Hey John, my name is Tre. If you don’t know me yet, I’m a gun safety advocate and co-chair of the board at March For Our Lives.
I’d like to share my story with you. It’s personal, and it’s what makes me so passionate about ending gun violence.
In 2005, my cousin Vincent Avant was shot and killed while sitting in a car just a few blocks from home. In 2006, my brother Terrell Bosley was shot and killed while at church for band rehearsal in Chicago.
This was one of the hardest times of my life — I was overtaken by sadness and anger. I felt alone, hurt, and helpless.
I didn’t know what to do with those feelings until I connected with B.R.A.V.E. (Bold Resistance Against Violence Everywhere), a group full of youth similar to me who were tired of Chicago’s gun violence and ready for a change.
Unfortunately, my story isn’t unique. So many kids in Chicago know someone who was taken far too early by a gun. I want to put a stop to this cycle of violence.
Since I started my advocacy work, I’ve led protests, mentored youth, run a marathon to raise money for gun safety, and spoken with dozens of elected officials and celebrities about this preventable violence.
I even spoke at the first March For Our Lives in 2018 — seven years ago next week!
Tre at the first March For Our Lives in 2018
I’ve seen firsthand what we’ve been able to accomplish together since March 24, 2018. When young people come together, we’re unstoppable!
Thank you, thank you, thank YOU,
Trevon “Tre” Bosley
Board Co-Chair
March For Our Lives
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Your Personal Invite To the Movement Fund 💌💙 At March For Our Lives, we call our monthly supporter program The Movement Fund. Why are monthly recurring donors so important? The amount of one-time individual donations we receive as an organization varies vastly from month to month. Without a steady stream of monthly donations coming in our door, it would be impossible to accurately plan our budgets, create long-term strategies to win a future free from gun violence, plan and execute on-the-ground organizing efforts, recruit and train more gun safety champions, and more. |
