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A teenage girl wears a white, button-up casual shirt with short sleeves. She also wears cut-off blue denim shorts. She has shoulder-length dark hair.

I Can’t Vote—But I Can Still Get Involved and Have a Say in the Election

Action Guide

A group of students pose in front of a sign in the White Sox stadium that says

Peer-to-Peer Empowerment: Students Demand Action’s Chicago Summer Leadership Academy 2024

Students Demand Action

Six people pose for a photo inside of a bowling alley. Two are wearing Moms Demand Action shirts. They all are gathered around a white sign that reads

The Toledo Group Working to “Bowl Over Gun Violence”

Survivor Stories

Shannon, a white woman with blond hair wearing a grey Be SMART t-shirt, poses with Crystal, a Black woman wearing a black t-shirt and a black headband. In the foreground of the image are boxes of diapers they have collected.

How This Group Is Using Diaper Changes To Change How Firearms Are Stored

Stories

Greta Willis, a Black woman wearing a pastel green collared shirt, matching pastel earrings, and dark, narrow oval sunglasses, turns toward the camera and poses for a photo. Green grass and trees are visible in the background behind her.

SMART Week Reminds Us That Advocating For Youth Starts With Asking About Secure Firearm Storage

Survivor Stories

Meet the Veteran Modeling Responsible Behavior Around Firearms During SMART Week and Beyond

Veteran Stories

The headshots of the five featured students are superimposed on a cobalt blue blackground. The headshots are in a black-and-white color palette. The bottom half of the photo is plain white, and the headshots/blue background appear above the white background; they are blended by a texture that looks like a page has been ripped out of a notebook.

Burnsville Care Team: Supporting Families and First Responders Grieving Their Fallen Heroes

Stories

A group of about 20 students pose in two rows, many of them holding signs that say

This Is How We Disarm Hate: Students Demand Action at DC Pride

LGBTQ+ Stories

Andres Cubillos has curly dark hair cut just above his shoulders. He is standing against a blue background and wears a black suit with a red students demand action t-shirt. His left hand is raised in a wave.

I Could No Longer Stand to the Side While Young People in Florida Suffered

LGBTQ+ Stories

A person with light skin and shoulder-length curly blond hair poses for a photo int he middle of a street. Grey tall buildings are pictured on either side of them and recede into the distance. They have white sunglasses in their hair and hold a rainbow flag in their right hand. They have the lesbian pride flag wrapped around their shoulders. They wear a grey t-shirt, blue denim shorts, and white shoes with a rainbow on the side.

Empowering LGBTQIA+ Community Members Through Storytelling and Advocacy

LGBTQ+ Stories

Embracing Who I’ve Always Been and Who I Want To Be

AANHPI Stories

Celebrating AANHPI Communities in May and Every Month After

AANHPI Stories

Meet Julianne Moore’s #WCWs: 12 of the Women Who Power the Movement

Stories

Supporting Grieving Families in Memory of Obi Henderson

Survivor Stories

We Can Repair the Despair, Build Bridges, and Learn From Each Other

Black Stories

Brittany Kaufmann Envisions “A Brand New Vibrant and Electrifying World”

Black Stories

The Best Way to Make a Difference Is to Work Together and Stay Connected

Black Stories

“We Are Losing Our Babies Every Day”

Black Stories

“Texting Is an Integral Part of the Gun Violence Prevention Movement”

Students Demand Action

Listening to Black Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Helped Me Realize I Was Never Alone

Black Stories

I Advocate for Gun Violence Prevention Because Doing Nothing Isn’t an Option

Black Stories

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Volunteer Stories

I Can’t Vote—But I Can Still Get Involved and Have a Say in the Election

Peer-to-Peer Empowerment: Students Demand Action’s Chicago Summer Leadership Academy 2024

The Toledo Group Working to “Bowl Over Gun Violence”

How This Group Is Using Diaper Changes To Change How Firearms Are Stored

SMART Week Reminds Us That Advocating For Youth Starts With Asking About Secure Firearm Storage

Meet the Veteran Modeling Responsible Behavior Around Firearms During SMART Week and Beyond

What Is the Students Demand Action National Training Team?

Calling on Congress: Powerful Stories From Our Largest Federal Advocacy Day

“Don’t Get Tricked Out Ya Spot” Conflict Resolution Tour

Burnsville Care Team: Supporting Families and First Responders Grieving Their Fallen Heroes

This Is How We Disarm Hate: Students Demand Action at DC Pride

I Could No Longer Stand to the Side While Young People in Florida Suffered

Empowering LGBTQIA+ Community Members Through Storytelling and Advocacy

Embracing Who I’ve Always Been and Who I Want To Be

Celebrating AANHPI Communities in May and Every Month After

Meet Julianne Moore’s #WCWs: 12 of the Women Who Power the Movement

Supporting Grieving Families in Memory of Obi Henderson

We Can Repair the Despair, Build Bridges, and Learn From Each Other

Brittany Kaufmann Envisions “A Brand New Vibrant and Electrifying World”

The Best Way to Make a Difference Is to Work Together and Stay Connected

“We Are Losing Our Babies Every Day”

“Texting Is an Integral Part of the Gun Violence Prevention Movement”

Listening to Black Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Helped Me Realize I Was Never Alone

I Advocate for Gun Violence Prevention Because Doing Nothing Isn’t an Option