Insightful analysis of random news stories related to violence and nonviolence in the U.S. and abroad, with an emphasis on what can be done to make things better (with some occasional humor and random acts of journalism mixed in). Hint: It rhymes with "Department of Peace".
The Change.org community is having a huge impact! The concerted effort to lobby Representatives in the House since the Youth PROMISE act (H.R. 1064) was first introduced has lead to some very encouraging results. In the month of May alone, 31 new co-sponsors have signed on, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 115, representing 26% of the 435 delegates in the House! The following list shows the new cosponsors who have signed on in May. If any of these visionary supporters represents your district, please send them a note or call them to say "Thanks" for standing up to reduce violence. If your Representative has not yet signed on, send them a note through Change.org asking them to do so.
Representative
State/District
Rep Pastor, Ed
AZ-4
Rep Sherman, Brad
CA-27
Rep Berman, Howard L.
CA-28
Rep Richardson, Laura
CA-37
Rep Davis, Susan A.
CA-53
Rep Miller, George
CA-7
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.
CT-3
Rep Meek, Kendrick B.
FL-17
Rep Wexler, Robert
FL-19
Rep Hare, Phil
IL-17
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.
IL-4
Rep Souder, Mark E.
IN-3
Rep Capuano, Michael E.
MA-8
Rep Edwards, Donna F.
MD-4
Rep Van Hollen, Chris
MD-8
Rep Thompson, Bennie G.
MS-2
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.
NC-3
Rep Sires, Albio
NJ-13
Rep Bishop, Timothy H.
NY-1
Rep Towns, Edolphus
NY-10
Rep Israel, Steve
NY-2
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
NY-28
Rep Driehaus, Steve
OH-1
Rep Fudge, Marcia L.
OH-11
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.
PA-13
Rep Doyle, Michael F.
PA-14
Rep Langevin, James R.
RI-2
Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D.
TX-23
Rep Nye, Glenn C., III
VA-2
Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P.
VA-5
Rep Boucher, Rick
VA-9
Late update: As this post was going to press, we found out that an additional 4 new cosponsors have signed on to H.R. 1064, bringing the total to 119 cosponsors. Again, if any of these people is your Representative, please send them some love.
The Change.org community is having a huge impact! The concerted effort to lobby Representatives in the House since the Youth PROMISE act (H.R. 1064) was first introduced has lead to some very encouraging results. In the month of May alone, 31 new co-sponsors have signed on, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 115, representing 26% of the 435 delegates in the House! The following list shows the new cosponsors who have signed on in May. If any of these visionary supporters represents your district, please send them a note or call them to say "Thanks" for standing up to reduce violence. If your Representative has not yet signed on, send them a note through Change.org asking them to do so.
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