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Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
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The Teachers Unify podcast is hosted by Sarah Lerner, a co-founder of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence. A 22-year educator in Florida, Sarah is a teacher-survivor from the shooting on Feb. 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The show works to address issues of gun violence and how it impacts schools & communities.

  1. School Stories: Sofia Gonzalez

    2D AGO

    School Stories: Sofia Gonzalez

    This episode features Sofia Gonzalez, an educator & activist from Chicago. She talks about losing students to gang & gun violence, what brought her to education & navigating as an education activist. She shares an excerpt of an essay she recently had published, gives some suggestions for change, and more.

    31 min
  2. Survivor Stories: Alex Fleming

    12/27/2025

    Survivor Stories: Alex Fleming

    This episode features Alex Fleming, a gun violence survivor. She talks about her experience & journey as a drive-by shooting survivor, the importance of the teacher-voice, the advocacy work she’s done and more.

    34 min
  3. Survivor Stories: Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention & Support Team

    12/13/2025

    Survivor Stories: Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention & Support Team

    This episode features members of the Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence Crisis Intervention & Support Team who attended the inaugural Summit in Philadelphia from Nov. 7-9, 2025, under the leadership of Dr. Michael Schultz. The voices in the episode include survivors from Columbine High School, Sandy Hook School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Sparks Middle School, Santa Fe High School, as well as a licensed clinical professional counselor. They each share their experiences with gun violence, what the Summit meant to them, how the Crisis Intervention & Support team will be able to help others, and more.

    32 min
  4. Voices for Change: Elyse Thulin

    10/21/2025

    Voices for Change: Elyse Thulin

    This episode features Dr. Elyse Thulin, an assistant research professor at the University of Michigan. She works for the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity and the Institute for Social Research. She talks about her extensive research on social media platforms, firearm violence, anonymous reporting systems, and more.

    33 min
  5. Survivor Stories: Cindy Carlson

    10/13/2025

    Survivor Stories: Cindy Carlson

    This episode features Cindy Carlson, a Sandy Hook School survivor. She talks about her experience from Dec. 14, 2012, her work in the gun violence prevention space and much more.

    1 hr
  6. Voices for Change: Michael Cotey

    09/28/2025

    Voices for Change: Michael Cotey

    This episode features Michael Cotey, the creator of Enough: Plays To End Gun Violence. He talks about his organization, his work with Change the Ref and Manny & Patricia Oliver, what he hopes people glean from the plays, and much more.

    34 min
  7. Survivor Stories: La-Shanda West

    07/21/2025

    Survivor Stories: La-Shanda West

    This episode features La-Shanda West, an educator & Teachers Unify Ambassador. She talks about her activism, navigating life as a child-survivor of gun violence and why she remains in the gun violence prevention space.

    22 min
  8. Voices for Change: Karen Dunholter

    07/13/2025

    Voices for Change: Karen Dunholter

    This episode features Karen Dunholter, a school social worker in Michigan. She talks about her experiences working with families impacted by homicide, losing a student to suicide at school, her school safety task force and more.

    40 min
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The Teachers Unify podcast is hosted by Sarah Lerner, a co-founder of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence. A 22-year educator in Florida, Sarah is a teacher-survivor from the shooting on Feb. 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The show works to address issues of gun violence and how it impacts schools & communities.

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  • Creator
    Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence 2022
  • Show Website
    Teachers Unify