National Protests

Recent Lie-Ins

Bronx#3-32: July 11, St. Anne's Freedom School, Bronx, NY

NATIONAL LIE-IN ACROSS AMERICA!
April 16, 2008 (anniversary of Va Tech shootings).

ALABAMA
University of Alabama-32 (12:30 pm, on lawn infront of Denny Chimes Street, University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL. Facebook Link)

ARIZONA
Chandler-32
Phoenix-32 (6:30 pm, Arizona State Capitol, 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007)

CALIFORNIA
California State University, Chico-32 (12:50 pm, Free Speech Area, after Candy Apple, 400 West First St., Chico, CA)
Diablo Valley College-32 (12 noon, 321 Golf Club Rd., Pleasant Hill, CA)
Laney College-32 (11:00 am, Quad in front of the Cafeteria, Laney College, Oakland, CA)
College of San Mateo-32 (noon, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., main fountain, in front of the library. Click HERE for details) Facebook Link
Sierra College-32 ( 12 noon - 1 pm at the "Lawn Mound" in front of L Building, Nevada County Campus, 250 Sierra College Dr., Grass Valley, CA)
Solano Community College-32 ( 12 noon, 4000 Suisun Valley Rd., Fairfield, CA)
UCLA-32 (12 noon, Meyerhoff Park on Bruin Walk, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA)

COLORADO
Boulder-32 (12:30 pm, Pearl Street Mall at the Boulder County Courthouse)
Colorado College-32 (April 14, 12 noon, Worner Center on the steps inside
Colorado College) Facebook Link
Denver-32 (12 noon, Colorado State Capital, East stairs grassy area)
Fort Collins-32 (12 noon, Colorado State University, Library Plaza, just
south of the Lory Student Center)

CONNECTICUT
Darien/Greenwich-32 (11 am, at the Stamford Superior Court plaza, 123 Hoyt Street, Stamford, CT)
University of New Haven-32 (1:30 pm on the campus)

Washington, DC
D.C.#2-32 (12 noon, U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, NE)

FLORIDA
Miami-32 (12:30 pm, lake behind Nova Southeastern University's Law School. Click HERE for Facebook Link)

HAWAII
Honolulu-32 (6:30 pm, Kapiolani Park at the Ghandi Statue (across from the Honolulu Zoo
entrance)

ILLINOIS
Chicago#3-37 (10 am, James R. Thompson Center, State of Illinois Building,
front of building at Randolph St.)
Guerin Prep High School-37 (9:30 am, 8001 W. Belmont Ave., River Grove, Illinois)

INDIANA
University of Indiana-32 (12 noon, The Musical Arts Center, 101 N. Jordan Ave, Indiana University)

KANSAS
Kansas City-32 (see Missouri) (12 noon, Southwest Corner of College and Metcalf
Overland Park, KS)

KENTUCKY
Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati-32 (6:00 pm, Seasongood Pavillion, Mt. Adams 1600 Art Museum Dr. , Cincinnati, OH) Facebook Link

MAINE
Portland #2-32 (12 noon, Luther Bonney Quad/Lobby, USM Portland Campus).
Facebook Link

MARYLAND
Baltimore-32 ( 6 pm, Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218)
Bethesda#2-32 (12 noon, U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, NE)
Goucher College-32 (4pm, Van Meter Highway in front of the Chapel)
Silver Spring#2-32 (12 noon, U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, NE)

MASSACHUSETTS
Clark University-32 (6:00 pm, Red Square, Clark University,950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610. Click here for more information on Facebook. Click here to download a flyer. )
UMass-Amherst-32 (1:10 pm, Student Union Steps) Facebook Link
Simmons-32 (1:00 pm, Corner of The Fenway and Avenue Louis Pasteur, on the Simmons grass)
Wellesley-32 (4:30 pm, on the Chapel Lawn, Schneider multifaith space in case of rain)
Harvard-32 (Cambridge, MA)

MICHIGAN
Detroit#3-32 (12 noon, In front of the Spirit of Detroit statue, 2 Woodward Avenue, (corner of Woodward & Jefferson Ave./Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Click here to download flyer in Word format. Click here to download flyer in PDF format.)
Western Michigan University-32 (12 noon, Kalamazoo, MI, Flagpoles, drive on W. Michigan Ave. through the campus until the road ends. In the event of rain, the events will move into Kanley Chapel or the Peace Center)

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis/St. Paul-32 ( 1 pm, Steps of State Capitol)
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth-32 (12 noon, UMD Kirby Student Center Lounge- 1st Floor
1120 Kirby Drive)

MISSOURI
Kansas City-32 (12 noon, Southwest Corner of College and Metcalf, Overland Park, KS)

NEW JERSEY
The College of New Jersey/Mercer-32 (11;15 am, Lobby, Brower Student Center, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628. Click here for details )

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque-32 (11:30 am- 1:30 pm, UNM campus in Smith Plaza SW Corner in front of Zimmerman Library)

