“We are still very proximate to our school shooting issue that is a national emergency and is an education issue. And I know that Teachers Unify totally backs that whole idea and framework—we need to be part of the solution.
So that’s why I have tried to gain access to these spaces to tell the stories, to tell the lived experiences, to talk about the grieving mothers, to talk about visiting students in the ICU with bullet holes in their skin.
Who’s going to tell these stories? ...about the hard lockdowns of me underneath the desk and my stepdad telling me to army crawl to the door to lock it and to stay low.
Who’s going to tell these stories? And that’s why I’m so committed to get into these spaces and places, to get to the mic, to really amplify these stories as teachers and as students and as families that have to live through these challenges every single day.” — Sofia Gonzalez
The Teachers Unify Podcast is hosted by Sarah Lerner, co-founder of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence, and teacher-survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. The show addresses issues of gun violence and how it impacts schools and communities. Listen to all episodes from our website and where you stream your podcasts.
If you or your school community have been impacted by gun violence, please reach out to our Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention and Support Team at response@teachersunify.org or 203-296-3689 and check out our Crisis Team One-Pager. You are not alone.
