In this episode, we talk with Melody Vaccaro from Nebraskans Against Gun Violence (NAGV). NAGV strives to empower people with education and the tools of civic engagement. Their goal is to support evidence based firearm policy. Since 2014, Nebraskans working together have stopped all firearm deregulation in Nebraska. They have kept their focus on cultural change, partnerships, and a grassroots civic engagement model. NAGV is the Omaha Children’s Choir beneficiary for the 2020 Voices Creating Change concert.

Nebraskans Against Gun Violence

• Website
• Facebook Page
• Facebook Discussion Group

How the NRA Punked Nebraska's District 13

Resources to find gun violence data in your state:

• Violence Policy Center
• Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
• Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

Book Recommendations:

• The Stationary Shop
• America and Its Guns: A Theological Exposé
• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Union for Contemporary Art - Redline

This American Life - The Problem We All Live With

• Part I
• Part II

Connect with Omaha Children’s Choir - OCC Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Omar Martinez - Instagram

Amanda Stevenson - Instagram, Twitter

Voices Creating Change presents stories of social change initiatives through the arts. Our conversations open possibilities beyond the limitations that underrepresented populations face daily, specifically in the arts. 

Hosted by Amanda Stevenson & Omar Martinez. New episodes release each Friday. Voices Creating Change is a production of Omaha Children’s Choir.

View show information at omahachildrenschoir.org/podcast.