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ICYMI: Shannon Watts "Fight Like a Mother"
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Shannon Watts is the author of Fight like a Mother – How a Grassroots Movement took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women will Change the World.Until December of 2012 Shannon Watts was a stay-at-home mother of five and former communications executive.The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon Watts started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence.That online conversation turned into a grassroots movement -- Moms Demand Action which now has a chapter in every state and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly 6 million members.She is also an active board member of Emerge America, one of the leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office.
Released:
Aug 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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