Posts Tagged: gun violence
Sandy Hook and School Shootings -Reading, Writing, and Remembering
Ten years ago a stunned nation said never again. A decade ago when 20 innocent first graders and 6 brave staff were killed by an assault rifle at a suburban Connecticut elementary school, we said enough is enough. But keeping
Sandy Hook and School Shootings -Reading, Writing, and Remembering
Ten years ago a stunned nation said never again. A decade ago when 20 innocent first graders and 6 brave staff were killed by an assault rifle at a suburban Connecticut elementary school, we said enough is enough. But keeping
American Hate- Who’s Keeping Count?
I’ve lost count. Of all the mass shootings. Of murdered children, LGBTQ, African Americans, and Jews. I’ve lost count of all the violence. The vicious name-calling. Defacing of property. I’ve lost count of all the hate crimes in our country.
American Hate- Who’s Keeping Count?
I’ve lost count. Of all the mass shootings. Of murdered children, LGBTQ, African Americans, and Jews. I’ve lost count of all the violence. The vicious name-calling. Defacing of property. I’ve lost count of all the hate crimes in our country.
Walk In Their Shoes
Let us pray none of us ever have to walk in the shoes of a parent who lost a child to the horrors of a mass shooting by an AR-15 rifle, its devastation so complete that the only way to
Walk In Their Shoes
Let us pray none of us ever have to walk in the shoes of a parent who lost a child to the horrors of a mass shooting by an AR-15 rifle, its devastation so complete that the only way to
Guns Plus Teachers Does Not Equal Safety
Teachers + guns does not = safety. It’s bad math. And bad policy. It’s a simple equation – arming teachers doesn’t add up to safety in the classroom. Senator Ted Cruz gets an F in that subject. In the wake
Guns Plus Teachers Does Not Equal Safety
Teachers + guns does not = safety. It’s bad math. And bad policy. It’s a simple equation – arming teachers doesn’t add up to safety in the classroom. Senator Ted Cruz gets an F in that subject. In the wake
No More Mass Shootings
No more. There have been more mass shootings so far in 2022 than there have been days in the year. 27 alone have been school shootings. No more. Today is day 145 of the year, and the country has already
No More Mass Shootings
No more. There have been more mass shootings so far in 2022 than there have been days in the year. 27 alone have been school shootings. No more. Today is day 145 of the year, and the country has already
Only in America
Only in America Nineteen parents in Texas sent their precious children off to school yesterday never thinking they would not share dinner together that evening. Or another birthday, another Christmas. That their child would never come home again. Ever. America
Only in America
Only in America Nineteen parents in Texas sent their precious children off to school yesterday never thinking they would not share dinner together that evening. Or another birthday, another Christmas. That their child would never come home again. Ever. America
Artist’s Talk Deadlocked and Loaded:Disarming America
I am honored to be included in a really powerful show called “Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America.” It is a feminist POV on gun violence, curated by activist/curator Karen Gutfreund. Join me tonight March 10 from 7- 8:30pm EST on
Artist’s Talk Deadlocked and Loaded:Disarming America
I am honored to be included in a really powerful show called “Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America.” It is a feminist POV on gun violence, curated by activist/curator Karen Gutfreund. Join me tonight March 10 from 7- 8:30pm EST on
Who Pulled the Trigger?
“Mental illness and hatred pulled the trigger…” Trump remarked Monday morning about the latest mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. For once he is right. Our White Supremacist In Chief is not only a hate-filled racist he is mentally
Who Pulled the Trigger?
“Mental illness and hatred pulled the trigger…” Trump remarked Monday morning about the latest mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. For once he is right. Our White Supremacist In Chief is not only a hate-filled racist he is mentally
American Carnage Again and Again
Saying prayers is not enough. Again. Our Congressional leaders need to get up off their knees and do something about gun violence and ban assault rifles. Offering prayers but failing to act to end gun violence make their prayers
American Carnage Again and Again
Saying prayers is not enough. Again. Our Congressional leaders need to get up off their knees and do something about gun violence and ban assault rifles. Offering prayers but failing to act to end gun violence make their prayers
Anti-Semitism Again
Again. Again another place of worship in America reverberates with the hateful sound of bullets. Again the ugliness of anti-Semitism that has been unleashed under Donald Trump has been given expression. As Jews do every year on the last day
Anti-Semitism Again
Again. Again another place of worship in America reverberates with the hateful sound of bullets. Again the ugliness of anti-Semitism that has been unleashed under Donald Trump has been given expression. As Jews do every year on the last day
Envisioning The American Dream 