NEW YORK
Times Square#2-32 (12 noon, Westside of Broadway between 45-46th in front of the Marriott Marquis Hotel)
Bronx-32 (12 noon, Bronx County Courthouse , 161 st and Grand Concourse)
Morris High School-32 (12 noon, The Senior Class of 2008, Bronx, 1100 Bostorn Road & 166th St.)
Crown Heights-32 (High School for Public Service , 600 Kingston Avenue Brooklyn -- with NYAGV's ReAction youth group)
Albany-32 (12 noon, State Capitol steps)
Cornell-32 (12 noon, Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY, Click HERE for Facebook Link)
Syracuse University-32 (12 noon, the Quad, center of campus)
New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury Campus-32 (12 noon, academic Quad, Old Westbury, NY)

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte#2-32 (12 noon, Tryon Street & East 6th Street (southeast corner), Uptown Charlotte near the Main Library)
Duke-32 (12 noon, Duke Chapel Quad - also referred to as the steps of Duke Chapel)
UNC-Chapel Hill#3-32 (noon, Polk Place near Gardner Hall, UNC Campus. UNC-32 lie-in FLYER)
Winston Salem-32 (10:30 am, Clock Tower, Winston Salem State University)
UNC-Wilmington-32 (noon, Clock Tower at the Center of UNCW Campus, 601 S. College Rd.)
Facebook Link

OHIO
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky-32 (6pm, Seasongood Pavillion, Mt. Adams 1600 Art Museum Dr. , Cincinnati, OH) Facebook Link
University of Toledo-32 (12 noon, University of Toledo Student Union Steps)
Kent State-32 (5:30 pm, Risman Plaza) Facebook Link
Oberlin-32 (12 noon, First Church in Oberlin (UCC), Main and Lorain, Oberlin, OH)
Ohio State University-32 (12 noon, The Oval, Ohio State University campus)

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia#3-32 (7pm, 1 hour before the Democratic Debate, National Constitution Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston#2-32 (11:00 am, Marion Square, at the King and Calhoun corner end) Facebook Link
Columbia#3-32 (12 noon, North Side of the State House, Corner of Gervais and Main Streets)

TENNESSEE
University of Tennessee-32 (12 noon, Pedestrian Walkway) Facebook Link

TEXAS
Dallas#2-32 (12 noon, Dallas City Hall)
University of Texas-San Antonio-32 (12 noon, in front of library)

VIRGINIA
Virginia Tech-32 (2:00 pm, Drillfield- following the Opening Ceremonies , Blacksburg, VA) Facebook Link
Alexandria#2-32 (12 noon, U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, NE)
Falls Church#2-32 (12 noon, U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, NE)
Grove Avenue Christian School-32 (for school only)
McLean#2-32 (12 noon, U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, NE)
Norfolk-32 (12 noon, YWCA, 5215 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA)
Portsmouth-32 (5:30 pm, Downtown Portsmouth in front of the Juvenile & Domestic Court, 605 Crawford Street)
Richmond#3-32 (11:00 AM at the bell tower on the State Capital Grounds)

WASHINGTON
Seattle-32 (12 noon, Downtown Seattle -- Westlake Park)

WEST VIRGINIA
Marshall University-32 (5:30 pm, in front of the Memorial Fountain)

WISCONSIN
Madison-32 (5:00 pm, Capitol Rotunda, Madison, WI)
Milwaukee-32 (12 noon, City Hall, Milwaukee, WI)

INTERNATIONAL

Toronto, Ontario/Canada-32 (12:00 am, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, at George Brown College, 300 Adelaide street)

Protests to Date:

