April 14, 2013 | Huffington Post
PICO National Network
It could last several weeks, but family members of victims and survivors of gun violence are planning to hold a round-the-clock vigil on Capitol Hill until the Senate passes gun policy reform.
April 12, 2013 | Battle Creek Enquirer
A pastor from across the country challenged more than 150 Battle Creek community leaders and organizers to unite for the common causes that all communities are working toward — non-violence, an engaged community and change.
April 12, 2013 | Religion News Service
Clergy from California to Connecticut created a makeshift graveyard symbolizing victims of gun violence on the National Mall on Thursday as they exhorted Congress to pass legislation to limit access to firearms.
April 11, 2013 | The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC
Pastor Michael McBride of PICO National Network talks from the site of a vigil at the National Mall in honor of gun violence victims.
March 14, 2013 | ABP News
Clergy in Newtown, Conn., joined by thousands of signatories collected online, called March 11 on the U.S. Senate to enact stronger gun control.
March 14, 2013 | Christian Post
What began as the hope of a dozen clergy leaders to relieve the grief of their community by calling for common sense measures to prevent gun violence has grown into a national outcry by thousands of religious leaders.
March 12, 2013 | The Blaze
Clergy from Newtown, Conn., have collectively released a letter calling for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that shook their community to its core.
March 12, 2013 | JTA
Interfaith clergy from Newtown, Conn., in an open letter urged a leading Republican to back far-reaching gun controls.
March 12, 2013 | New Haven Register
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill requiring federal background checks in nearly all gun purchases, but not before Newtown, Conn., clergy — and thousands of others — let the leading Republican on the panel know of their support.
March 12, 2013 | The Jewish Daily Forward
Shaul Praver Signs Multifaith Letter to Iowa Senator
March 11, 2013 | THE COLORADO STATESMAN
Together Colorado
The debate over gun control took center stage at the state legislature this week with controversial bills presented by Republicans seeking to curb efforts by Democrats to limit firearm possession.
March 9, 2013 | Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Area Congregations Together (ACT)
Clergy leaders of Sacramento Area Congregations Together, held the conference to begin their campaign for a portion of Measure U tax revenue to expand a local Ceasefire project.
March 8, 2013 | KCRA-3
'Gun Violence Sabbath' declared by some Sacramento clergy
February 27, 2013 | American Progress
2012 was a pivotal year for the progressive faith movement.
February 14, 2013 | Sojourners
In the 1980s television show, “Fantasy Island,” the island watchman heralded the arrival of individuals attempting to escape their reality with a call of “the plane … the plane … the plane!”
February 5, 2013 | Huffington Post
I gladly accepted a colleague's invitation to attend a multi-faith meeting on gun violence, gathering clergy-activists from around the country in Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2013 | Oakland North
Oakland Community Organizations (OCO), PICO National Network
The news gives the grisly details of the shootings, city officials are giving news conferences and community activists are in an uproar.
January 31, 2013 | The Jewish News Weekly
The group met with Vice President Joe Biden’s policy team and staff from White House offices that deal with faith-based issues, neighborhoods and public engagement.
January 30, 2013 | The Washington Post
A diverse national coalition of faith groups on Tuesday launched an initiative aimed at curbing the bloody tide of violence and gun-related deaths that has plagued cities across the country for decades.
January 30, 2013 | Contra Costa Times
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin this week presented five community groups with the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Richmond Community Leadership and Service Award for their work on behalf of immigrants and parolees.
