Friends and supporters, thank you so much for your signatures and your shares. We have more than doubled our signatures in the past week, and now is the time to see if we can amplify our spread.
Tweeting, emailing, and Facebook posting to unions and gun control organizations would also show-- and help us garner -- support from all quarters.
Here is a sample tweet/post to two of the national teacher's unions and several other large teacher's unions:
Educators and allies demand federal laws be passed BEFORE we return to school! Support us? Together we can do what is right! https://chng.it/S2sPHh2McH #DontLookAway #WearOrange #WearOrangeWeekend @NEAToday
@WeAreCTA
@CTULocal1
@WTUTeacher
@TexasAFT
@UTLAnow
Here is a sample tweet/post to several of the large and impactful gun-control organizations.
Teachers are demanding that gun control legislation be passed BEFORE we return to school in the fall. Would you consider supporting and publicizing our call? https://chng.it/drkvnjj6fb @MomsRising
@schoolwalkoutUS
@Everytown
@bradybuzz
@NewtownAction
@stophandguns
Here is a sample tweet to several people and organizations who posted in solidarity on WearOrange day:
Thank you for your #WearOrange post! Will you support and share our call for change before school begins next fall? #DontLookAway
@Eagles
@Nationals
@spurs
@Vikings
@Cubs
@NHLBlackhawks
@MysticsNFT
@penguins
@HoustonDynamo
@Seahawks
@ShawnMendez
@kevinbacon
@jimmykimmel
@USMNT
Do you personally know or are you members of or leaders in a teachers' union, local or national? If so, convincing your membership to sign this petition would be extremely powerful. If we can create solidarity among educators, we have huge leverage. Sadly no one has to imagine what a school shut down looks like, we have just lived through the COVID-19 version. We hold a big stick, and if we wield it together, I think we can get legislation passed. We need to make some change.
Thank you again! Excited to see our numbers jump!
PS. Please consider attending a March for our Lives event on June 11th and potentially handing out flyers about our petition!