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Students Across America Join First Monday 2001, Launch 'Gun Industry Watch'
Josey1
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Students Across America Join First Monday 2001, Launch 'Gun Industry Watch' To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Julie Bernstein of the Alliance for Justice, 202-822-6070; Web site: www.firstmonday2001.com; www.afj.org News Advisory: On Oct. 1, "First Monday 2001," a national campaign promoting education and action to end gun violence, will unveil "Gun Industry Watch," a student-led watchdog group -- the first of its kind -- that will demand accountability from the gun industry and gun lobby. This year's "First Monday" film "Deadly Business," by award-winning documentary filmmaker Glen Pearcy, is a powerful expose of the gun industry and the methods it uses to ensure guns remain the least regulated and most deadly consumer product sold in America. "Deadly Business" reveals how the gun industry and the NRA market mayhem to America. The film features Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), Common Cause President Scott Harshbarger and others. "Deadly Business" is the cornerstone of "First Monday" events in cities and on campuses and will launch a year of activities calling on the gun industry to take responsibility for its business practices. Who: Law students, medical students, nursing students, social work students and undergrads; Million Mom March activists; gun control groups; and community organizers across America. What: Over 150 "First Monday: Unite to End Gun Violence" events will occur simultaneously across America, including "Deadly Business" screenings and panel discussions and campaign organizing meetings. Where: In major cities and college campuses across the country, including major events in: Albany, N.Y.; Atlanta, Ga.; Austin, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Durham, N.C.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D.C. When: Monday, Oct. 1, 2001 "First Monday 2001: Unite to End Gun Violence" is a national campaign coordinated by the Alliance for Justice, in conjunction with Physicians for Social Responsibility. Led by young people, "First Monday" promotes education and action to end gun violence. More than 140 national and state groups have co-sponsored "First Monday 2001," including the Brady Campaign, the Million Mom March, the National Education Association, the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, the Children's Defense Fund, and the United States Student Association. More information on "First Monday 2001" is available at www.firstmonday2001.com, or at the Alliance for Justice Web site at www.afj.org.
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