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March for Our Lives – Austin, TX

Local event sign up:   March for Our Lives – Austin, TX
There is a fundraiser to help defray costs (see below)

Austin City Hall
301 W 2nd St
Austin, TX 78701

When:   Saturday, March 24, 12:00 PM
Directions to event, Google map

On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today. March begins at City Hall and continues to the TX Capitol to hear speakers and learn more about getting involved. Event will end by 3pm. On March 24, the collective voices of the March For Our Lives movement will be heard.

Fundraiser to pay for
-Sanitation services (portajohns, toilet paper,etc)
-Audio/stage rental
-electrical support- generator, electrician
-water stations
-50 chairs for speakers, press,etc; 30 tables for outreach
-tash/recycling- pick up and disposal

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Upcoming Events to Demand Action on Gun Violence in Our Communities

Enough: National School Walkout (Women’s March)
Date: March 14th (Wednesday during AISD Spring Break)
Time: rolling 10am, walkout for 17 minutes

Texas Coalition to Reduce Gun Violence Meeting
Date: March 22nd (Thursday)
Time: 9-11am
Where: Texas Capitol, Legislative Conference Center, E2.002

March for Our Lives (organized by students)
Date: March 24th (Saturday)
Time: 12-3pm
Where: Rally at City Hall, march to the Texas Capitol

National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools (Anniversary of Columbine shooting)
Date: April 20th (Friday)
Time: 1-3 pm (National time is 10am)
Where: Texas Capitol

Wear Orange: National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Date: June 2nd (Saturday)
Time: all day
Where: everywhere

And don’t forget

GUN FREE UT – ENOUGH! MONDAYS
Mondays from noon- 1pm at the MLK Statue on UT’s East Mall. Join with us to protest the continuing tidal wave of gun violence enveloping our country. Bring your lunch, your signs, wear your GFUT T-shirts (or something orange) and join us!

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GUN FREE UT – ENOUGH! MONDAYS

Join with us to protest the continuing tidal wave of gun violence enveloping our country. We refuse to normalize this. On Mondays we gather at noon at the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the East Mall of the University of Texas Campus. We stand vigil in memory of the victims of gun violence, to hold our leaders to account for their inaction on this critical issue, and make visible our continued resistance. Inspired by Rev. William Barber’s Moral Mondays, by the Mothers of the Plaza del Mayo, by Thich Nhat Hanh’s nonviolent protests against the war in Vietnam, by Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence, by Cocks Not Glocks, by Black Lives Matter, by the brave students organizing across the country right now, and so many more.

Armed with reason and compassion, we will create a zone of peace.
Join us.  #GunFreeUT #Enough #GunFreeMondays

Bring your lunch, your signs, wear your GFUT T-shirts (or something orange) and join us!

WHERE: MLK Statue on the East Mall
WHEN:   Mondays from noon to 1pm
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Rally to Resist! Rally to Repeal!

Sun_Orange_Square_Better_GWednesday, August 24
12 PM – 1 PM
West Mall UT Austin
Austin, Texas 78712

It’s the law, but we don’t have to like it.  Let’s show that we’re not going away.  Wear Orange, Speak Out! Let’s Make it Clear: Loaded Guns on Campus is NOT NORMAL.

Speakers
Elliott Naishtat, State Representative
Kathie Tovo,  Austin City Councilmember
Gina Hinojosa, Democratic candidate for State Representative
Nicole Golden, Texas Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Jessica Jin, UT graduate and founder of Cocks not Glocks
Ana Lopez, Plan II Honors Student, founder and Vice President of Students Against Campus Carry
Bryan Jones, Professor, Department of Government
Kailey Moore, UT Student
Rebecca Johnston, PhD Student in History
Jorge Canizares, Professor, Department of History
Steve Friesen, Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Susan Schorn,  Writing Coordinator in College of Undergraduate Studies
Lisa Moore, Professor, Department of English

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Gun-Free UT Peace & Wellness Workshops on Wednesdays

On  August 1st and Wednesdays starting August 31,  please join us in practicing peaceful skills for reducing violence.  Gun-Free UT is offering a weekly workshop to promote a culture of self-care and personal safety on our newly weaponized campus.

Every Wednesday during the fall semester
Noon- 1 PM
Parlin 201

This week’s leaders:

Wednesday September 7th
12:00-1:00 p.m. in Parlin 201 (208 W. 21st Street)

Meditation
byTracy Firsching, Yoga Yoga teacher

Personal Safety
by Susan (George) Schorn, Undergraduate Studies, Sun Dragon Martial Arts Instructor

Discussion
by Lisa Moore, English, Women’s and Gender Studies, Gun-Free UT

Past sessions

Wednesday, August 31st
* Meditation by Matt Dieterich, School of Social Work, Dharma Yoga teacher
* Personal Safety by Susan (George) Schorn,  and Summer Cacciotti
* Discussion by Lisa Moore

Monday, August 1, 2016
* Meditation, led by Tracy Firsching
* Personal safety skills session,
led by Barbara Jones and George Schorn
* Conversation and strategy sharing, led by Lisa Moore

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Surgeon General Dr. Murthy meets with Gun-Free UT

Members of Gun-Free UT were treated to a private meet-and-greet with Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General and all-around smart, nice guy. He, in turn, was treated to his-and-hers Gun-Free UT t-shirts!

During Dr. Murthy’s talk an undergraduate asked if campus carry was a public health concern.   His answer:   ” My concern about this is when we push laws without fully understanding the public health impact they will have. You might ask ‘well, how should we know?’  Well, ideally this is the kind of thing we should invest research dollars in.”

Photo Credit: Matt Valentine

 

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February 26 — Longhorn Cattle Call, Q & A with candidates on Campus Carry

Longhorn Cattle Call: Longhorns rounding up all candidates and elected officials for Q&A on SB11 and Classroom Carry

Friday February 26,  2PM
Details coming soon

Facebook Event

Graduate Students Against Classroom Carry and the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Graduate Student Assembly have come together once again to continue the fight against #SB11 and #ClassroomCarry. We are now pivoting from our focus on President Fenves to the Texas State Legislators who have imposed this law on a community that is entirely opposed to it.

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Gun-Free UT Teach-in

Let’s start the new semester by continuing the conversation on Campus Carry with a Teach-In!

WHEN:   Friday, January 22, 2-5 pm
WHERE:  Glickman Conference Center, CLA 1.302B

Download printable flyer

Confirmed speakers include:

Matt Valentine, Plan II coordinator and contributor tor The Atlantic and other publications

Cole Hutchison, Associate Professor of English and member of the Campus Carry Working Group

Becky Bigler, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child Research Lab

Matt Richardson, Associate Professor of English and African and African Diaspora Studies

Danielle Vabner, student

Yasmiyn Irizarry, Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies

George Schorn, author of Smile at Strangers and expert on women’s self-defense

Kate Catterall, Associate Professor of Design and teacher of a course on Campus Carry and design

Kevin Foster, Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies

Schedule:

2:00-2:15   Opening Remarks and Introductions:   Ann Cvetkovich with Matt Richardson
2:15-3:30  What We Need to Know About Gun Culture:  Becky Bigler, Matt Valentine, Cole Hutchison, Yasmiyn Irizarry
3:30-3:40  Break
3:40-3:45  Introductions:  Lisa Moore with Danielle Vabner
3:45-4:45 What We Can Do About Gun Culture:  George Schorn, Kate Catterall, Kevin Foster
4:45-5:15  General Discussion

What is Campus Carry?
Do you have questions about the law?
How will campus carry affect you and your friends?
Will guns make you safer or less safe?
How can you defend yourself without guns?