Shooting victim is now a leading national voice against escalating gun violence
(Pittsburgh, PA) The Eradicate Hate Global Summit is pleased to announce that former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords will address the Summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, October 22.
In 2011, after meeting with constituents in a Tucson, AZ shopping center parking lot, Giffords was shot in the head by a gunman who killed six people and injured 12 others.
Two years later, in 2013, after another tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, Giffords turned her own personal tragedy into purpose when she co-founded an organization known as Giffords. Over the past several years, the organization has been a leader in the national gun safety movement, making gun safety a kitchen-table issue for voters.
Giffords has helped gun safety champions win up and down the ballot in local, state, and federal races and worked hard to pass lifesaving legislation in states across the country and at the federal level.
In 2022, Giffords was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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NOTE: Journalists wishing to cover Gabby Giffords address to the Eradicate Hate Global Summit, may do so by registering HERE, to attend the live stream of the event.
To read more about Gabby Giffords, click HERE.
To learn about how the Eradicate Hate Global Summit began, click HERE.
Media Registration: Registration for media representatives is free. Register HERE.
- If journalists are unable to physically attend the Summit, they may attend virtually via a livestream.
Additional details:
- WHEN: 11:45AM ET, October 22, 2024
- WHERE: The David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- MEDIA CONTACTS:
- Deborah Maxson, +1.412.716.5064, deborah.maxson@kellermaxson.com
- Brad White, +1.301.365.3571, brad.white@kellermaxson.com
