Sunday, August 9, from 1-4 pm
Raj Paradkar, father of Leana, Safer Country’s Student Advocate, is holding a fundraiser for Safer Country to honor the work of her Rock Ridge High Safer Country Club.
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Tuesday, August 4, from 5:30-8 pm
ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL Partners with SAFER COUNTRY to Present “LOUDER Than GUNS” on August 4 at 6:00 pm at The Lyceum (doors open at 5:30 pm).
To advance our gun tragedy prevention agenda and honor National Night Out, Safer Country is sponsoring the Virginia premiere of the film “Louder Than Guns”.
Take a journey with Old Crow Medicine Show’s frontman Keith Secor and NPR journalist David Greene through rural, urban, and suburban America and listen to all sides of this country’s polarized gun debate through the power of music, civil discourse, and unexpected common ground.
“Among developed nations, only in America is gunfire the leading cause of death for children and teens 1-19 and there are nine gun-related murder/suicides per week. Safer Country is committed to making meaningful and measurable progress to prevent more lives from being lost and families damaged,” explains Paul A. Friedman, JD, founder/executive director, Safer Country.
Adds Friedman, “’Louder Than Guns’ makes an invaluable contribution to our nation by attempting to break down walls and increase dialogue. We hope it will make people think twice before falling back on cliché responses and talking points.”
The film tackles the extremely complicated and divisive subject of gun violence, inviting people with diverse viewpoints to join in a conversation and speak their piece. What, if anything, can we agree on? Buy your tickets here: Louder Than Guns | ALX Film Festival 2026 Screening Series