Leaders from the Million Mom March Chapters of the Brady Campaign gathered in Washington, D.C. for four days in April. Chapter leaders lobbied their legislators on Capitol Hill, networked, welcomed new members, learned new skills, and wound up re-energized for the battles ahead.
View photos from our gathering:
Illinois Million Mom March Chapters state president Barbara McKee makes a point while other Chapter leaders listen.
Brady President Paul Helmke discusses grassroots activities with Minnesota Chapter leaders
Brian Malte, Director of State Legislation and Politics, guides the Chapter leaders through the intricacies of elections
Carole Stiller, President, New Jersey Million Mom March Chapters, makes a presentation on marketing your Chapter
Greg and Joe Jaskolka, Delaware Chapter president and treasurer, at the Friday night session
Elaine (from Essex County, New Jersey), Stephanie (from Union County, New Jersey), and Consander (from Chicago Survivors) listen intently to a presentation
Washington State Chapters President Heidi Yewman describes her local efforts to Brady President Paul Helmke and New Jersey President Carole Stiller.
Mary and Joan (left and right) from Duluth, Minnesota pose with Amanda and Nick Wilcox, California State Legislative Chairs, from Nevada County, California
Elaine (from Essex County, New Jersey) and Stephanie (from Union County, New Jersey) pose with a Capitol Hill staffer during their Lobby Day visit.
Shikha Hamilton (center), President, Michigan Million Mom March Chapters is surrounded by activists from New Jersey, California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Colorado
Carole and Barbara from Chicago smile for the camera during the National Chapter Meeting
Activists from across the country attend the biennial National Chapter Meeting in Washington, D.C
The National Chapter Meeting was the culmination of a month of events designed to remember the victims of gun violence, and bring attention to closing the gun show loophole.
One-Year Anniversary of Virginia Tech Massacre Reminds Us to Honor All Gun Violence Victims
Virginia Tech victims and Brady staff invite you to take action: close the gun show loophole!
Join our efforts this month to honor the victims and survivors of gun
violence on the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech tragedy.
The Brady Campaign, its Million Mom March Chapters, numerous community
allies, and activists will join together with victims and survivors of
gun violence to remember the 32 innocent lives that were lost at
Virginia Tech on April 16 last year, and the 100,000 people who are
killed or injured every year in America with guns.
As we remember all gun violence victims this month, we also urge
Congress to close the gun show loophole immediately, and take other
common sense steps to fight gun violence.
Join us for one of the commemorative events in more than 70 cities and
towns across America. Or pay tribute to a victim by lighting a memorial
candle online.
Million Mom March Chapters Take the Lead on August 28 National Day of Protest
More than 25 cities join national day of protest
Activists and community leaders gather in cities and towns across the country for a national day of protest against illegal gun and corrupt gun dealers.
On August 28, thousands of activists from more than 25 cities and towns across America held a national day of protest to focus attention on corrupt gun dealers and the scourge of illegal gun trafficking. The date was the 44th anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington.
The Million Mom March Chapters of the Brady Campaign organized most of the local events -- along with Protest Easy Guns activists, state group leaders, and other allied organizations -- in support of the efforts of Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition to draw attention to our nation's epidemic of gun violence.
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