NYU Medical School Students for Student Lives

Start: Wednesday, March 14, 2018•10:00 AM

Host contact info julia.derk@nyumc.org

We, the students at New York University Medical School, believe nobody is safe until all of us are safe. We will not stand by as our children are slain before us.

Furthermore, we find it abhorrent that the Center for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health have been prevented for so long from doing their jobs and researching the public health epidemic of gun violence.

The NRA has silenced scientists and doctors while concurrently preventing common sense gun legislation through their chokehold on Congress and we've had #ENOUGH


Please RSVP to join us here: http://bit.ly/2Fh00bG

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Critical information:


- We will be rallying on the WEST side of 1st Avenue between 30th and 32nd Street

- This is a non-violent, peaceful demonstration

- Wear ORANGE and your white coats

- We are working in collaboration with all Deans (Grossman, Tanese, Bar-Sagi, Sanchez, Tewksbury) and the Head of NYU Security in order to ensure a safe environment and no negative consequences for participating.

- More information regarding specific logistics will be sent out closer to the day of the event.


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All NYU Med faculty, post-docs, residents, administrators, and community members are invited to join us.

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Demands:

We demand that Congress enact an immediate resolution declaring gun violence a public health crisis and dedicating federal funding to research solutions and implement violence intervention programs. We demand Congress recognize all forms of gun violence, including violence committed by police.

The priority polices we support are:

- Banning Assault Weapons and High Capacity Magazines / S. 2095 / H.R. 5087
- Expanding Background Checks on All Gun Sales / S. 2009 / H.R. 4052
- Passion Gun Violence Restraining Order Law / S. 1212 / H.R. 2598
- Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act / S. 1856 / H.R. 1556

The priority polices we oppose are:

- Conceal Carry Reciprocity / S. 446 / H.R. 38
- Any legislation that would aim to fortify our schools with guns
- Any legislator that receives campaign financing from the NRA

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If you are unable to join us, please participate on Social Media with a picture of you holding a sign of support, wearing orange or an NYU shirt, and a including #NationalSchoolWalkout, #StudentsForStudentLives, #NYUMedWalkoutToEndGunViolence on social media.

In addition, whether or not you participate in this protest, please consider calling your representatives, family members, friends, and loved ones to support this critical cultural moment.

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