| OAKLAND
- May 8 - News Advisory:
WHAT:
The Million Mom March in Oakland welcomes the greater San
Francisco Bay Area to Connect, Celebrate and Commit for Common Sense
Gun Laws. The Oakland march is one of 57 regional marches in
solidarity with the national Million Mom March in Washington, D.C.
WHEN:
Sunday, May 14, 12:30-3 P.M.
WHERE:
The bandstand at Lake Merritt in Oakland's Lakeside Park
(next to Children's Fairyland)
WHO:
Everyone -- mothers and others who want sensible gun laws and
safer communities -- is encouraged to participate. The march is
organized by the Oakland/East Bay Chapter of The Bell Campaign.
DETAILS:
Guns kill 12 young people every day in this country. Nearly
30,000 people die from gun trauma each year. We can do better.
A rally with emcee Belva Davis of KQED will feature a bell ringing
ceremony with victims and survivors of gun trauma, the Oakland Jazz
Choir, Andres Soto from the Pacific Center for Violence Prevention,
Michael Morgan from the Oakland/East Bay Symphony, Lorrain Taylor,
singing "It's Time to Take a Stand" a song she wrote for her twin
sons who were shot and killed in Oakland on February 8, 2000, klezmer
musicians RebbeSoul and others.
At 2 P.M. marchers may choose to march around the lake (about
3 miles) or take a shorter march around Children's Fairyland
(about 1 mile). Live music, the opportunity to write Mother's Day
cards to Congress and contribute to the Tapestry of Hope (a wall
devoted to the memory of those killed and injured by guns and to
our commitment to end the epidemic of gun trauma) will continue
until 3 P.M.
For information see the San Francisco Bay Area Million Mom web
site at: www.mmmsfbayarea.org.
The local march information line is
510-547-8087. For buses from the South Bay call 800-981-0321 and for
Marin buses call 415-456-3734.
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