Today gun safety advocates across Illinois will join together for a Digital Day of Action. Together we will hear from exciting speakers and rally in place to #EndGunViolenceIL by urging Illinois lawmakers to pass common-sense gun safety policies like SB1966 the BIO Bill to Fix The FOID system in Illinois. Make your voice heard by participating however you can!
Keep scrolling! Everything you need to participate is right here.
Today from 10:15AM – 5PM we will have virtual events and live stream remarks from exciting speakers and gun safety advocates. Throughout the day attendees will use digital platforms to ask their legislators to support SB1966.
Speakers will engage in discussions around the intersection of COVID-19 and the gun violence epidemic, and the opportunity we have here in Illinois to pass life-saving legislation like #SB1966.
ONLINE! We’ve made it easy to participate and make your voice heard wherever you are! This page is your resource for getting involved.
The entire day of action will be live-streamed at the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition Facebook page. The full agenda and ways to get involved can be found RIGHT HERE on this page!
Keep scrolling to find everything you need to participate!
Follow these super-easy steps outlined on this page to make a big impact by joining us in advocating for a safer Illinois free from gun violence or text SB1966 to 21000 to get links to actions in real time!
Update your Facebook profile frame and let everyone know you are participating in this Day of Action to #EndGunViolenceIL!
The entire day of action will be live-streamed at the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition Facebook page. Make sure to tune in, share the live stream and take the following actions with us!
ILGVP Facebook Live – 10:30 AM
(Facebook Live will be available starting at 10:15)
Speakers
Rep.-Elect Denyse Wang Stoneback, Founder, People for a Safer Society
Rabbi Shoshanah Conover, Temple Sholom
Tom Vanden Berk, Gun Violence Prevention PAC
Leslie Helmcamp, Strengthening Chicago’s Youth
Larita Rice Barnes, BIO Bill Organizing Team/Live Free East St Louis
ILGVP Facebook Live – 11 AM
Moderator: Rev. Ciera Walker Chamberlain, Live Free Chicago
Speakers
Sharone Mitchell, Illinois Justice Project
Kimberly A. Lightford, Illinois State Senate Majority Leader (IL-4, Maywood)
Zach Koutsky, Local 118, UCFW
Vaughn Bryant, Communities Partnering for Peace
Teny Gross, Institute Nonviolence Chicago
Alonzo Waheed, Gatekeepers, BIO Bill Organizing Team
ILGVP Facebook Live – 1:30 PM
(Facebook Live will be available starting at 1:15 PM)
Co-Moderators: Ernest Coverson, Amnesty Int’l; John Gruber, GPEC-ICHV
Speakers
The BIO Bill Organizers
Kathleen Sances, G-PAC/GVPAC
Gabby Giffords, GIFFORDS
Tre Bosley, BRAVE YOUTH
Don Harmon, Illinois State Senate President (IL-39, Oak Park)
Emily Aguilar, Advocate
Julie Morrison, State Senator (IL-29, Highland Park)
Kathleen Willis, Majority Conference Chairperson (IL-77, Addison)
Ram Villivalam, State Senator (IL-8, Chicago)
Bonnie Aiker Rich, Survivor
Kristy Chorostecki, Rockford Chapter Lead, Moms Demand Action
Sonya Harper, State Representative (IL-6, Chicago)
Rev. Marilyn Pagan-Banks, United Church of Christ
Delphine Cherry, TY Foundation
ILGVP Facebook Live – 2:30 PM
Speakers
Pam Bosley, Purpose Over Pain
Cassandra Miller, Colton’s Legacy
Maria Pike, Chicago Survivors
Bertha Purnell, Moms on a Mission
Montriet Harris, Survivor
Phil Andrew, Archdiocese of Chicago
Tanja Murray, BIO Bill Organizing Team
ILGVP Facebook Live – 3:30 PM
Speakers
Jax West, BIO Bill Organizing Team
The entire day of action will be live-streamed at the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition Facebook page.
Throughout the day our speakers will call for all our gun safety advocates to take action! Find all the correct links to follow along here.
And don’t forget to share these Digital Day of Action Posts on Facebook!
We’ve made it super easy, follow the link below to send your State Senator an email urging them to take action to protect Illinois from senseless gun violence by passing SB1966 the BIO Bill to Fix The FOID system in Illinois.
Help spread the word about the deadly intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and the gun violence epidemic and encourage others to get involved.
Chip in however you can and help support any of the following violence prevention groups. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, these groups are organizing activists and demanding change to address the gun violence epidemic that plagues communities every single day. Just click the link to donate:
B.R.A.V.E Youth Leaders, Communities Partnering for Peace, Institute for Nonviolence, Purpose Over Pain, Chicago Survivors, Live Free Chicago
State Senator Napoleon Harris needs to hear from you, even if you’ve sent a letter before we want to make sure they hear our voices loud and clear!
Click below to email 12 additional State Senators to urge them to take action. Your message will go to all 12 at the same time!
State Senator Steven Landek needs to hear from you, even if you’ve sent a letter before we want to make sure they hear our voices loud and clear!
State Senator John Curran needs to hear from you, even if you’ve sent a letter before we want to make sure they hear our voices loud and clear!
State Senator Christopher Belt needs to hear from you, even if you’ve sent a letter before we want to make sure they hear our voices loud and clear!
Continue taking action to address gun violence and save lives in Illinois by taking these actions at any point during the Digital Day of Acton and SHARE YOUR STORY WITH US!
Record a selfie video or snap a photo as you rally in place and share it on Facebook or Twitter, make sure to tag us @ILGVPcoalition and use the hashtag #EndGunViolenceIL
