Red, Blue, and Brady

COVID-19 is scary, and part of that is the news that surrounds it--from physical distancing that can lead to social isolation, to worries about what the economic downturn could bring. And, all those things can be made even scarier when we think about it in relation to by increased risks of gun violence, because gun violence is, unfortunately, a constant in the US. . Christian Heyne, the Vice President of Policy at Brady, and Mighty Fine of the American Public Health Association talk with host JJ about things we can be doing in these times, when both are intersecting, to help ourselves and one another.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• 6 Ways You Can Prevent Gun Violence While Social Distancing Amid COVID-19 (Brady)
• Policies that Work to Prevent Gun Violence (APHA)
• COVID-19 Conversations (APHA)
• Get Ready Fact Sheet (APHA)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
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As the time of social or physical distancing stretches on, you may be looking for something to do--and what better than fight gun violence? In today's episode, Brady President Kris Brown talks with host JJ about ways to be involved in gun violence prevention in the time of Covid-19.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• 6 Ways You Can Prevent Gun Violence While Social Distancing Amid COVID-19 (Brady)
• Demand McConnell and Trump Pass Gun Reform! (Brady)

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2020 Red, Blue, and Brady

In the time of Covid-19, physical distancing (sometimes called social distancing) is necessary to flatten the coronavirus curve--but there is a danger to it as well, as populations most vulnerable to isolation are left in possible crisis.

So, how do we talk to the people we love--and to ourselves--about suicide? How do we protect ourselves and others? What are steps we can take, right now, even from home, that may save a life? To find out, host JJ is joined by Dr. Jonathan Singer, President of the  American Association of Suicidology  and Colleen Creighton, Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Suicidology. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• #BeHereTomorrow (American Association of Suicidology)
• The Truth About Suicide and Guns (Brady)
• 6 Ways You Can Prevent Gun Violence While Social Distancing Amid COVID-19 (Brady)
• Fighting the Social Recession (Vox)
• Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (Suicide Prevention Resource Center)

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2020 Red, Blue, and Brady

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Staying at home in order to practice social distancing amid COVID-19 means that millions of children and family members will be spending more time in close proximity to firearms. And we all know kids are curious, and they can find everything — including a gun you thought was “hidden." These factors make it more important than ever that we ensure our homes are safe from Family Fire — which is a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun in the home that results in death or injury. 

So, how do we talk to the people we know and love — including our kids, neighbors, spouses, and more — about guns right now? For this minisode, host JJ is joined by Dr. Kyleanne Hunter, Vice President of Programs at Brady, and Leslie LaRue, a mom and PTA leader in Austin, Texas.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• End Family Fire (Brady)
• Gun Sales Surge (Los Angeles Times)

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2020 Red, Blue, and Brady

Hosts JJ and Kelly Sampson join Victoria M Rodríguez-Roldán, the Trans/Gender Non-Conforming Justice Project Director at the National LGBTQ Task Force. 

Together, we cover the idea that mental health is linked to gun violence, as well as how police brutality, racism, transphobia, homophobia, and misogyny are all part of the gun violence problem. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Be You Means Being Safe From Gun Violence (LGBTQ Taskforce)
• Rethinking LGBTQ Policy Series: Policy Recommendations For Gun Violence Prevention Using A Racial, Disability, And LGBTQ Justice Framework (LGBTQ Taskforce)
• Gun Violence and the LGBTQ Community (Human Rights Campaign)
• Gun Violence Plagues the LGBTQ+ Community. Queer Liberation Means Fighting Back (March for Our Lives)

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2020 Red, Blue, and Brady

Hosts JJ and Kelly Sampson talk with singer, rapper, and change agent Farooq Ameen Al-Said. Al-Said helps lead 1Hood, a Black-owned and Black-led community organization dedicated to activism and education through the lens of hip hop.

We cover the racist history behind America's gun laws, how white supremacy informs media portrayals around rap music and gun violence, and how Black residents in Pittsburgh are facing systematic police violence.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Justice for Antwon Rose II (1Hood)
• How Pittsburgh Fails Black Women (1Hood)
• "Former officer Michael Rosfeld found not guilty in death of Antwon Rose" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• "The State v. Hip Hop: Jamal Knox was sent to prison for his lyrics. The courts have a history of criminalizing rap music." (Pacific Standard Mag)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

It's the latest full-length episode of Brady's series on racial justice, gun violence, and gun violence prevention. JJ and Kelly Sampson, Counsel at Brady, are joined by Dr. Joseph Richardson, of the Departments of African American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Maryland at College Park, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He also is a Director and Executive Producer of Life After the Gunshot, an amazing documentary that traces the intersection of gun violence, trauma, and incarceration in DC. Together, we're talking about gun violence, public policy, and trauma and incarceration as a social determinant of health among Black boys and young adult Black men.

Mentioned in this podcast:
Life After the Gunshot
Dickey Amendment

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

Support the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)

It's the second full-length episode of Brady's series on racial justice, gun violence, and gun violence prevention. JJ and Kelly Sampson, Counsel at Brady, are joined by Clayton Rosenberg of the Alliance of Concerned Men and Women, a non-profit organization that focuses on saving lives of at-risk youth and adults in areas of Washington DC that experience high amounts of gun violence. We’ll be exploring how that violence is intertwined and complicated by racism, gentrification, and policing, as well as the Alliance’s work as violence interrupters.

Mentioned in this podcast:
the Murder of Clarence Venable
51 for 51

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

Support the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)

It's the first full-length episode of Brady's series on racial justice, gun violence, and gun violence prevention. JJ and Kelly Sampson, Counsel at Brady, are joined by Dr. Saul Cornell, the Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History at Fordham University. Together, they speak about the ways the modern gun debate intersects with the history of race relations in America, what you need to know about the history of the 2nd Amendment, and why bumperstickers don't quite work when talking about history and race in the US.

Mentioned in this podcast:
A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

Support the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)

This episode is the first in a series of podcasts tackling the intersection of racial justice and gun violence prevention. These are tough issues that the country has struggled with enormously and at great length, and to address them with the gravity, attention to detail, and transparency they deserve, JJ enlists the aid of her new cohost Kelly Sampson, Brady Counsel; Aalayah Eastmond, a member of the Team ENOUGH executive council and survivor of the Parkland school shooting; and Tatiana Washington, another Team ENOUGH executive council member who also serves as an advocacy associate at March for Our Lives. Together, this formidable panel discusses allyship, racism, and the roles that young women of color play in the gun violence prevention movement.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• "The Right Not to Be Shot," by Brady's Kelly Sampson and Jon Lowy
• Aalayah's congressional testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their long standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady