17-year-old Mei Ling Ho-Shing became an activist after she survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland. Now, she’s calling for more than gun law reform alone—she’s demanding an intersectional approach to the #NeverAgain movement.
Tag: Gun Control
Signs of Change in the March for Our Lives
Event organizers expect up to half a million people to fill the streets of Washington, D.C. this Saturday at the March for Our Lives in support of school safety and laws to reduce gun violence. The event, scheduled to start in front of the White House, will be led by the teenage survivors of the mass […]
These Young Feminists are Bringing the #NeverAgain Movement to Iowa City
After the 2016 election, 17-year-old Lujayn Hamad organized on her Iowa City high school campus against hate and discrimination. In the wake of Parkland, she’s leading the march toward common-sense gun law reform with her fellow students.
The Ms. Q&A: Shannon Watts is Certain That Women Can End Gun Violence
The founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America talked to Ms. about how the movement to end gun violence has evolved, what happens when women form the front lines and how you can join the fight right now.
#NeverAgain: The Bloody Epidemic of Gun Violence Ends Now
Students across the country have shown us the way. We must be bold and follow their lead.
Women Governors are Leading the Charge to End Gun Violence After Parkland
Little action has been taken on the national level to address the glaring issue of gun violence in the U.S.—but the female governors of Rhode Island and Oregon were ready to act.
This Week in Women: It’s Time to Talk About How Gender Shapes Gun Violence and Global Conflict
It’s time to close the “boyfriend loophole,” bring women to peace tables in Syria and stop erasing women’s rights from human rights.
A Lethal Combination
What we know about domestic abusers with guns—and how efforts to disarm them could prevent some mass shootings.
Love, Learning and Lockdowns
Part of being an excellent teacher is being prepared. But it’s difficult to prepare students for the possibility of violence, terror and mayhem.
Young Women Are Demanding an End to Gun Violence in the Wake of Last Week’s School Shooting
Young women and girls are leading the way in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas school shooting.