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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Bid 2020 a (not so fond) farewell

  Dear John, Most of us won't be too sad to see the end of 2020, a year that has challenged every one of us in ways that we never dreamed possible.  We have hope that 2021 will be better, but the truth is, we need more than hope. We need …
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December 8, 2020 at 3:12 PM

An opportunity like no other

        Dear John, A clever bumper sticker caught my eye the other day. It said: "I miss precedented times."  While it made me smile, I also thought about one particular unprecedented event and felt a tremendou…
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December 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Help Ohio - Call Governor DeWine, Rep. Cupp and Sen. Obhof

Call Ohio's Leaders and Tell Them No to Stand Your Ground! On Wednesday, there could be a vote on the dangerous Stand Your Ground bills, SB 383 / HB 796. Tell @GovMikeDeWine to veto these bills. Call Governor DeWine, Ohio Speaker of the Ho…
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 4:16 PM

The wait is over #Giving Tuesday is here!

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Dear John, Today, you can double your impact and help local and state leaders in the fight against gun violence.  Four gun violence survivors from States United to Prevent Gun Violence offe…
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
November 30, 2020 at 11:21 PM

Survivor Match, Giving Tuesday.

John We have been given a match for Giving Tuesday! Four Gun Violence Survivors joined together to make one donation of $2000.  My promise to them is that we will work as hard as we can to match this amount for #GivingTuesday. Let's do this.  O…
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
November 26, 2020 at 1:51 PM

Grace and Gratitude

Thank you for all your help. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
November 26, 2020 at 1:01 PM

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John We will stand tall, and, continue to lead because you stood with us. All of us have traveled a difficult path this year. How we move from feeling hopeless to resiliency often depends on each of us asking hard questions about our work, our …
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
October 7, 2020 at 6:37 PM

Join our Concert Across America to End Gun Violence - Tonight @ 7:30

Check out our concert that will be live streaming on Facebook ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
October 5, 2020 at 9:17 PM

Join our Concert Across America to End Gun Violence - 3 days away!

Check out our concert that will be live streaming on Facebook ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
October 2, 2020 at 1:02 PM

October Newsletter

      John, Every day, it seems, we are presented with more and more reasons why it is imperative that we get out the vote. As we are dazed and gutted by gun violence, COVID, police brutality, climate disasters, and more, it feels like our c…
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September 5, 2020 at 1:16 PM

September Newsletter

      John, Truly addressing gun violence and systemic racism demands that we search for words that are accurate and tell the truth about what we are witnessing.  When Jacob Blake was shot in his back 7 times by a police officer, w…
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August 7, 2020 at 7:31 PM

August Newsletter

    John, Our state groups have been pushing back against the NRA for decades. Yesterday, the New York and District of Columbia Attorneys General filed complaints showing that the NRA of fraud, abuse, and corruption. The two civil suits are the result…
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  States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 12:01 PM

July Newsletter

    John, It is devastating to watch as more black and brown communities in urban areas are ripped apart by covid -19, and literally by gun fire. It is painful to see how our movement has failed Black communities and other communities of color. It is …
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  States United · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 2:53 PM

Hope and healing this Juneteenth

    Dear John Today is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when more than a quarter-million people enslaved people in Texas learned that they had gained their freedom two years after the signin…
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June 17, 2020 at 7:11 PM

The time to sit on the sidelines is over

    Dear John Today, five years after a gunman motivated by prejudice and hate murdered nine people at the Charleston Emanuel A.M.E. Church with a gun he never should have been able to buy, we are agai…
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June 9, 2020 at 6:01 PM

SUPGV Monthly Newsletter

John, George Floyd’s life was brutally taken by a member of law enforcement who kneeled on his neck as three other law enforcement officers stood by and allowed it to happen. Breonna Taylor was murdered as police with a no-knock warrant conducted a raid on the wro…
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  Clai Lasher-Sommers, States United · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 11:22 PM

Covid 19 - gun violence survivors increasing

   John, Giving Tuesday in May is a day that we do not want to have again. We are watching the most vulnerable become at risk from gun violence in record numbers.  We see domestic violence, suicide by gun, children bei…
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  Clai Lasher-Sommers, States United · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 12:38 PM

