It’s Manuel Oliver. My son and best friend Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was killed in his school by a gunman at Parkland using an AR-15. Five years later, gun violence continues to devastate schools across the country – like Nashville, Tennessee. That’s why BAWN and I are calling for continuous student walkouts across the nation and urge their educators, parents, and communities to support them. Will you chip in $15 before midnight and watch my speech before midnight to join our fight for a federal assault weapons ban? >>

I’ve had ENOUGH.

ENOUGH of politicians’ greed that ignores our urgent calls for change.

ENOUGH of corporations’ greed that considers standing on our side a business risk.

ENOUGH of the gun industry’s greed that puts themselves over our kids' lives.

Their greed is killing our dreams and our children.

It’s been FIVE years since Guac was stolen from us.

FIVE years of marches, walkouts, disruptions, and arrests.

FIVE years of accepting the norm and its greed.

In the last five years, we witnessed how the norm allowed 230,000 people to be killed in our faces.

And the harsh reality is we have accepted the norm.

So today, I’m asking you to break the norm with continuous school walkouts until we’re safe from this endless gun violence. With your support, we can show politicians and the gun lobby that we REFUSE to accept gun violence as the norm and will NEVER stop fighting for change. But BAWN still needs 500 more gifts before midnight to keep their campaign fueled. Can I count on you to watch my speech and chip in $15 to stand up to gun violence and STOP mass shootings for good? >>

Protest in Nashville, TN

I’m completely sickened.

After we called for school walk-outs to the Nashville shooting, local administrators threatened to SUSPEND any student that protests for their safety.

But the truth is: when our elected officials allow a shooter to enter schools with an AR-15, they’re suspending students for life.

With your support, we can make universal background checks, red flag laws, and assault weapon bans a reality.

But we can’t do it alone. I’ve had ENOUGH of politicians and the gun industry SELLING our childrens’ lives for profit. Now, I’m standing with BAWN and calling on 500 grassroots supporters to RALLY with us against gun violence and support our work to BAN assault weapons once and for all. So I’m humbly asking: Will you rush in $15 right away to help keep BAWN’s movement strong? >>

Chip in $15 now >> Chip in $25 now >> Chip in $50 now >> Chip in $100 now >> Chip in another amount now >>

Thank you,

Manuel Oliver
Father and best friend of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, Co-Founder of Change the Ref, BAWN Board Member

You can also sign up to call Senators with us to demand an assault weapons ban vote >>

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