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“Gun safety is not new,”
said Barry. “Back in the ‘70’s when I came on the force it
was a problem. We have to step back – and take a look at
this problem.”
“Being a safe community or
a welcoming community means that no person should die
because of improper storage or use of a gun,” said Toledo
Mayor Paula Hicks Hudson. “The reality is people have guns
and guns are lethal. We are sitting here in a country where
people feel they need a gun but the most important part of
[social justice] is that people are allowed to live.”
TUSA, a collaboration of faith-based institutions that
advocate for social justice, was founded in March 1992. The
mission is to enable people of faith to work powerfully and
effectively together to redress injustice in the Toledo
community. Congregations that are interested in membership
should contact, lead organizer Marcia Dinkins at
womenforchange@gmail.com.
There are nine values upheld by TUSA member congregations:
the members of all segments of the community should be heard
and valued; that people themselves have the power to
determine their future and have a responsibility to speak up
and demand justice for all; God is first and we seek divine
guidance for all our actions, human begins are created in
the image of God and therefore deserve to be treated with
fairness, dignity, and respect; we value the diversity of
our multi-lingual, multi-cultural communities; display the
highest level of integrity in all of our activities and
actions; and uphold moral and ethical standards in our
congregations and in public life.
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