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CNN: One year after Tennessee school shooting, thousands will join hands to honor victims of gun violence

Lizzi Riordan · March 27, 2024 ·

“CNN — In Nashville, one year after a shooting at a private school took six lives, thousands will come together to honor victims of gun violence and provide a visible demonstration in support of reform.

About 13,000 people are expected to form a four-mile human chain Wednesday beginning at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt where some of the victims of the shooting were taken a year ago. It will lead to the state Capitol.

The non-profit Voices for a Safer Tennessee is organizing the event to honor the victims of The Covenant School shooting, including three 9-year-old children, and the hundreds of other lives lost to gun violence in the last year, a national crisis showing few signs of slowing down.”

Continue reading at CNN.

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Upcoming Events

Alyssa Lokits Memorial Walk & Dedication Ceremony
Alyssa Lokits Memorial Walk & Dedication Ceremony
12 Oct 25
Antioch
Veronica Beard Shopping Event
Veronica Beard Shopping Event
22 Oct 25
Nashville
Heritage Foundation of Williamson County's Pumpkinfest
Heritage Foundation of Williamson County's Pumpkinfest
25 Oct 25
Franklin
Fall Family Fun Fest
Fall Family Fun Fest
9 Nov 25
Nashville
16 Dec
Collierville Rotary
16 Dec 25
Collierville

Past Events

  • 08 Oct
    Portland Rotary
    8 Oct 25
    Portland
  • Walk Against Gun Violence
    Walk Against Gun Violence
    4 Oct 25
    Memphis
  • National Banana Pudding Festival
    National Banana Pudding Festival
    4 Oct 25
    Centerville
  • Knoxville Back to School Bash
    Knoxville Back to School Bash
    28 Sep 25
    Knoxville
  • Middle Tennessee District Fair
    Middle Tennessee District Fair
    27 Sep 25

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