Posts Tagged: gun violence
Picture of Anguish
Their anguish is visceral. The searing torment of two young girls is captured for eternity. Though from vastly different times and places the feel is eerily similar. We cannot look away. We must not look away. America’s pain is immortalized
Picture of Anguish
Their anguish is visceral. The searing torment of two young girls is captured for eternity. Though from vastly different times and places the feel is eerily similar. We cannot look away. We must not look away. America’s pain is immortalized
March Madness
I am mad. We are living in a never-ending march of madness worthy of Alice in Wonderland. It is maddening. In March alone- While school shootings continue and nine-year-old children are killed, our legislatures are busy at work protecting the
March Madness
I am mad. We are living in a never-ending march of madness worthy of Alice in Wonderland. It is maddening. In March alone- While school shootings continue and nine-year-old children are killed, our legislatures are busy at work protecting the
Save the Children
As I bask in the joy of the warm birthday wishes I received yesterday, grateful to have made it to 68, I can’t help but think of those 3 children who will never celebrate a birthday again. I am more
Save the Children
As I bask in the joy of the warm birthday wishes I received yesterday, grateful to have made it to 68, I can’t help but think of those 3 children who will never celebrate a birthday again. I am more
Yet Another Shooting-Three Words We Don’t Need To Hear
Stop The Violence © Sally Edelstein and Envisioning The American Dream, 2023. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used,
Yet Another Shooting-Three Words We Don’t Need To Hear
Stop The Violence © Sally Edelstein and Envisioning The American Dream, 2023. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used,
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
Envisioning The American Dream 