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Team 26 Welcome Reception program

Page of typed text. Header includes a roadway in the outline of a heart, surrounded by people on bikes. Green border around page. Program lists speakers at event. Footer inlcudes logos for Moms Demand Action, Ceasefire PA, and Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence and acknowledgement of several donors.

Historical Notes

Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence was founded in early 2019 by members of the Congregation Dor Hadash Social Action Committee, as a response to the October 27 attack. The organization is a program of Ceasefire Pennsylvania. Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence primarily advocates for legislation aimed at reducing gun violence. In addition to its legislative work, the organization has held many public memorial and educational events throughout the Pittsburgh area. In early May 2019, Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence held a welcome reception for Team 26, a group of cyclists who came together following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. in 2012. Team 26 rides annually from Newtown to Washington D.C. to advocate for legislation aimed at preventing gun violence. As a gesture of solidarity, the group rode 625 miles from Newtown to the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh bringing seeds from Columbine High School and a garden tool made from guns acquired through a buyback program in Connecticut.

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Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Donor Information
Item
MFF_5015_I004
Donor
Staff
Subjects
Gun control , Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence (Pittsburgh, Pa.) , Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, Newtown, Conn., 2012

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Metadata

Team 26 Welcome Reception program

Object Identifier
MFF_5015_I004
Object Date
2019-05-02
Member of Item
MFF_5015_I004
Primary Type
Document
Secondary Type
Program
Donor
Staff
Description

Page of typed text. Header includes a roadway in the outline of a heart, surrounded by people on bikes. Green border around page. Program lists speakers at event. Footer inlcudes logos for Moms Demand Action, Ceasefire PA, and Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence and acknowledgement of several donors.

Member of Collection
Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence Records [MFF 5015]
Event
Team 26 Welcome Reception
Location
1688 Murray Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Group
Community
Subject
Gun control
Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, Newtown, Conn., 2012
Creator 2
Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Ceasefire PA
Moms Demand Action
Dimensions
8.5 x 11 in
Language
English