GVPanorama: Can I Complain about Gun Violence When I Am Not Doing Enough to Stop It?
GVPanorama: Can I Complain about Gun Violence When I Am Not Doing Enough to Stop It?
A story of personal health problems interrupting social advocacy
While on the search for recent gun violence prevention news for our weekly "Friday Finds” feature, we often come across editorials, personal stories, or wider-lens articles that don’t necessarily fit into a “current events” window. With GVPanorama we will highlight some of these thought-provoking pieces.
Being a gun violence prevention activist can be frustrating work. And as with any kind of social change advocacy, when a personal injury hinders your ability to stay focused and keep up your usual support, self-doubt can creep in.
Today’s GVPanorama discovery is a personal essay by a teacher from Baltimore who felt regret that she didn’t jump into the gun violence fight earlier. Then when she finally did, a personal health issue impeded her ability to get involved in GVP events as much as she wanted. The initial disappointment though soon turned into creative ways to still be involved.