on Speak Up, Speak Out!, a local radio show at KSVR 91.7 FM. Divided into two segments, the first includes voices of students and the community while the second features the Alliance presentation. Listen to Part I here and Part II here.
The students spoke to the real threats they feel from gun violence and how they helped organize the post-Parkland walk-outs. Cathy Munsen talked about the recently concluded 2018 legislative session and what was or was not accomplished, as well as how local legislators voted relative to Gun Violence Prevention. Margy and Julie provided background and described activities of these two Skagit County firearm safety groups and Krista and Heather explained what this local company is doing to prepare public and private institutions and businesses for emergencies, including gun violence.
You can listen to this program on Speak Up, Speak Out!, a local radio show at KSVR 91.7 FM. Divided into two segments, the first includes voices of students and the community while the second features the Alliance presentation. Listen to Part I here and Part II here.
