We’re launching the first-ever National Preregistration Day on April 28th! 🗳️ Getting the next wave of voters ready early helps build lifelong participation. Join our April 8th kickoff to be part of it: secure.ngpvan.com/OQ... Share this. #NationalPreregistrationDay #NPD #FeelGoodAction

Schools should be safe from gun violence! The Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention team is available to all teachers or staff — it’s led by teachers who are survivors of gun violence & clinicians experienced in trauma. 203-296-3689 & [email protected]. No one should go through this alone…💔☮️📚📓

Join us for our April Community Meeting! This month’s virtual gathering features Teachers Unify Ithaca chapter leaders who will discuss their efforts in persuading their local school district to disseminate secure firearm storage information. ☮️📚📓 Sign up here: shorturl.at/0cs69

“I wasn’t strong, I faked strong because I wanted them to be strong,” Ivy Schamis. Ivy, beloved teacher from Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS, endured such horror on 2/14/18 in her classroom. She is a member of the Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention and Support Team. ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹💔

Sarah is also a member of the Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention & Support Team. “There are so many who are forced into this terrible club. Having been through it in 2018, I know the resources that would’ve been helpful for me. I want to be able to give that to others.” ☮️📚📓❤️‍🩹💔

We’re grateful for the voice of our co-founder & podcast host, Sarah Lerner. “This day never gets easier. The pain never goes away. The memories, nightmares, survivor’s guilt and mental health issues always remain—sometimes tucked away, sometimes front and center.” ☮️📓❤️‍🩹💔 @teachersunifypc.bsky.social

Thank you @startribune.com for publishing our op-ed, “More Money for ICE, but Less for Gun Violence Prevention.” Weaponized intimidation & surveillance put students and educators at great risk for psychological & physical harm. “The guns-everywhere agenda from the gun lobby only makes us less safe.”

March is Women’s History Month. Below are some recent Armed with Reason posts by or about women who are doing amazing work in the gun violence prevention field. #WomensHistoryMonth #GVP @teachersunify.bsky.social #SurvivorStories

Our hearts are with the survivors and all impacted by the tragedy on September 4, 2024. #SecureStorageSavesLives #BooksNotBullets #EndGunViolence ☮️📓📚💔❤️‍🩹

I’m a cofounder of @teachersunify.bsky.social & I host @teachersunifypc.bsky.social. This is a shameless request for donations & your generosity to help amplify educator voices in the GVP space. Whatever you can give is greatly appreciated. secure.actblue.com/donate/sarah...

Grateful for this piece that takes a close look at what led us to form the Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention Team. We’re so proud of this team — turning our experiences into action that can help the next generation of teachers, school staff, and students. ☮️📚📓❤️‍🩹 www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...

We’re so proud of @teachersunify.bsky.social founder @abbeyclements.bsky.social for her tireless work to keep schools safe and welcoming for students as gun violence continues to impact classrooms across the country. Read more in Marie Claire Magazine ⤵️

Marie Claire Magazine, March 2026, No Teacher Left Behind: Mass shootings happen in classrooms at alarming rates. Will the educators ever be alright? www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...

Marie Claire Magazine, March 2026, No Teacher Left Behind: Mass shootings happen in classrooms at alarming rates. Will the educators ever be alright? www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...

Marie Claire Magazine, March 2026, No Teacher Left Behind: Mass shootings happen in classrooms at alarming rates. Will the educators ever be alright? www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea... #BooksNotBullets #EndGunViolence ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹

Teachers can play a critical role in gun violence prevention—get involved today with @teachersunify.bsky.social.

This Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting @teachersunify.bsky.social, founded by educators ensuring teachers are part of the conversation on gun violence prevention. Learn more and take action: feelgoodaction.org/take-action #WomensHistoryMonth #TeachersUnify #Teachers #GunViolencePrevention

Our hearts are with the entire Hill Country College Preparatory High School community. Our Crisis Intervention & Support Team is here to help. 203-296-3689 & [email protected]. You are not alone. ☮️📓📚💔

“This forward-looking legislation could be a model for what more states are doing to keep students and staff safe in schools, both physically and mentally…in a country that refuses to get a handle on this public health crisis,” Abbey Clements,Teachers Unify ctmirror.org/2026/03/27/s... @ctmirror.org

“We have to expect teachers to be flexible and to do the very best we can in a country that refuses to get a handle on this public health crisis.” #Enough @aftteach.bsky.social @teachersunify.bsky.social @abbeyclements.bsky.social

Thank you @abbeyclements.bsky.social, former Sandy Hook educator and @teachersunify.bsky.social founder, for sharing the lasting impact of gun violence on our schools and communities. Our students and educators deserve safety, not trauma. www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...

Sending strength to all the school communities impacted by this tragedy. Our Crisis Intervention and Support Team is here. It’s ok to ask for help — [email protected] and (203) 296-3689. ❤️‍🩹☮️📓📚

Thank you, @gvpedia.bsky.social! ☮️📚📓

December, 2025, marked the 4th birthday for the educator-focused GVP group, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. Check out our new interview with co-founder and Sandy Hook survivor, Abbey Clements. @teachersunify.bsky.social #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #teachers #SandyHook

Please consider rounding up for Teachers Unify! ☮️📓📚 www.roundup.org/nonprofit/ct...

