10th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence

301 A Street Southeast,Washington DC 20003

07 December, 2022

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Each year since 2013, Newtown Action Alliance Foundation (NAAF), the charitable arm of the Newtown Action Alliance (NAA), and numerous partners in the gun violence prevention community have sponsored the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on or near the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy. These multi-denominational remembrance events have been held in Washington, D.C. at the National Cathedral and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to bring together survivors of gun violence, victims’ family members, concerned citizens, faith leaders, lawmakers, leaders of gun violence prevention organizations, and activists from all corners of our nation. Through generous individual donations and grants, NAAF has brought a busload of families and advocates from Newtown, and families of victims and survivors of gun violence from other communities across the nation to Washington, D.C. to participate in the national vigil service and remembrance event. December 14, 2022 is the 10-year mark of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Over one million Americans have been killed or injured by guns since 20 children and six educators were killed in Sandy Hook Elementary School. We urge you to join the gun violence prevention community in our collective effort to continue to shine a light on the devastating epidemic of gun violence in our nation until these gun deaths and injuries are reduced. The victims, survivors and the families impacted by gun violence are often forgotten. Therefore, Newtown Action Alliance Foundation and the Newtown Action Alliance, in partnership with Advocates for Change, Alliance for Gun Responsibility, American Association of Suicidology, American Gun Safety Association, Amnesty International USA, Bishops United Against Gun Violence, Blessed Ministries & Blessed Devotions, Brady, Brady Campaign Stanislaus County California, Campaign to Unload, Ceasefire Oregon, CeaseFirePA, Center for American Progress, Chi-Town GVP Summit, Chicago Survivors Org., Coalition Against Gun Violence, A Santa Barbara County Coalition, Community Justice Action Fund, Community of Sant'Egidio, Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence, CT Against Gun Violence, Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Equality California, Everytown Survivor Network, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, Falmouth Gun Safety Coalition, Franciscan Action Network, Gays Against Guns, Generation Progress, Georgians for Gun Safety, Giffords, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence Washington, Gun Safety Alliance, Gun Violence Prevention Action Committee, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah Gun Violence Prevention PAC, GunsenseVermont, Healing 4 Our Families & Our Nation, Herndon Reston Citizens Against Gun Violence, Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence, International Health & Epidemiology Research Center, Jewish Women International, Journey 4ward, Jr Newtown Action Alliance, Maine Gun Safety Coalition, March for Our Lives, March For Our Lives DC, March For Our Lives Virginia, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, Micah Leadership Council, Michigan Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Mothers United Against Violence, National Council of Jewish Women, National Equality Action Team (NEAT), #NoRA, North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, On Earth Peace, Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore, People for a Safer Society, Prevent Gun Violence Florida, Project Unloaded, Protect Minnesota, Psychiatrists for Gun Violence Prevention, Purpose Over Pain, Rabbinical Assembly, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, Riley Howell Foundation Fund, San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention, Sandy Hook Promise, Silver State Equality-Nevada, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team, Sisters of ST. Francis Justice, Peace and Care for Creation Committee, Srs. of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Marks Episcopal Church Capitol Hill DC, States United to Prevent Gun Violence, Stop Handgun Violence, Survivors Empowered, Survivors Lead, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, Team ENOUGH, Temple Micah, Temple Sinai, Temple Sinai (DC) GVP Group; DC Area Interfaith GVP Group, Texas Gun Sense, The Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus, The ENOUGH Campaign, The Joyce Foundation, The Soul Box Project, The United Methodist Church -- General Board of Church and Society, This Is Our Lane, Urban Word NYC, Violent Crime Survivors, Vision Quilt, Washington National Cathedral, WAVE Educational Fund, Women's March, Women's National Democratic Club, and Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice , will host the annual national vigil service of mourning and loving remembrance for all who have fallen victim to the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at St Marks Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., which will anchor the Nationwide Vigils & Events to #EndGunViolence during the month of December. Our goal is simple. The gun violence prevention movement will unite to support the families, survivors, and communities impacted by gun violence, educate, continue to raise awareness, and keep this critical public health and public safety issue front and center throughout our nation. Together, we will renew our vow to #HonorWithAction to #EndGunViolence in America.