NATIONAL VIGIL HELD ON DECEMBER 4TH TO MARK 7-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTING VIGIL WILL HONOR ALL VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2019
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NATIONAL VIGIL HELD ON DECEMBER 4TH TO MARK
7-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTING
VIGIL WILL HONOR ALL VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE
NATIONWIDE VIGILS AND EVENTS TO #EndGunViolence TO BE HELD ACROSS AMERICA
WHAT: December 14, 2019, marks the 7-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy. By this December, over 700,000 Americans will have been killed or injured by guns since the Sandy Hook shootings.
In an effort to continue to shine a light on the devastating epidemic of gun violence in our nation, the Newtown Foundation (TNF), the charitable arm of the Newtown Action Alliance (NAA), and 90+ partners in the gun violence prevention community will host the 7th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence to mark the 7th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy. The annual national vigil service of mourning and loving remembrance for all who have fallen victim to the ongoing American epidemic of gun violence will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. This service will anchor the Nationwide Vigils & Events to #EndGunViolence during the month of December. As of today, there are 60 local vigils and events being planned in 27 states. The list of Nationwide Vigils & Events to #EndGunViolence can be found on www.newtownfoundation.org.
The victims, survivors and families impacted by gun violence are often forgotten. The gun violence prevention movement will unite to support those families and communities, as well as to educate, raise awareness, and keep this critical issue front and center throughout our nation. Together, we will renew our vow to #HonorWithAction to #EndGunViolence in America.
WHO:
-130 families, survivors, students and advocates who have been impacted by gun violence from towns and cities in 22 states, including Newtown, Parkland, Chicago, Brooklyn, Hartford, Antioch, Tucson, Austin, San Antonio, Myrtle Beach and Springfield.
-Speaker Nancy Pelosi
-Senator Richard Blumenthal
-Senator Chris Murphy
-Representative Jahana Hayes
-Rosanne Cash, singer, songwriter, author, and activist
-Fred Guttenberg, father of Jaime Guttenberg, killed in Parkland, Florida
-Kristin Song, mother of Ethan Song, shot and killed by an unsecured firearm in Guildford, Connecticut
-Natalie Barden, sister of Daniel Barden, killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut
-Pamela Boseley, mother of Terrell Boseley, killed in Chicago, Illinois
-Julia Spoor, daughter of Scott Spoor, died by gun suicide in Lutz, Florida
-Doug Hammer, pianist and composer
-Velleda C. Miragias, cello teacher and Chamber Music Coach at the Rivers School Boston University
-ADAM’s BEAT Choir
-90+ partners: Alliance for Gun Responsibility, American Association of Suicidology, American Gun Safety Association, Amnesty International USA, Bishops United Against Gun Violence, Blessed Ministries & Blessed Devotions, Brady, Brady Campaign Stanislaus County California, The Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus, Campaign to Unload, Ceasefire Oregon, CeaseFirePA, Center for American Progress, Chicago Survivors Org., Coalition Against Gun Violence-A Santa Barbara County Coalition, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Community Justice Action Fund, Community of Sant'Egidio, Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence, CT Against Gun Violence, Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence, The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, The ENOUGH Campaign, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Equality California, Everytown Survivor Network, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Franciscan Action Network, Gays Against Guns, Generation Progress, Georgians for Gun Safety, Giffords, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence-Cape Cod, Gun Safety Alliance, Gun Violence Prevention Action Committee, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, Gun Violence Prevention PAC, GunSenseVermont, Healing 4 Our Families & Our Nation, Herndon Reston Citizens Against Gun Violence, Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence,
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, International Health & Epidemiology Research Center, Jewish Women International, Journey 4ward, The Joyce Foundation, Jr. Newtown Action Alliance, Maine Gun Safety Coalition, March for Our Lives, March For Our Lives DC, March For Our Lives Virginia, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, Micah Leadership Council, Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Mothers United Against Violence, National Council of Jewish Women, National Equality Action Team (NEAT), #NoRA, North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, On Earth Peace, Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore, Protect Minnesota, Psychiatrists for Gun Violence Prevention, Purpose Over Pain, Rabbinical Assembly, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention, Sandy Hook Promise, Silver State Equality-Nevada, Sisters of ST. Francis Justice, Peace and Care for Creation Committee, Srs. of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill DC, States United to Prevent Gun Violence, Stop Handgun Violence, Survivors Empowered, Survivors Lead, Temple Micah, Temple Sinai, Texas Gun Sense, This Is Our Lane, Urban Word NYC, Vision Quilt, Washington National Cathedral, WAVE Educational Fund, Women's March, Woman's National Democratic Club and Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice
WHERE:
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Capitol Hill
301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003
WHEN: Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 7:00-9:00 PM
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The Newtown Foundation (TNF) is a charitable arm of the Newtown Action Alliance. It is a Newtown-based; all volunteer organization formed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Our mission is “To provide comfort, education, scholarship and other support and resources to people and communities impacted by, and living or growing up among or in the aftermath, of violence in American society; and to help them lead the way toward positive cultural change over the long term.” Learn more about the Newtown Foundation at http://foundation.newtownaction.org/.
Newtown Action Alliance is a grassroots organization formed after the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It works to make America’s children, families, and all citizens safer through legislative and cultural change that will reduce gun violence in our nation. Learn more about the Newtown Action Alliance at http://alliance.newtownaction.org/.