{"id":6605,"date":"2016-08-07T06:47:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6605"},"modified":"2019-10-12T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T14:53:20","slug":"women-led-initiatives-promote-nonviolence-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6605","title":{"rendered":"Women-led initiatives promote nonviolence in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .<\/p>\n

An article from the Nobel Womens Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n

In July we witnessed several horrible incidents of gun violence in the United States. These tragedies draw our attention to the systemic problems of racism and poverty as factors that play a role in determining who experiences the brunt of this violence. Women on the front lines are taking action to heal communities impacted by this violence and prevent future gun deaths. Here are just 5 of the many incredible initiatives women in the United States are leading to reduce gun violence.<\/p>\n

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1. Mothers Against Senseless Killings (MASK)<\/p>\n

Mothers Against Senseless Killings<\/a> was started by a group of African American mothers in Chicago who wanted to create a community free of gun violence claiming young lives in their community. Taking matters into their own hands, the group started a program called Moms on Patrol. This project emphasizes the power of community members, and mothers in particular, as agents of social change. MASK also started the Abel Project to plant trees in memory of community members who have been killed by gun violence. These events help the communities grieve and encourage a sense of unity and responsibility for each other.<\/p>\n

2. Moms Demand Action<\/p>\n

In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Stay-at-home mom Shannon Watts founded Moms Demand Action<\/a>. Since then, Moms Demand Action has become a a nation-wide grassroots organization that advocates for change at the local, state and national level to end the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. Their campaigns include calling for the prohibition of firearms in public spaces such as grocery stores and cafes; postcard campaigns to elected officials on holidays such as Valentine\u2019s and Mother\u2019s Day; and the Mother\u2019s Dream Quilt Project<\/a>, which creates quilts symbolizing the human toll of gun violence.<\/p>\n

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3. INCITE!<\/p>\n

INCITE!<\/a> is a national activist organization built by feminist women, gender non-conforming and trans people of colour to address violence against their community members. The group organizes direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots activities. Their projects include producing a radio show, organizing rallies on street harassment, training women of colour on self-defence and building and running a clinic, among other things. INCITE! Has also developed a toolkit to address gun violence<\/a> as it manifests within their community\u2014particularly against women and trans people of colour.<\/p>\n

4. The Wear Orange Movement<\/p>\n

In response to the shooting and death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, a group of her friends began wearing orange to remember her life. They chose orange because they said it\u2019s what hunters wear to protect themselves and others from being shot. The Wear Orange Movement<\/a> sparked by this group of girls in her memory grew and is now nation-wide. National Gun Violence Awareness Day is on June 2nd, and people across the country wear orange, share their stories and protest to demand change.<\/p>\n

5. Women Against Gun Violence<\/p>\n

Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique and Los Angeles Police Commissioner Ann Reiss Lane co-coordinated a conference in 1993 that sought to articulate gun violence as a woman\u2019s issues and a public health concern. Out of this conference, Women Against Gun Violence<\/a> was born. Their projects include a speaker\u2019s bureau of adults and youth who have lost a loved one to gun violence or have survived gun violence themselves, gun violence prevention workshops and gun lock distribution, and developing educational materials for parents and children in elementary schools.<\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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