33 States. 1 Gift

   John, Today, when people are digging deep to meet an unprecedented need among nonprofit agencies, we ask you to affirm your commitment to ending gun violence with a contribution to States United. Your gift will be…
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  States United · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 10:47 AM

May Newsletter

Hello John     We have the ability to change the landscape of gun violence in America even in these times.  All of us are being called to do our work in different spaces, which is difficult but we are succeeding. Today we are sharing what some of the affiliates ar…
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April 10, 2020 at 11:30 AM

SUPGV Monthly Newsletter

Hello John, We want to thank all of our health care workers, scientists, and community leaders who will continue to work each day to make sure that we stay safer during the COVID-19 crisis. We are also thinking of the gun violence victims who will be entering our …
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  States United · [email protected]
March 4, 2020 at 11:12 PM

Welcome to the March SUPGV Newsletter!

Hello John, Thank you for subscribing to our communications and welcome our March e-newsletter. In our newsletter, you will find highlights of what our grassroots state affiliates are accomplishing, as well as national gun violence prevention news.  …
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February 3, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Stand with Virginia to regulate weapons of war

John States across the nation are working hard to pass new gun violence prevention bills. We are are watching Virginia when it comes to the movement to end gun violence. In November, Virginians made history when they flipped their House and Senate…
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January 20, 2020 at 8:41 PM

Letter from Birmingham Jail and Watching VA.

John, In Richmond VA today it is lobby day, where over 100,000 people are gathered who believe that they have a constitutional right to bear arms.  I never argue with anyone who believes that. This is not the argument that I …
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Be an activist!

Hi John, Karen Abrams, here. I’m dropping in for a quick email during this holiday season to tell you why I give to States United. I am a board member of States United to Prevent Gun Violence, but that’s not why I give. My mother took her own life …
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 1:33 PM

Rousing!

Hi John, Warmly, Karen (And if you woke up this morning in a panic because you forgot to give, don't worry, just click the heart below!) DONATE PO Box 1359 | New York, New York 10276 Question? Emai…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 2:34 AM

When the clock strikes

Hi John, It’s still #GivingTuesday until the clock strikes Midnight tonight. That means there’s still time—right now—for you to make a gift to States United to end gun violence. And be part of this incredible international day of giving. Kids nee…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 10:57 PM

What's at stake?

Hi John, Let me tell it to you plain and simple: What’s at stake is the safety of our children, our families, and our communities. Your donation to States United today on #GivingTuesday will make our communities safer.  Your gift today to States …
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 4:33 PM

OMG!

Hi John, OMG, today is #GivingTuesday! When you give to States United now, you will be joining a global day of giving AND you will be preventing gun violence. Your donation right now to States United does the work that can’t get done in Washingto…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 10:03 PM

What are the odds?

Hi John, The odds of getting anything done in Washington are next to nothing. But your gift to States United tomorrow on #GivingTuesday will end gun violence. That’s because the only thing happening in gun violence prevention these days is the work…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 4:03 PM

Meet Kate

Hi John, I’d like to introduce you to Kate Dominguez. Kate is our social media guru. It could be news, research, or program-related. It could be a state or national issue. If it has to do with gun violence and its prevention, Kate is the one seamle…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 11:32 PM

What do you know?

Hi John, Well, what do you know? #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving, is around the corner. It’s happening in just a couple of days - on Tuesday, December 3rd. Your gift to States United on GivingTuesday will expand state-based community outre…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 1:45 PM

Thankful

Hi John, This week we are giving thanks to you and all of our supporters. Because of you we: Get effective state legislation passed; Give a platform and a voice to youth impacted daily by the threat of gun violence; Provide advocacy train…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 1:34 PM

Introducing...

