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Posted by Robin Lasersohn on May 17, 2018 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

33 Arrested at Senator Toomey’s Office

Here’s our accounting report on yesterday’s Demand the Ban action:
One AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was melted down and beaten into a plowshare by the peacemaking blacksmiths from RAW Tools.

300 fired-up gun sense advocates marched from Old First Reformed Church of Christto Senator Toomey’s office located inside the federal U.S. Custom House. The spirited throng of marchers chanted, “United We Stand – Demand the Ban!”and “Senator Toomey you can’t hide – Demand the Ban – or step aside.” The marchers then participated in an energetic rally with more, chants, songs, and speeches calling on Senator Toomey to announce his support for a federal assault weapons ban.

100 or more federal and Philadelphialaw enforcement officers were mobilized behind barricades to make sure that nonviolent constituents were blocked from visiting the taxpayer-funded officeof their own U.S. senator.

33 courageous nonviolent activistswere arrested for attempting to visit the heavily-defended office of Senator Toomey and then refusing to leave until the senator announced that he would co-sponsor S.2095, Assault Weapons Ban of 2017.

12 individuals from Delaware County were arrested as a part of the nonviolent civil disobedience action (Julie Breen, Ralph Ciampa, Bill Clinton, Mary Clinton, Jessica Frankl, Peter Friedrichs, Bonnie Hallam, Robin Lasersohn, Fran Sheldon, Paul Sheldon, Terry Rumsey, and Elaine Vetre).

One U.S. senator and his 99 colleagues were put on notice that a new, inspired movement to ban assault weapons is committed to organizing a nonviolent direct action campaign that disrupts business as usual until these weapons of war and mass terrorism are forever bannedin the United States of America.

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Posted by Robin Lasersohn on Jun 3, 2017 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Photos from June 2 Wear Orange Rally & Walk

: Chester Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland address the standing room only crowd

: PA State Senator Tom Killion

: Media Borough Councilwoman Sayre Dixon

: Shira Goodman, Executive Director of CeaseFire PA

: The crowd responds

: Thaddeus Kirkland, Mayor Chester

: Emaree Nickerson-Wright

: PA State Rep. Jamie Santora

: PA State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky

: Heeding God’s Call’s Memorial to the Lost installed at Second Baptist Church

: Walking on State Street

: State Street turns ORANGE

: The ORANGE glow of Plum Street Mall

: Charlie Phillips closes it out

Click on each photo to enlarge.

Posted by Robin Lasersohn on Jun 19, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

100 Strong March to Congressman Meehan’s Office

Over 100 supporters of Delaware County United for Sensible Gun Policy participated in a spirited march from the Springfield Friends Meeting House to the office of U.S. Congressman Patrick Meehan (R-PA7) on Saturday, June 18th, in response to the June 11 mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub that killed 49 people. The fired-up gun sense advocates delivered a Call to Action to Congressman Meehan calling on him to support a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Delco United is lobbying Congressman Meehan to co-sponsor H.R. 4269, legislation that would ban assault weapons and large-volume magazines. Read a summary of the bill here.

Hundreds of motorists honked their horns in support as the marchers, carrying signs and banners calling for an assault weapons ban, proceeded down Sproul Road (Rt. 320) to the Congressman’s Springfield headquarters. Robin Lasersohn, Co-Chair of Delco United, read the group’s Call to Action to Meehan, and then placed a poster-sized placard with the written Call to Action at the front door of the locked building that houses Congressman Meehan’s office. Delco United also e-mailed the Call to Action to the congressman on Friday. Terry Rumsey, Delco United Co-Chair, had spoken with Congressman Meehan earlier in the week, asking him to co-sponsor H.R. 4269.

The event was covered by the Delaware County Daily Times, KYW News Radio, and three Philadelphia television stations (ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates).

Read sample news coverage here. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/06/18/protesters-march-for-gun-control-in-delaware-county

http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20160618/NEWS/160619662

The Board of Directors of Delaware County United for Sensible Gun Policy would like to thank the more than 500 supporters from Delaware County who took action this past week after the Orlando tragedy by calling or e-mailing Congressman Meehan and Senator Toomey, attending Wednesday’s vigil and die-in, rallying and marching at yesterday’s Call to Action, or doing a combination of all those empowered acts of citizenship.

Delco United asked a lot from you this week.

You gave more than we asked.

Congratulations, you are a part of reinvigorated gun sense movement that will not relent until we have radically reduced gun violence in the United States of America.

Posted by Robin Lasersohn on Mar 28, 2015 in News | 0 comments

Benefit House Party with Mayor Nutter a Success!

Posted by Robin Lasersohn on Dec 14, 2013 in News | 0 comments

Photos from Delaware Valley Remembers Sandy Hook

: Thank you to all the volunteers who helped on December 7

: Signing in before the event

: Timothy Horner, Villanova Assistant Professor of Peace & Justice Education, gave the welcome

: Rev. Katie Day of Heeding God’s Call opened the program with a prayer

: Memorial slideshow of the victims at Sandy Hook

: Tom Buglio of Chester County Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and Shira Goodman of CeaseFire PA MC’ed the event

: Lori Haas, whose daughter was shot and wounded at Virginia Tech, urged the crowd not to sanitize gun violence with the use of euphemisms; loved ones are not “lost,” she said; they are “ripped from us.”

: Starr Cummin Bright shared her powerful story of surviving being shot at point blank range at a church in Chester County

: LisaBeth Weber performed her beautiful song, “All the Angels”

: Beverly Wright of Chester, shared the tragic impact of her son’s death by gun violence

: Villanova’s a cappella group, Minor Problem, gave an energized musical performance

: Governor Ed Rendell delivered the keynote address

: Rendell’s $100 question: What logical argument is there for the legality of someone with three felony armed robbery convictions being allowed to purchase an AR-15 from a private seller without a background check

: Governor Rendell received a standing ovation

: Terry Rumsey, Co-Chair of Delaware County United, delivered a request for financial support for the Delaware Valley Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence

: Video of Francine Wheeler, whose son, Ben, was killed at Sandy Hook, testifying about background checks at the PA House Judiciary Committee

: Villanova’s Gospel Choir closed the program

: Dave Scholnick, PA Director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, urged supporters to push state legislators to co-sponsor H.B. 1010, which would require background checks on the private sale of long guns in PA

: Heeding God’s Call and Villanova students installed this t-shirt Memorial to the Lost representing the 26 victims at Sandy Hook and the 288 gun homicide victims in Philadelphia last year

: Memorial to the Lost on the Villanova campus

: Singing at the Memorial to the Lost

: Shawn Kraemer, Chair of Lower Merion United

: Robin Lasersohn, Co-Chair of Delaware County United

: Rendell with singer songwriter, LisaBeth Weber

: Chester Mayor John Linder and Police Commissioner Joseph Bail have been consistent supporters of gun violence prevention efforts

: Kathy Leary of BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action served on the event organizing committee

: Audience members came from all over the Delaware Valley

: Che Saitta of CeaseFire PA and Shara Dunham of Heeding God’s Call

: Delaware County United Steering Committee member, Carol Seeley

: Brendan McPhillips of Mayors Against Illegal Guns handled the press work for the event, which got great coverage

: Bill Deckhart of BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action gave an impassioned call to get involved with local gun violence prevention organizations

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: Thank you to everyone who came out to mark the Sandy Hook anniversary and is ready to speak out for stronger gun laws

: This beautiful photo of Shara Dunham of Heeding God’s preparing the electric candles was published in the Delaware County Daily Times and the Main Line Times