Team ENOUGH May Newsletter

We’re back with our video newsletter update for May! This month, Team ENOUGH Executive Council member Stephan Abrams explains major updates in the movement, including our upcoming Listening Tour across Florida, California’s historic proposed increase in funding for violence intervention programs, and more — in less than 2 minutes! Will you watch our May video newsletter?

Read on for the news you need to know and how to get involved with Team ENOUGH!

Team ENOUGH Leaders Gearing Up for Listening Tour Across Florida

That’s right, we are going on tour in Florida! Our Team ENOUGH Florida Listening Tour will be focused on expanding our lobby collective, which is the only national, youth-led group lobbying lawmakers for gun reform in America. We’ll be stopping at major cities throughout Florida and we will focus on community engagement and mutual aid for communities in need of more resources. In the meantime, will you sign up to be the first to know when we’re on tour? We will keep you posted on how our advocacy shapes up!

ICYMI: New Video Featuring Aalayah Eastmond, a Parkland Survivor and Team ENOUGH Member 

Team ENOUGH Executive Council member Aalayah Eastmond was featured in a new video by Just Democracy, part of their campaign to unrig the "democratic" structures that systematically exclude and suppress Black and Brown people in America. Together, activists, including Aalayah, urge the U.S. Senate to pass S 1, the For the People Act. This life-saving legislation is a once-in-a-generation package of reforms to cut big money out of politics and build a more representative democracy to end our nation's gun violence epidemic.

VICTORY: California Governor Announces Historic Funding for Community Violence Intervention

We had a huge victory in California on Friday, May 14: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced over $200 Million for CalVIP funding! These funds would go to evidence-based programs that heal communities and reduce gun violence. We know that this funding is more important than ever as we have seen gun violence spike over the course of the pandemic. This historic funding increase for CalVIP is an investment, not only for our communities but for generations to come. 

““The funding proposed by Gov. Newsom would help to catalyze the important work of community violence prevention programs across our state that prevent violence and work with communities to resolve conflict and create healing. Thank you Gov. Newsom for calling on our State Legislature to include this historic funding for CalVIP. These funds will create change in our state.””
— Team ENOUGH Executive Council Member Stephan Abrams

ICYMI: Watch Our NRA Bankruptcy Instagram Live Event

This month, a judge dismissed the NRA’s attempt to claim bankruptcy and avoid accountability! Team ENOUGH Executive Council member Simone Paradis spoke with Brady President Kris Brown about the NRA’s recent bankruptcy troubles and what’s to come next as this lawsuit ends and another lawsuit against the NRA heats up.

Team ENOUGH Helps Advance a Bill to Ban “Ghost Guns” in Nevada

We are excited that our priority bill in Nevada that would ban “ghost guns” is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature! We teamed up with Battle Born Progress and did an event to explain the importance of this legislation. Now, we are calling on Gov. Sisolak to sign this important piece of legislation into law!

The U.S. Senate Starts Hearings Today for David Chipman to Lead the ATF. Help Us #ConfirmChipman!

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