2013 The ENOUGH Campaign Ending Gun Violence for a Safer, More Peaceful Nation

2013 Year in Review The ENOUGH Campaign [email protected]

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The ENOUGH Campaign catapulted into existence following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT. Based in Stamford and established by concerned mothers across Fairfield County, we grew from 14 moms to more than 1300 mission devotees to end gun violence. Here are some of our activities and accomplishments in our maiden year.

Ending Gun Violence for a Safer, More Peaceful Nation

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Held approximately 10 phone meetings and approximately 5 in-person meetings, not including events

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In our infancy, members of The ENOUGH Campaign (then called WAAR), were interviewed by CNN's Zoraida Sambolin just two days after the Newtown massacre.

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Defined our mission, purpose and vision in addition to creating brand and logo

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Partnered with MomsRising on January 15, 2013 – the day following the one month anniversary of the Newton massacre – to send 300,000 signatures to the Wal-Mart in Danbury, CT on Newtown Road, urging the store, who currently sells military-grade assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, to keep its promise to stop selling assault weapons.

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Featured on the Today Show and Huffington Post

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Created website, www.theENOUGHcampaign.com

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Created a public service announcement which included The ENOUGH Campaign members as well as people connected to the Newtown shooting

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Organized several hundred people to bus up to Hartford on February 14, 2013, partnering with another new movement (March for Change, now a program under CAGV). An estimated 5,000 people attended the march to end gun violence. Members of

The ENOUGH Campaign met with former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly, helping to raise funds for Americans for Responsible Solutions and discussed ending gun violence on a national level through local community initiatives as well as leveraging power to halt the NRA’s legislative stronghold.

 Members of The ENOUGH Campaign met with William Tong regarding gun violence and related issues in Stamford

 Attended Gun Violence Task Force legislative hearings in Hartford

 Published 14 email newsletters (by years end) to a readership of now 700+ with content ranging from timely news articles and information on gun violence, relevant current petitions, op-ed articles, and more  Wrote and called our legislators and campaigned the public and our supporters to take action as well

 Created press releases and social media PR blitzes for each event

 Members of The ENOUGH Campaign Met with Captain Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police Department for an informational discussion about guns.

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Wendy Skratt, ENOUGH Campaign board member, was interviewed by Mathias Meier, producer of Informe Especial, a Chilean news show on Televisión Nacional de Chile about guns in America.

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Held two community informational seminars (one in Stamford, one in Westport) run by The ENOUGH Campaign members about gun violence in America and what you can do to make a change. PowerPoint slide show and discussion followed.

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Organized and participated in the Stamford Vigil of Hope: Remembering Gun Violence Victims on December 12, 2013 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Newtown massacre. The ENOUGH Campaign's efforts saw three local front page or headlining articles, one which was picked up nationally, and two media interviews, one for News12 Connecticut.

The ENOUGH Campaign positioned itself to be a strong voice in the gun violence prevention movement through social media, collecting approximately 1,300 supporters using Facebook and Twitter. By year’s end, we gathered more than 600 followers on Facebook and 727 followers on Twitter, with 3200 tweets to date.¹

The mission of The ENOUGH Campaign is to protect our families and our country as we advocate for more public awareness on the issues of gun violence prevention in America. Through legislative advocacy and community education, we champion stronger gun laws and aim to transform public perceptions of gun safety.

¹ Because of an unquantifiable margin of error and possible overlapping, we have estimated our unique supporters to the best of our ability. Cover photo by Blossom Hill Photography

The ENOUGH Campaign Ending Gun Violence for a Safer, More Peaceful Nation

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