On January 27th, 2016, we went to interview Karen Y. Bitar. Ms. Bitar was a former Kings County prosecutor. When our group first contacted her, we were originally going to do this interview over the phone, but we decided to go to her office, as we had another fieldwork on the same day in the…
My group and I got the opportunity to meet with filmmaker Peter Putka. He is currently working on an “interactive movie” which shows the things that leads up to a mass shooting. This interview showed us the unique ways people are addressing violence. For example Putka was making a movie where you can change the…
Our social justice group got the amazing opportunity to speak outside city hall in front of reporters for major news networks and very important politicians. The goal of the field work was to get as many new contacts as possible and to speak in front of many people. From this trip, I learned how big…
On December 14, 2012, the Sandy Hook Newtown shooting took place. One year later, my group went down to city hall to take part in the ceremony commentating the one year anniversary. Many people spoke including a teacher who survived the colombine high school massacre only to be shot some time later by a mugger…
Richard Aborn is the president of the citizens crime commission of New York City, and organization that seeks to reduce crime, especially gun violence and to improve methods used to convict criminals. In our interview Richard Aborn talked about how guns are restricted to varying degrees depending on what state your in. Many illegal gun…
Dear Colleagues, Yesterday, Keith, Alegba, Lachlan, Nolan and Dalton did a wonderful job representing our school’s commitment to social justice and participatory citizenship. The boys were invited to be a part of “One Year Since Newtown”, a City Hall rally. In addition to being a part of the assembly, Keith was asked to be the…
On November 16th my group, which is focusing on work against gun violence, drove to Poughkeepsie to meet with Donna Dees and Mothers Against Gun Violence to march across the Hudson River to support anti-gun violence legislation. We learned many people’s views on gun laws and violence. This had an impact on the way I…
LREI Gun violence group meeting activist Donna Dees Our social justice group got the chance to meet with creator of The Million Moms March Donna Dees. We learned so much and got many contacts from this interview. Our question was: “How did you start it (Million Moms’ March) and When did you start it?” To…
Youth Demand End Gun Violence. We are four eighth graders from New York who are trying to end gun violence in America. We need to speak up because this is our future and we do not want to grow up in a place of death and chaos. End gun violence now!! Sign our petition: http://signon.org/sign/youth-demand-e… Follow…
Youth Demand End Gun Violence. We are four eighth graders from New York who are trying to end gun violence in America. We need to speak up because this is our future and we do not want to grow up in a place of death and chaos. End gun violence now!! Sign our petition: http://signon.org/sign/youth-demand-e… Follow…
Youth Demand End Gun Violence. We are four eighth graders from New York who are trying to end gun violence in America. We need to speak up because this is our future and we do not want to grow up in a place of death and chaos. End gun violence now. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemandVoice and…
Youth Demand End Gun Violence. We are four eighth graders from New York who are trying to end gun violence in America. We need to speak up because this is our future and we do not want to grow up in a place of death and chaos. End gun violence now. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemandVoice and…
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Click here. PETITION STATEMENT: We, today’s youth, demand a ban on assault weapons, an increase in microstamping, an end to the loopholes in existing gun laws, and tighter gun registration requirements. By doing so we will be saving lives like yours and mine.
On December 10th 2012 my gun violence group and I Skyped a survivor of the Virginia Tech Shooting, who is working with the Brady Campaign, Colin Goddard. The ultimate goal of this fieldwork was to hear his story if possible, as well as learning from someone from the Brady Campaign and getting as much information…
The war and gun-violence group, part of the Little Red School House eighth grade social justice program, recently went to City Hall in New York City. At City Hall we met Brian Levinson and Alex Katz, who work for Mayor Bloomberg, to discuss guns and gun laws in New York State. We came to the…
We are four eighth graders from New York City who believe it is time for youth to take a stand against gun violence for the sake of our future. President Obama said Newtown could have been any town. We believe him. Kids should not be afraid to go to school, walk home alone, or lose…
