From SCNY’s Office of Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation,
June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month!
We join with the Mercy Community, Nuns Against Gun Violence (NAGV) and other organizations and partners in prayer, education and action on behalf of victims and survivors of gun violence.
Learn how you can engage during the month of June through resources, webinars, and prayer.
Register for an online prayer service on Thursday, June 6 at 7:30 pm, hosted by the Sisters of Mercy.
Help to raise visibility, solidarity, and encourage more action on this continued public health crisis and the failure of elected officials to pass gun violence prevention legislation by sharing prayer service or a just having a conversation (using any of the resources offered here).
As it seems that hardly a day goes by without hearing about tragic shooting incidents taking place in or around our metropolitan area, ,or in other parts of our country….or, even in other parts of the world, I would submit that the time has come (overdue, actually) for action to be taken to get guns off of our streets and out of the hands of those intent on causing harm to others.