Will You Hear Me Now?

16/12/2025

Seriously funny.

And now, Brown University. This one hits home even more as I’ve been there many times. Go ahead and tell me how dumb I am. How wrong I am. How much of an ass...

16/12/2025

At Will You Hear Me Now? we stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in Australia and all over the world in remembrance of the slain. May their memories be a blessing. That said, it appears Australia is ready to take on the commonsense gun control initiatives that we're nowhere near ready to tackle in this country.

Australia vowed it would implement stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years

15/12/2025

High School Student Sarita weighs in on students' sense of insecurity on their campuses.

15/12/2025

College student Meher weighs in on the campus violence at Brown and Kentucky. For the families of the slain students and others traumatized by the shootings, this will never again be "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."

11/12/2025

What we're watching ...

In this moving short documentary, a journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

11/12/2025

There is no place like home for the holidays. But for the student killed at Kentucky State University yesterday, home won’t be waiting.

One Will You Hear Me Now? team member reflected on this latest tragic school shooting.

23/11/2025

A few weeks ago, we shared a post about the upcoming student-led documentary "Our Time Is Not Up" and the interviews during a visit with parents who've lost kids to gun violence.

Terrez and Andre McCleary, and Tanya Anderson, of Philadelphia-based Moms Bonded By Grief Support Group spoke about their children with clarity, love, and a determination to keep their voices alive. That experience stayed with us — not just because of the subject matter, but because of the openness and strength of the parents who welcomed us into their home. They shared who their children were, and what it means to speak for them now. It was an honest, generous, and deeply moving conversation.

This short piece offers an intimate look at the stories that continue to guide our broader goal of giving young people a voice. And, it stands alongside the ongoing work of Naarah Asamoa and Farnsworth Hendrickson Jr. , the young filmmakers currently producing Our Time Is Not Up — that will focus on gun violence in our communities, and explore these parents’ stories in greater depth. Stay tuned!

Grateful to everyone who helped bring this short video to life:
Rick Barlis, Papoulis, Richard M Weiss, Naarah Asamoa, Farnsworth Hendrickson Jr., Anne Fritchman, Vijay Satyanarayana.

Most of all, a special thanks to the parents of Moms Bonded By Grief Support Group for trusting us with amplifying their children’s voices.

14/10/2025

October has been a busy month for young activist voices.
Seton Hall University student Naarah Asamoa created lyrics for “You Only Live Once,” a companion song to “Will You Hear Me Now?” She and Sara Shikowitz’s Halsey Junior High School Choir (Queens, NY) students joined us in the studio to perform. With Jim Papoulis leading, their voices carried strength and urgency.
This was about students creating, taking the lead, and speaking to the reality of gun violence in their schools and communities.

24/09/2025

An atmosphere of violence has descended on this country, a dark cloud of hate brought about through violent words, hate speech, violent political behavior, a lack of true dialogue and of course the proliferation of guns (390 million) on the streets and in the houses of angry people. There will be more and it will become more frequent unless the people in charge, deescalate, call for calm and unity, not revenge.

Investigators said anti-ICE language was found on ammunition left behind by the gunman, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No law enforcement personnel were hurt.

18/09/2025

Landscape version of Vaccines and Violence -- Stop the Misinformation

18/09/2025

Vaccines and Violence--Stop the Misinformation, Start Saving Lives, In our latest Will You Hear Me Now? release, students talk about vaccine denialism and other false narratives that pull attention from ongoing violence in our communities.

They're deeply concerned that the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the most recent Colorado school shooting are evidence of a profound crisis in this country.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll after Kirk’s death found that 2/3rds of Americans worry that harsh political rhetoric will fuel even more violence. These young people want to elevate the conversation beyond blame, division, and misinformation — and move it toward real policy and lasting change.

The students say it best:
“Gun violence is a disease in our nation."
"Until policies are put in place, these tragedies will continue.”

Guns remain the leading cause of death for kids in America. In 2025 alone, there have already been 11 school shootings (K-12) with injuries or deaths.

Credits to students: Meher, Gavin, Krishi, Sarita, Precious and all young people whose raised voices make a difference. www.willyouhearmenow.com

23/08/2025

Interesting from Kate Schweit, former FBI Agent and advisor to Will You Hear Me Now? The connection between online hate and teen shooters:

Original Press Release: August 21, 2025, 7 am EST, by the ADL ADL unveils interactive timeline and associated resources exposing dangers of violent and extremist online communities and platforms; reaches out to 16,000 superintendents New York, NY, August 21, 2025 | A new research project re