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Sunday Platform Meeting – Anne Klaeysen “Gun-orrhea, America’s Most Life-Threatening Social Disease”
Read More: Sunday Platform Meeting – Anne Klaeysen “Gun-orrhea, America’s Most Life-Threatening Social Disease”From the OK Corral in then Arizona Territory in 1881 to the Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016, the United States has grappled with gun control. The majority of Americans, even gun owners and NRA members, favor background checks. Yet politicians cave into the gun industry, even blocking research funding on the health implications of…
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Sunday Morning Platform – “Do Black Lives Matter in Housing in Westchester?”
Read More: Sunday Morning Platform – “Do Black Lives Matter in Housing in Westchester?”The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teenager who was walking in a predominantly White neighborhood in Sanford, Florida. The movement has continued to grow, fueled by the deaths of a growing number of African-Americans at the hands of…
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First Friday Film: “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA”
Read More: First Friday Film: “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA”This film exposes how the powerful gun companies and the NRA are resisting responsible legislation for the sake of profit – and thereby putting people in danger. The film looks into gun tragedies that include unintentional shootings, domestic violence, suicides, mass shootings and trafficking – and what we can do to put an end to…
