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Thousands of Students Nationwide Join Together to Prevent School Violence with Say Something Week

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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Amid concerns with youth mental health and school violence, students are teaming up to prevent school shootings.

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  • Amid concerns with youth mental health and school violence, students are teaming up to prevent school shootings.
  • Say Something Week serves as a powerful call to action, educating students about the warning signs of violence and equipping them with the essential tools to become upstanders in prevention, rather than bystanders.
  • Schools can participate in the week of action or join the celebration throughout March with various student-led activities.
  • Ahead of Say Something Week, Sandy Hook Promise surveyed 25 youth leaders to gain a deeper understanding of their current school experiences.

Sandy Hook Promise Marks 11th Remembrance

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- December 14, 2023 will be the 11th remembrance since 20 first-graders and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. One month after the shooting that claimed these precious lives, the loved ones of several victims united to launch Sandy Hook Promise, championing gun violence prevention. Despite the decade-long efforts since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, the toll the gun violence epidemic has taken on American youth remains distressingly persistent. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children, with 2023 seeing more than 300 incidents of gun violence on school grounds and a record number of mass shootings.

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  • After more than a decade since the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, Sandy Hook Promise programs are saving lives – including preventing at least 16 school shootings
    NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- December 14, 2023 will be the 11th remembrance since 20 first-graders and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
  • 11 years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, Sandy Hook Promise has prevented at least 16 school shootings.
  • "Each day, we honor our loved ones by advocating and implementing proven solutions to create a safer future for children," said Nicole Hockley, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
  • To assist journalists covering the 11th Remembrance, Sandy Hook Promise has compiled multimedia assets here .

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Violence Prevention Marks Major Milestone

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) celebrates its 10th anniversary, recognizing significant accomplishments in helping to reduce exposure to and impact of violence on youth and their families. 

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  • Today, CVP has grown to include a variety of programming that fall under 6 Pillars (Aggression & Bullying Prevention; Community Violence & Trauma Support; Intimate Partner Violence Prevention; Gun Safety; Suicide Prevention; and Professional Development & Training).
  • "We also knew that children for whom we care at CHOP were experiencing violence in their neighborhoods on a daily basis.
  • We took our sadness and anger and mobilized as a collective public health and pediatric health community to move the needle on youth violence prevention."
  • Learn more about CHOP's Center for Violence Prevention and view a 10-year report including key milestones from the past decade, impact data, and future directions.

Joe Poletto's Blue Rose Music Unites With the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary to Release Sanctuary Vol. 1

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Rose Music, founded by media executive Joe Poletto, and the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary have teamed up to release Sanctuary Vol. 1, a vinyl-only release of 11 songs by some of the world's most dynamic artists to raise money for the foundation and continue to promote compassion and acceptance throughout the world.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Rose Music, founded by media executive Joe Poletto, and the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary have teamed up to release Sanctuary Vol.
  • The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary was created in 2013 in honor of Catherine Violet Hubbard, a six-year-old killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
  • The compilation album is limited to 1000 pressings with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary.
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  • To donate to or visit the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, visit cvhfoundation.org

Sandy Hook Promise Urges Parents to Speak Out Against Harmful Firearm Marketing

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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NEWTOWN, Conn., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandy Hook Promise is launching a new advocacy campaign exposing how firearm marketing is reaching youth with "R-rated" content. To illustrate these deceptive marketing practices, the organization released a new report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting Children from Harmful Firearm Marketing.

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  • New Report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting Children from Harmful Firearm Marketing, Exposes How the Firearm Industry Aggressively Markets Guns Towards Kids
    NEWTOWN, Conn., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandy Hook Promise is launching a new advocacy campaign exposing how firearm marketing is reaching youth with "R-rated" content.
  • To illustrate these deceptive marketing practices, the organization released a new report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting Children from Harmful Firearm Marketing.
  • In launching this campaign, Sandy Hook Promise plans to educate and engage parents on how they can help end some of the most egregious examples of this kind of marketing.
  • Sandy Hook Promise has introduced Responsible Marketing Guidelines that gun manufacturers and media platforms hosting marketing can and should uphold.

Billy Eichner, Wanda Sykes and Margaret Cho Aren't "Just Joking" in Chilling New PSA by Sandy Hook Promise

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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New PSA from Sandy Hook Promise underscores that threats of violence are never funny.

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  • New PSA from Sandy Hook Promise underscores that threats of violence are never funny.
  • Since its inception, Sandy Hook Promise has been at the forefront of developing a comprehensive, upstream approach to prevent gun violence – focusing on community-based education and empowerment.
  • Through this new PSA, Sandy Hook Promise plans to reach an even wider audience with the lifesaving "know the signs" message.
  • Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence.

Sandy Hook Promise Launches "Start with Hello" Week

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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NEWTOWN, Conn., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sandy Hook Promise kicks off Start with Hello Week (September 18 – 22, 2023), a national call to action to help address social isolation and to create more inclusive and connected school environments. More than 4,000 SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Promise Clubs will participate in events this week to celebrate and strengthen efforts by educators, students, and community members to create a sense of belonging among youth.

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  • More than two million students are expected to join in Start with Hello Week.
  • Sandy Hook Promise makes it free and easy to participate by providing resources including:
    "Inclusion and belonging are imperative for a child's development at any age," said Nicole Hockley, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
  • Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence.
  • SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.

Giuliani claims the First Amendment lets him lie – 3 essential reads

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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But he says the women suffered no harm – and claims that his lies are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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  • But he says the women suffered no harm – and claims that his lies are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  • The Conversation U.S. has published several articles by scholars explaining what the First Amendment – which, broadly speaking, protects freedom of speech and the press – does and doesn’t say.
  • Not all speech is protected
    The First Amendment’s protections are not absolute, wrote Lynn Greenky, a communications scholar at Syracuse University.
  • In his recent court filing, Giuliani appears to be saying the election workers weren’t harmed by his statements.

SANCTUARY VOL. 1

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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NEWTOWN, Conn., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Rose, an artist collective created by media and technology executive Joe Poletto, has announced a special LP release, Sanctuary Vol 1, with 100% of the sales going to benefit The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary. The sanctuary was created in 2013 in honor of Catherine Violet Hubbard, a six-year-old killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Created by Catherine's parents, Jenny and Matt Hubbard, the sanctuary is in Newtown, Connecticut on 34 acres of farmland donated by the state of Connecticut. The goal of the sanctuary is to provide "a place of compassion and acceptance where all creatures will know they are safe and people are kind, just as Catherine would have wanted." 

Key Points: 
  • NEWTOWN, Conn., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Rose, an artist collective created by media and technology executive Joe Poletto, has announced a special LP release, Sanctuary Vol 1, with 100% of the sales going to benefit The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary.
  • The sanctuary was created in 2013 in honor of Catherine Violet Hubbard, a six-year-old killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
  • Created by Catherine's parents, Jenny and Matt Hubbard, the sanctuary is in Newtown, Connecticut on 34 acres of farmland donated by the state of Connecticut.
  • The goal of the sanctuary is to provide "a place of compassion and acceptance where all creatures will know they are safe and people are kind, just as Catherine would have wanted."

North Carolina school shooting prevented after students "Say Something" to get help

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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Students "say something," preventing a credible school shooting plot.

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  • Students "say something," preventing a credible school shooting plot.
  • Extensive research, including a federal report on Averting Targeted School Violence , proves that by learning the warning signs and getting help, violence can effectively be prevented.
  • "Lives are saved when students and community members know the warning signs, speak up, and get help.
  • SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.