Name: Milo Sandman

Social Justice Group: 2023-2024, Mass shootings in the U.S. / School Shooting in US

Date of Fieldwork: January 30, 2024

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Newtown Action Alliance

Type of Fieldwork: [69]

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?:

On 1/29/24 Jack, Carolina, Ryder, Noah, Wally, Luca and I all attended the Newtown Action Alliance Lunch and Lobbying zoom call. In this short time, we were able to learn about how to lobby senators all around the world. Sadly most calls ended up going to voice mail, we were able to speak with a few assistants that work alongside these senators.

This opportunity really opened mine and my group’s eyes because it showed us that even if we are a small group, every action we take is one towards helping an important cause. I personally really enjoyed working alongside with the Newtown Action Alliance because I felt that each call me and the fellow people in our group made, it is one small step to helping the government make stricter gun laws.