Sometimes we just need to stop so we can mourn. We need to stop so we can try to fully understand what has happened in our communities, our country, our lives. We need to somehow try to absorb the enormity
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Last week, from DC to Hawaii, America witnessed a historic change in the momentum and demand for gun violence prevention legislation. Ceasefire Oregon has been at this for years and we’ve never seen anything like it! It’s been a busy
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Summer has finally arrived. Playdates and vacations abound. But before you send your child or grandchild to someone’s home, ASK if there is a gun where those children will live or play. In America, one out of three homes with
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It’s Sunday night. June 19. It’s the eve of what could be the passage of hugely significant and highly effective gun violence prevention legislation in the US Senate. I’m talking about background checks for all gun sales—nationwide. I’m talking about
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Ceasefire Oregon and Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation are horrified by the mass shooting early this morning in Orlando, Florida. Fifty people were shot to death and at least 53 were injured after a gunman armed with an assault rifle and handgun
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