In commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy The Greenwich Council Against Gun Violence is joining The ENOUGH Campaign for their second annual Stamford Vigil of Hope in a peaceful gathering of remembrance for all those who have fallen victim to the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America.
The Stamford Vigil is timed to coincide with the National Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence hosted by the Newtown Action Alliance at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and with 174 other community-based vigils occurring across the nation.
Your presence will be a meaningful demonstration of support to reduce gun violence and to show the community our compassion for the victims and their loved ones. Please come light a candle with us. With all of us together, our light of hope will be so much brighter.
Children are welcome, and dress warmly as we will be outside.
Stamford Vigil of Hope was held on the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting last year to honor the 26 students and educators who lost their lives to gun violence and the 30,000 victims who are killed each year by guns. Please join on Dec 11, 5:30-7:00pm at the Ferguson Library in Stamford to show the community we care.
What: Commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shooting and to remember the 60,000 victims who have lost their lives to gun violence since then.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Where: In front of Ferguson Library, Stamford
Intersection of Broad & Atlantic in downtown Stamford, parking at Target two blocks west on Broad St.
Who: The Greenwich Council Against Gun Violence is partnering with The ENOUGH Campaign and the Brady Campaign Southwestern CT Chapter to show the compassion in our communities for victims of gun violence.
Speakers:
Mayor David Martin, City of Stamford
Dana Horowitz, executive member, The ENOUGH Campaign, family victim of gun violence, who father was murdered when she was 16
Abbey Clements, Sandy Hook Elementary School educator, on behalf of Sandy Hook School Educators for Gun Sense
Jack Bryant, President, Stamford NAACP
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