Women who have lost their children to gun violence or after contact with the police are backing Hil

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Women who have lost their children to gun violence or after contact with the police are backing Hillary Clinton

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-04-19/mothers-touched-by-tragedy-rally-behind-hillary-clinton





The Associated Press



FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, speaks next to Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, in Columbia, S.C. Sitting in the airy chapel at Mount Ararat Church in Brooklyn, the crowd heard from five women who had lost their children to gun violence or after contact with the police, including the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner. One by one, they shared stories of loss and grief and argued Clinton was the candidate best prepared to take on gun violence and reshape the criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Associated Press

April 19, 2016, at 3:29 a.m.


By CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn't a giant rally with screaming supporters, celebrity friends and a feisty candidate. But the small gathering on behalf of Hillary Clinton in a Brooklyn church still reverberated with emotion.


Sitting in the airy chapel at Mount Ararat Church in Brooklyn, the crowd heard from five women who had lost their children to gun violence or after contact with the police, including the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner. One by one, they shared stories of loss and grief and argued Clinton was the candidate best prepared to take on gun violence and reshape the criminal justice system.

"She was the only candidate that reached out to us," said Sybrina Fulton, whose 17-year-old son, Trayvon Martin, was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012. "That showed us that our tragedies were important." She said: "It's important that we let our voices be heard and you absolutely can do that at the polls."

More than a dozen of these women have dubbed themselves the "Mothers of the Movement." They met privately with Clinton and each other last year at a Chicago restaurant, pouring out their stories while the Democratic presidential contender took notes. Though Clinton didn't directly ask for endorsements at the time, the women decided to get involved and have campaigned for her in South Carolina, Wisconsin and Ohio. Clinton's campaign pays their travel expenses.


They spent the weekend before Tuesday's New York primary at churches and block parties around New York City, pushing for strong turnout from black voters, who heavily support Clinton and could give her an edge.

"Fill your car up with people," Fulton said. "Just make sure you're taking someone with you...It is so important. It means everything to us. It means everything to our community."

On Sunday morning at a church in Mount Vernon, Clinton introduced three of the mothers, describing their stories in detail and pledging to fight for tougher gun laws — an area where she has repeatedly questioned the record of her primary rival, Bernie Sanders.
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Some had met before but they credit Clinton with bringing the larger group together.

Video: Trayvon Martin's mother talks gun violence and support for Hillary
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