Alexandria-32: (Alexandria, Virginia, April 22, 2007)
Bethesda-32 (Bethesda, Maryland, May 13, 2007)
Falls Church-32 (Falls Church, Virginia May 19, 2007)
New York City-32 (Times Square, New York City, New York, May 24, 2007) Click here for NYC Press Release
Arlington-32 (Arlington, Virginia - May 28) Click here for speech by Emma P.,
age 16, organizer of the Arlington protest.
High School for Public Service, Crown Heights, Brooklyn-32 (Brooklyn, New York, May 29, 2007) Click here for Press Release and Photos
Montclair-32 (Friday, June 1, Montclair. New Jersey, 7:45 am)
Philadelphia-32 (Philadelphia, Pennnsylvania- Sunday, June 3, 12 noon, Independence Mall) Click here for Press Release . Click here for Photo Gallery
McLean-32 (McLean, Virginia, Sunday, June 3, noon) Click here for Press Release
Silver Spring-32 (Silver Spring, Maryland, Sunday, June 3, noon) Click here for More Info
Chicago/Evanston-32 ( Evanston, Illinois, Saturday, June 16, 10 am)
Dallas-32 (DeSota, Texas, Saturday, June 23, 11 am )
Houston-32 (Saturday, June 23,11 am, St Paul's United Methodist Church, 5501 Main St., Houston)
Detroit at Cobo Hall-32 (Detriot, Michigan, Thursday, July 12, 11:45 am, Cobo Hall, 1 Washington Blvd. at the Presidential Debates)
Chicago-32 Anthony Padron and Many More (Friday, July 20, 7 pm, 3400 W 59th Place, Chicago, IL)
Detroit#2-32 (Saturday, July 21. 2007, 5:55 p.m. Lie-In: 6:00 – 8:00 Discussion with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Virginia Park Community Shopping Plaza, 8671 Rosa Parks Blvd. , Detroit, MI 48206. Survivors: Please bring pictures of loved one murdered by gun- violence. Lie-In Participants: Wear ALL Black and be present at 5:30 p.m. on site. )
Washington, DC-32 (Tues., July 24, 12:30 pm, US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, intersection of Constitution Ave and Third Street NW)
Westchester-32 (Monday, August 27, 1 pm in White Plains)
Minneapolis/St. Paul-32 (Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tuesday, August 28, 10 am, Shiloh Temple International Ministries, 1201 West Broadway Avenue North (Corner of Broadway & Girard Ave North) Minneapolis, MN 55411)
Contra Costa (CA)-32 (August 28, 12 noon - 1 pm, Contra Costa Junior College, San Pablo, CA)
Philadelphia#2-32 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, August 28, 6 p.m., Schoolhouse Lane and Vaux Street (before Henry Avenue). Close to the R6 & R8 from Center City. From Lincoln Drive, turn right on Gypsy Lane, then left on SchoolHouse Lane, up to Vaux Street. Parking available.
Raleigh-32 (Raleigh, North Carolina, August 28, 12 noon, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1313 College Place)
Springfield-32 (Tuesday, August 28, Springfield, Illinois, Springfield Municipal Building, 300 South 7th Street)
Portland, ME-32 (Portland, Maine, August 28, noon, Monument Square)
UNC Kappa-32 (University of North Carolina, August 28, 2007)
District-Heights-32 (Districts Heights, MD, August 28, Realco Gun Store, 6108 Marlboro Pike)
Charlotte-32 (Monday, September 10, 12:15 p.m., Trade/Tryon Streets, between 1st and 2nd Streets, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Durham-32 (September 21, 6:45 p.m., Asbury Temple United Methodist Church, 201 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC. There will be an ecumenical prayer service for peace to follow in the sanctuary at 7:00 pm. In cooperation with God Not Guns.)
Carleton College-32 (Northfield, Minnesota October 16, noon:"The Bald Spot" grassy center of campus. Rain location: Student Center.)
UVA-32 (University of Virginia, Charlotteville, Virginia, October 16, 5 pm, The Lawn (south end) in front of Old Cabell Hall). This is the six month anniversary of Va Tech shootings.
Richmond, VA-32 (Richmond, Virginia, October 20, 12 noon. The Showplace (site of a gunshow, which allows private, unlicensed vendors to sell guns WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS! 33 states still allow this!) 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia)
UNC-32 (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 29, noon. The protest will take place on the UNC campus, on Polk Place, near Wilson Library. Recommend parking is in the town parking deck at 150 E. Rosemary St. - then walk the 2-3 blocks to Wilson Library. )
SUNY-32 (November, 2007)
USC-32 (University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, November 14, 12:30 pm, SC, front of Russell House, on Greene St.)
Charleston-32 (January 8, 2008, 11:00 am in front of Charleston City Hall at the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets)
Richmond State Capitol-32 ( Monday, January 21, 2008, Richmond, Virginia)
FLYER: http://www.protesteasyguns.com/Docs/lie-in-flier.pdf
Columbia, SC#2-32 ( January 30, 2008, 12 noon, South Carolina State Capitol, North side of the State House, Columbia, South Carolina)
Atlanta-32 (February 3, 2008, 2:30 pm, Atlanta, Georgia (Protesters will meet at 2:00 at the Visitors Center. The lie-in will be held in the park in the area directly across from the CNN building.) Click here for a gallery of photos.

32 . . . then 32 . . . then 32?

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This website is designed for American citizens who are outraged at how easy it is to obtain a gun in the United States and believe it is time to act against lax U.S. gun laws.

We were compelled to action by the tragic murders committed on the Virginia Tech campus on April 16th -- the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. On April 22nd, 32 of us, representing the 32 victims at Virginia Tech, staged a lie-in for several minutes in front of City Hall in Alexandria, Virginia. The short duration of our lie-in symbolized the short amount of time it took the Virginia Tech shooter to obtain his gun in Virginia.

Protesters include citizens -- mothers, grandmothers, women and men, Republicans and Democrats, teachers, hunters -- from all walks of life. Most of us have never protested before. But we came together, friend calling friend, to do something about this terrible problem. We all agree that it is time to put COMMON SENSE INTO OUR GUN LAWS!

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IT IS TOO EASY TO BUY A GUN IN THE UNITED STATES! AMERICA, WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS!

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