Rally Against Mass Shootings and Gun Violence

Posted Jun 8, 2022

The local Coalition for Peace Action will sponsor March for Our Lives on Saturday, June 11, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at Hinds Plaza in Princeton (adjacent to Princeton Public Library on Witherspoon Street).

The march is part of a Day of Action in nearly 500 cities coordinated by March for Our Lives, the youth-led gun violence prevention group formed after the Parkland, FL mass shooting.

Confirmed speakers and performers at the Princeton event

So far, the following speakers have confirmed attendance at the event:

NJ State Senator Andrew Zwicker

Teska Frisbee, Mercer County Gun Violence Prevention Lead for Moms Demand Action Rabbi Arnold Gluck, Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough Sharleen Leahey, musician The Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, Pastor, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church The Rev. Robert Moore, Executive Director, Coaltion for Peace Action (CFPA) Dolores Phillips, Legislative Director, CFPA's Ceasefire NJ Project Sue Repko, Gun Violence Survivor Laura Zurfluh, Coordinator, Indivisible Cranbury

Those planning to attend are asked to register

Event organizers are asking participants to register so they can make appropriate arrangements and coordinate safety at the rally with law enforcement.

Those planning to attend are also invited to a 3 pm poster-making gathering at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Rd., Princeton. Free parking next to church, attendees may ride together to the rally after making their posters.

Whether or not you can attend this Rally, NJ residents are urged to click here to email your NJ state legislators to support a package of eight new gun safety laws. It only takes one minute.