SXSW 2020
How Women Win on Gun Safety – and Stop the NRA
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Founded in the wake of the Sandy Hook School shooting in 2012, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, together with Everytown for Gun Safety, has become a driving force in American politics, shattering the dominant power of the NRA and putting gun safety at the top of the agenda in races from the White House to the state house.
The panel will reveal how a grassroots army of “mothers and others” transformed gun violence prevention from a third rail in electoral politics to a central plank of the 2020 electoral landscape. How have women rewritten the larger cultural narrative on gun safety? And why are mothers, in particular, such effective and unstoppable advocates for change? This panel will answer these questions and reveal the game-changing strategy for victory on gun safety.
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Takeaways
- A vast network of American women, fed up with gun violence, is rewriting the rules on gun politics, bringing an end to the lengthy reign of the NRA.
- Plans for the 2020 election include an unprecedented effort to GOTV and hold elected officials and candidates accountable for their gun safety views.
- The political sphere is just one place we need to win; content creators are equally vital to shift the cultural paradigm on gun safety in America.
Speakers
- Julianne Moore, Chair, Everytown Creative Council
- Shannon Watts, Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
- Karine Jean-Pierre, Chief Public Affairs Officer, MoveOn
Organizer
Noelle Howey, Director of Cultural Engagement, Everytown for Gun Safety
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