Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 May 2000 — Page 8

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Hundreds off Hoosiers a march ffor safe gun laws "

Special to The Recorder Nearly 1,000 Indiana mothers and others joined together in Indianapolis on Mother’s Day to march for sensible gun laws and safe kids. The Million Mom March took place in Washington, and in more than 60 cities across the nation to call for the following: • Sensible “cooling off’ periods and background checks. • License handgun owners and register all handguns. • Safety locks for all handguns. • Limit purchases to one handgun per month. • No-nonsense enforcement of current gun laws. “We are thrilled with the number of mothers and families that spent their holiday marching for the rights of children to have a childhood safe from gun violence,” said Michelle Wonderlin, one of the mothers coordinating the Indianapolis march. “We view this march as the beginning of a growing grassroots effort to bring common sense to the debate over guns in this country.”

Marchers in Indianapolis marched from Market Squa/e 1 Arena, past the Indiana Statehouse, and into Military-Park where Congresswoman Julia Carson and several mothers whose children had been victims of firearm violence addressed the enthusiastic crowd? Many wore Million Mom Mardi T-shirts and carried signs bearing the names and photographs of family members who had been lost to gun violence. March organizers pledged to continue the momentum begun by the march through the summer and into-the next legislative session in Indiana. Upcoming events include the Silent March, which uses shoes to symbolize the number of people killed by firearms in the past year, and First Monday, a national day of action scheduled for Oct. 2. • • , ,i For more information on up-' coming events, send an e-mail to [email protected] or call Citizens Concerned About Gun Violence at (317) 253-7973.

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failed.” Nationwide also announced a contribution of $100,000 to the Local Initiative Support Corp. (LISC) to help revitalize Indianapolis’ urban neighborhoods. In addition, $50,000 was given to construct a house at 2242 N. Alabama St. Work began last month and should be completed by the end of this month. The donation is part of a $2 million Nationwide corporate pledge to Habitat for Humanity to build 40 homes in 40 cities. “Nationwide’s work with housing groups and other organizations in the Indianapolis market will help advance a very successful urban renovation effort,” said Jeff Meredith, vice president in charge of Nationwide’s Indiana opecfc tions. Efforts like these will help the

company clean up a somewhat tab' nished reputation. J 1 Just last month, the company settled a lawsuit with Housing Op-! portunities Made Equal (HOMEy? a Richmond, Va., based organization, for $17.5 million. i I Although no admission of guili was made by the company, HOME charged the insurer with discrinri-* nation and for refusing to write policies for Black homeowners and leaving minority neighborhoods out of marketing campaigns in 1996, according to recent reports.. “Sometimes it takes that type of action tq bring about change,” says Cornell Burris an administrator at Oasis of Hope Baptist Church. “I’m just glad they are here, this is a wonderful move into the area and! hope it encourages other businesses toimoVO.in as well." jiin n -m/-. *. 'O * - • it!

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