One-Year Anniversary Remembrance Event to Take Place at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin; Participants to Read Names of Americans Killed by Gun Violence
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Event is Part of "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" Bus Tour; www.NoMoreNames.org
OAK CREEK, Wis., Aug. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, August 5th, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin will hold a remembrance event in Oak Creek to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at the temple that killed six worshippers and left four others injured. Participants include families of victims, the sister of a slain Newtown teacher, Mayors Tom Barrett of Milwaukee and Steve Scaffidi of Oak Creek, U.S. Attorney James Santelle, local law enforcement officials, and faith leaders.
They will join together in a day of remembrance and a call to action, urging America's leaders to take meaningful action to reduce gun violence nationwide. Prior to a press conference featuring remarks from this group, participants will read the names of victims of gun violencefrom across the country - including the victims of the temple shooting.
Every day, 33 Americans are murdered with guns in this country. "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns' ongoing, national effort to continue raising awareness to the issue of gun violence in America - and most importantly, to urge elected officials to prioritize the safety of the people they represent.
What: | Remembrance Event to Mark One-Year Anniversary of Sikh Temple Shooting in Oak Creek |
Who: | - Carlee Soto, sister Victoria was killed in the Newtown shooting |
- Amardeep and Pardeep Kaleka, father killed in Sikh Temple shooting | |
- Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee | |
- Mayor Steve Scaffidi of Oak Creek | |
- U.S. Attorney James Santelle | |
- Kamal and Harpreet Saini, sons of Parmjit Kaur, who was killed in Sikh Temple Shooting | |
- Family of Sita and Ranjit Singh, both victims of Sikh Temple shooting | |
- Family of Sardar Suveg Singh Khattra, grandfather killed in Sikh Temple Shooting | |
- Family of Prakash Singh, victim of Sikh Temple shooting | |
- Colin Goddard, survivor of Virginia Tech shooting and representative from the Brady Campaign | |
- Sam Granillo, survivor of the Columbine High School shooting | |
- Nardyne Jeffries, mother of Brishell Jones, who was murdered with a gun in Washington, DC | |
- Reverend Willie Brisco | |
Where: | Sikh Temple of Wisconsin |
7512 S. Howell Avenue | |
Oak Creek, Wisconsin | |
When: | Monday, August 5th at 7:30 p.m. |
For interview requests in advance and on-site, please contact Stacey Radnor at 202-870-6668.
About Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Since its creation in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 members to more than 1,000 mayors from across the country. With more than 1.5 million grassroots supporters, the coalition is the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country.The bipartisan coalition, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, has united the nation's mayors around these common goals: protecting communities by holding gun offenders accountable; demanding access to crime gun trace data that is critical to law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking; and working with legislators to fix weaknesses and loopholes in the law that make it far too easy for criminals and other dangerous people to get guns.Learn more atwww.MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns.org.
CONTACTS
Alex Katz: akatz@maig.org or 646-324-8245
Stacey Radnor: radnor@homefrontdc.com or 202-870-6668
Lizzie Ulmer: lulmer@maig.org or 269-271-2331
SOURCE Mayors Against Illegal Guns