Hi John, Sometimes just the right person comes along at just the right time. For States United, that person is the incomparable Clai Lasher-Sommers. Up until today, Clai has been the executive director of our grassroots state affiliate, GunSense …
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 12:34 PM

Scary

Hi, John- Today is the last day of October. Yes, it's Halloween. But more importantly, it's the last day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Some 52 women a month are shot and killed by their romantic partners. How romantic is that? I can get…
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October 10, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Deadly

Dear John, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I want to share some important facts in honor of this month: Men own more than 60% of the guns in the United States. Access to firearms dramatically increases the risk a woman w…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
October 7, 2019 at 2:41 PM

Sick at Heart

Dear John, Sick. Nearly every day now, I feel sick. Sick at heart.  Guns used to kill and maim people, day in and day out. Yesterday, in the wee hours of the morning, 4 people were shot and killed and 5 were wounded, in a small neighborhood bar i…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
October 4, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Holy Cow!

Dear John, A huge THANK YOU to all of you who showed up for our NYC Concert Across America to End Gun Violence. Wow, what a party. What an auction. What fantastic performances.  All of you who bought tickets, who turned out, all of you who couldn…
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September 26, 2019 at 12:32 PM

March Into Fall

Dear John, Yesterday, many hundreds of gun violence prevention leaders and supporters travelled from across the country to gather on the National Mall for a rally to #EndGunViolence. They went to remember the victims of these preventable tragedies …
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September 20, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Victory!

Dear John, Yes, we’re celebrating. We are basking in the victory of community safety over gun violence because yesterday a major gun manufacturer – Colt – announced it will stop making the AR-15 assault rifle for the consumer market. This is a hu…
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
September 10, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Invisible Epidemic

Dear John, Suicide by gun is the invisible gun violence epidemic. In 1982, my brilliant, creative, fascinating mother took her own life with a gun.  Because the victims of gun suicide hardly ever make the news, we tend to forget about this terrib…
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September 6, 2019 at 12:32 PM

Labor of Love

Dear John, This past Labor Day Weekend, I had plans to write you a positive, uplifting note about the incredible labor of our non-stop grassroots, state-based gun violence prevention leaders. Then you know what happened. Another hideous example of …
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  Karen Abrams, States United to Prevent Gun Violence · [email protected]
September 1, 2019 at 2:06 PM

No More Lip Service

Dear John, Yesterday we were deeply shaken to see the 2nd mass shooting in Texas this August. 5 dead. More than 20 wounded. From a highway between the towns of Odessa and Midland. Our hearts are breaking for for the Odessa/Midland community in th…
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August 27, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Music not Massacres

Dear John, Now you can support Gun Violence Prevention and rock out at the same time.  The NYC edition of The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence, in support of States United: October 2, 2019, 7PM The Bitter End  147 Bleecker St Door…
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August 22, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Stupendous!

Dear John, On Tuesday I was gratified that so many of you signed on to our petition to ban assault weapons. Your response was stupendous. Thank you! Today, you can expand your influence with a gift of $10 or more. Your financial assistance now he…
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August 20, 2019 at 12:35 PM

Ban Weapons of War!

Dear John, States United has joined over 100 other organizations across the U.S. demanding the President and Congress ban assault weapons now.  Today, you can sign our petition, too! There is absolutely no reason for weapons of war—assault rifles…
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August 7, 2019 at 9:50 PM

Travel Advisory!

Dear John, Imagine this: You are traveling to the United States from some other part of the globe such as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Great Britain, or Europe…when a travel advisory lights up your phone: “Travelers to the United States should …
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August 4, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Crying out loud

Dear John, Like Gyl Switzer, executive director of Texas Gun Sense, all of our incredible grassroots state gun violence prevention leaders are crying out loud today—and every day of every year—for stronger gun laws to keep our communities safe. Aft…
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August 1, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Perennials!

Dear John, As I took my spring walks earlier this year, I spent a lot of time thinking about perennials versus annuals. I’d pass the old, sweet, mulberry tree and grab a few juicy, black berries. Or a neighbor’s overflowing raspberry bushes, prickl…
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July 29, 2019 at 4:42 PM

Senseless

Dear John, I am going to quote from this morning’s press release from Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, Executive Director of our state affiliate in Minnesota, who wrote: “This past weekend Americans from coast to coast experienced terror, pain and devastatio…
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July 25, 2019 at 12:33 PM

You Know It's True!

Dear John, Gun violence is a public health crisis and it is long past time for Congress to fund research to understand the problem and its solutions better. The House already approved $50 million in funding for gun violence research. Now it's time …
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