Voter Registration & Absentee Ballots: Get Ready for the 2018 Elections!
2018 is an important year, and it is so important that we encourage EVERYONE to vote. Please share these links and help to spread the word. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!
“March for Our Lives” – Photos from our Members
On March 24, 2018, people of all ages, nation-wide, joined the “March for Our Lives” movement in support of common sense gun legislation. These are the photos of some of our Raising Voices USA members from all across the country. Thank you, to all who contributed.
Understanding the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Story
Facebook Inc. is under fire following reports that the personal data of 50 million users were obtained by an analytics firm that helped elect President Donald Trump. Lawmakers and regulators in the U.S. and U.K. are now scrutinizing the social media giant, whose shares have dropped more than 9 percent since the news broke on March 17.
Join the March For Our Lives on March 24
On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington DC to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today.
March with us in Washington DC or march in your own community. On March 24, the collective voices of the March For Our Lives movement will be heard.
RaisingVoicesUSA Weekly Update – March 12, 2018
Evening of Advocacy: Gun Violence Prevention
Thursday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
March Meeting: “These times will make activists of us all”
A roundtable discussion on how young people are finding and raising their voices
Wednesday, March 21
6:30-7:30 pm RaisingVoices Art Show
7:30-9:00 pm Roundtable Discussion
Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting
(from NPR – Anya Kamenetz)
After Parkland, there have been many calls to make schools a “harder target” — for example, by arming teachers. But there’s a decent amount of research out there on what actually makes schools safer, and most of it doesn’t point to more guns.
Politicians and their N.R.A Funding
In the aftermath of the latest horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, we are reminded yet again of the empty thoughts and prayers of our politicians, every time tragedy strikes.
This New York Times report is four months old, but just as relevant today, if not moreso. These politicians are bound by their desire to continue receiving N.R.A funding. We need to vote them out of office, plain and simple. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, and encourage everyone you know to do so, as well. For the sake of our children, and our fellow Americans.
RVUSA Response to Florida’s School Shooting and What to Do Next
After yet another senseless shooting, we at Raising Voices are turning our anger and pain into action. Thoughts and prayers are not enough – they never were. The innocent lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were not the first, and sadly, will not be the last. It’s time to force our legislators to act – we’re failing our children and ourselves.
Single Payer Healthcare event covered in ABLE Newspaper
Great coverage in the ABLE newspaper this week!