Looking forward to this—join us!!

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Excited to announce that Teachers Unify Community Meetings are back! Join us on January 28th, 7pm EST! Many thanks to our incredible Ambassadors, Sydney and Liesl, for relaunching this important opportunity for connection, support & action. Register here: shorturl.at/afM6f Hope to see you there! ☮️❤️‍🩹📚

Even when gun violence happens outside of school, our school communities are impacted. Schools have closed for the rest of the week in Minneapolis and the entire state of Minnesota is struggling — teachers, students, and families will be focused on anything but learning for quite a while. ❤️‍🩹☮️

After the Brown University tragedy, Sydney (2017 Nat’l Teacher of the Year & TU Ambassador) & Abbey (TU co-founder & Sandy Hook survivor) spoke with @bostonglobe.com. We refuse to normalize this! Crisis Team help: [email protected] | (203) 296-3689 ☮️💔❤️‍🩹📚

Thank you, Michelle White Mendoza, of KIQI 1010 AM San Francisco — “Información Es Poder,” for uplifting Sarah’s story and Teachers Unify. ☮️📚📓

“The first two year of teaching, instead of graduating my students, I felt like I was burying them more to gang and to gun violence,” — Sofia Gonzalez, Teachers Unify Ambassador, teacher, education leader, activist. 🎧 here & subscribe to our Substack! ☮️📚📓 @teachersunifypc.bsky.social

This episode features Sofia Gonzalez, an educator from Chicago. She talks about losing students to gun violence, what brought her to education & navigating as an activist. She shares an excerpt of an essay & gives suggestions for change. @teachersunify.bsky.social teachersunify.transistor.fm/56

Thank you for decades of leadership on gun violence prevention and for uplifting educator voices and @teachersunify.bsky.social! Proud to work alongside you. Here’s to a safe 2026! ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹

Abbey Clements read and sang to her second-grade students in an effort to drown out the sound of gunfire as the lives of 20 first graders and six of her colleagues were stolen at Sandy Hook School in 2012. “I still hold within me clear feelings and images of that horrific day,” shared Abbey.

Listen to the voices behind this unique team of survivor educators committed to helping others in school communities navigate the aftermath of fear and impact of gun violence. Please spread the word about us: [email protected]. ☮️📚📓 @teachersunifypc.bsky.social

Our Teachers Unify Community Meetings are back in 2026! Mark your calendar for our kickoff on 1/28 at 7pm EST. Registration link forthcoming. All educators, allies, and supporters are welcome! ☮️📓📚

We’re incredibly grateful for our Teachers Unify community—dedicated volunteers, partners, allies & supporters who refuse to accept gun violence as inevitable. Thank you for standing with us & raising our collective voice for change. Wishing you & your loved ones a safe, happy & healthy 2026! ☮️📚📓

Our December 2025 Newsletter is out — 📖 about: ☮️ The life-saving importance of secure firearm storage — and why school communities must be part of the solution ☮️ Our upcoming collaboration ☮️ Voices from the classroom #BooksNotBullets 📚📓❤️‍🩹

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The fear & impact of gun violence have no place in our schools & communities. In 2025, we took action—building networks, organizing & training, providing survivor-led support & amplifying voices for change. ❤️‍🩹☮️📚📓 www.teachersunify.org www.projectlockdown.org @teachersunifypc.bsky.social 1/2

As we wrap up 2025, please consider making an end-of-year donation and sharing this with your circles. We have big plans ahead, and your support makes them possible. ☮️📚📓❤️‍🩹 Thank you — here’s to a safe 2026! donate.teachersunify.org/a/donate

“I truly believe that if anything’s going to change, it’s going to be the school conversation that is going to be the one that changes things.” ❤️‍🩹☮️📚@teachersunifypc.bsky.social

This episode features Alex Fleming, a gun violence survivor. She talks about her experience & journey as a drive-by shooting survivor, the importance of the teacher-voice, the advocacy work she’s done and more. @teachersunify.bsky.social teachersunify.transistor.fm/55

We envision a future where schools and communities are safe from gun violence. Educators deserve a seat at every table shaping solutions. Our voices are vital. Join us and spread the word: shorturl.at/KWzwo ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹

Robin , Liesl, Amy & Abbey were teaching their students on the day of the Sandy Hook School tragedy on 12/14/12. They’re members of our Crisis Intervention & Support Team & believe in the power of connecting with others who experience similar trauma. Reach us at response@teachersunify, 203-296-3689.

Shortly after the shooting, Abbey became a passionate advocate for gun safety. In 2021, she co-founded @teachersunify.bsky.social, an organization to give a voice to educators who navigate the anxiety and trauma of gun violence in their classrooms on a daily basis.

We started because educators were being left out of crucial conversations & knew that had to change. In 4 years we’ve: 🍎 Empowered thousands of educators ☮️ Helped shape research & policy 📓 Built a Crisis Intervention & Support Team 📚 Amplified secure firearm storage This is just the beginning!

Students, faculty, and staff should be safe from the fear, trauma, and impact of gun violence. No one should be killed, shot, or traumatized at school! 💔☮️📚📓