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RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show
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Gays Against Guns NY is an inclusive direct action group of LGBTQ people and their allies committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death—investors, manufacturers, the NRA and politicians who block safer gun laws. We are New York-based but work with GAG chapters in other cities to ensure safety for all individuals, particularly vulnerable communities such as people of color, women, people who struggle with mental health issues, LGBTQ people and religious minorities. GAG condemns white supremacy, all instances of excessive force by police, and police militarization.
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Introduction to Project 2025: The Republican Plan to Dismantle Democracy
Project 2025 (officially the Presidential Transition Project) is the right-wing Republican plan to dismantle American democracy--a harrowing plot that reads like dystopian fiction but is all too real. These policies will turn America to an authoritarian, white-supremacist, autocratic state, much like Hungry. Anne-christine d’Adesky of “Stop the Coup 2025,” along with GAG’s Jay W. Walker, will discuss the ways in which Project 2025 will limit our freedoms—especially for members of the LGBTQIA+, immigrant and other minorities--and change the structure of our country. This may be THE most important issue we will confront in the coming months. Please take time to investigate the links below and tune in to gain a deeper understanding this plot and what is at stake with this election.
https://www.stopthecoup2025.org
https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/trump-2025-radical-plan-second-term
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/project-2025-promises-revenge-oppression
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/20/2024/heritage-recruits-an-army-to-build-a-trump-presidency-playbook
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/will-the-heritage-foundations-project-2025-turn-trumpism-into-a-governing-agenda/tnamp/ -
Cost Of Gun Violence Part 2
Radio GAG Speaks with Ashbey Beasley, Highland Park survivor and lobbyist extraordinaire, about the dollar cost for families and communities when a mass shooting occurs. Ashbey breaks it down and explains how laws shield gunmakers from liability.
Our GVP news focuses on New York City, and we treat you to We Wanna Take Your Gun sung by our fab queertet Sing Out Louise. -
Lawsuit For Survival
Remember Valentine’s Day before the Parkland Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School?
How many memories survive for the parents who lost children at that horrific event? One father, Manuel Oliver, has made a mission of continuing his son Joaquin’s activism against gun violence and has filed an international lawsuit condemning the American laws and corrupt culture that allow gun violence like the Parkland Massacre to flourish. The suit is Joaquin Oliver vs. the USA for the right to live free from gun violence, brought by Global Action Against Gun Violence. In this episode, Manny talks to Radio GAG about the suit.
Our In Memoriam is for Richard Henderson, who died not far from his home in Brooklyn, NY, standing up to bullies on the subway train.
Check out the Gun Violence Prevention news and a feature on Enough Plays to End Gun Violence with Sean Stefanic and Sarah Germain Lilly. Josh Tjaden and Ti Cersley host. -
Safer With A Gun?
“I need it for protection..” Most Americans give protection as the reason they obtained a gun. But are you safer with a gun?
What is the difference between feeling safe and actually being safer? Olivia Brown, from Project Unloaded and Katherine Schweit, author and former FBI Agent and expert on school mass shootings, share their differing perspectives and strategies on these critical questions about owning and using guns with Radio GAG.
The GVP News focuses on recent legislative wins including with White House Executive orders and progress on holding the gun industry accountable for weapons trafficking.
Enough Plays to End Gun Violence is back. Sarah Germain Lilly and Sean Stefanic tell us about this new production of six plays that amplify the voices of American youth on gun violence -
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Costs Of Gun Violence Pt 1 Emotional Costs
This week, Radio GAG marks the sixth annual National Gun-Violence Survivors Week (January 22 – 26) and begins its examination of the costs of gun violence. Our special guest will be Patricia Oliver, a co-founder of “Change the Ref,” and mother of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who was killed on Valentine’s Day in Parkland. Patricia speaks openly and movingly about the ways she and her family have been affected by Joaquin’s death (you will also want to tune in for our next podcast, which will focus on Change the Ref’s new project “Lawsuits for Survival.”). More stories from people whose lives that have been changed by gun violence can be found https://momentsthatsurvive.org, the National Gun Violence Survivors website.
In Memoriam: Ahmir Jolliff and Dan Marburger of Perry, Iowa.
The GVP News will feature very powerful and damning comments concerning the findings of the DOJ’S newly released “Critical Incident Report” on the shooting in Uvalde, TX. These remarks were heard on Lawrence O’Donnell’s “Last Word” MSNBC broadcast; the full broadcast can be seen on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMdh1GS1agg. (Before listening, please note that some comments may not be appropriate for young people and those who have been affected by gun violence.)