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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Reflects on Recovery, Advocacy in CNN Op-Ed
After stepping down from Congress, Giffords founded the gun violence prevention organization that now bears her name and has continued to advocate for increased gun control legislation.
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 to Serve as Rose Parade Grand Marshal, Los Angeles Times Reports
The theme of the parade, which will be held on January 2, is “Turning the Corner.”
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Reflects on What She’s Learned for Esquire
“I think of forgiveness as tied to—but distinct from—acceptance,” she writes.
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Discusses Gun Control Progress in TIME Magazine
Giffords discussed the progress that the gun safety movement has made over the past decade in an op-ed for TIME magazine.
Read MoreIn the Media: Washington Post, CBS Profile Gabby Giffords ’93’s Political Career, Gun Control Activism
“Even though I wasn’t able to speak more than a few words at a time, still I knew I had to use my voice to fight for change,” she wrote.
Read MoreIn the Media: Washington Post Reviews Documentary on Gabby Giffords ’93’s Career and Advocacy
The Post calls the documentary a “moving arc of courage and perseverance” that features the “bright light of her personality.”
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Receives Medal of Freedom from President Biden, Per Los Angeles Times, CNN, and Washington Post
President Joe Biden introduced Giffords as “one of the most courageous people I have ever known,” the Times reported.
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Urges Congress to Take Action on Gun Control, USA Today Reports
“Now is the time to come together [and] be responsible,” Giffords said. “. . . The nation’s counting on you.”
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Wears Orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Newsweek Reports
“Today, I #WearOrange on Gun Violence Awareness Day in honor of Hadiya Pendleton and every victim of gun violence,” Giffords wrote.
Read MoreIn the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 “Horrified” by Gun Violence Inaction, MSN and People Report
“Gun violence is a uniquely American problem–and it is now the leading cause of death for American children,” Giffords told MSN.
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