LCLAA on Uvalde School Shooting

MEDIA STATEMENT
May 25, 2022

Contact: Diane Harris, Communications and Policy Associate
Dharris@lclaa.org | 1-202-315-8238

Washington, DC - We are devastated by the recent mass school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX.  It is the second deadliest school shooting in our nation’s history and was a horrific act of terror in a predominately Latino community.

Gun violence is and has been a public health crisis in our country. Unfortunately, this massacre only adds to a long list of mass shootings we are regularly witnessing. The racially motivated killing in Buffalo occurred only mere weeks ago. 

Our hearts are with everyone in South Texas, specifically those in the Uvalde community and those from our LCLAA San Antonio and LCLAA Houston chapters with ties to the school, but we can do so much more than send thoughts and prayers.

In response to the mass shooting in Buffalo, the House of Representatives passed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. This bill will make it easier for the government to address the increasing attacks on minority populations. Tomorrow the Senate will vote on the same bill. Use your voice and tell your Senators to vote YES on the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. 

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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is the leading national organization for Latino(a) workers and their families. LCLAA was born in 1972 out of the need to educate, organize and mobilize Latinos in the labor movement and has expanded its influence to organize Latinos in an effort to impact workers' rights and their influence in the political process. LCLAA represents the interest of more than 2 million Latino workers in the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), The Change to Win Federation, independent unions, and all their affiliate unions. Visit LCLAA on the web at www.lclaa.org, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram