This episode is the 4th in Madness Cafe's 4-part series on #endgunviolence. Join in as Raquel and Jennifer speak with Caia DeLaVergne, a 2020 Everytown Survivor Fellow, Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer, and a graduate student working towards her joint MBA/MACC. During her freshman year of college, in 2015, Caia was shot in the head. Listen as Caia talks about how that, and the resulting loneliness, led her to a life as a "lazy activist".
How to reach Caia:
Instagram and Twitter: @imasurvivooor
Mentioned in this episode:
- *The HEB Foundation - https://thehebfoundation.org/ - "Healing, evolving and building communities one family at a time."
- *Violence Interrupters - https://www.violenceinterrupters.org/ - "Violence Interrupters focus on high level gang mediation and stopping retaliations."
(* Moms Demand Action community partners)
- Hope Charitable Foundation - https://hopecharitable.org/ - "Changing the fabric of our inner city and the world beyond, one child at a time."
- Bipartisan Safer Communities Act - https://www.everytown.org/what-is-the-bipartisan-safer-communities-act/
- “Returned citizens” - https://thenationalreentrynetwork.org/
- Cure the Streets - https://www.naarcdc.com/cure-the-streets-naarc
- Text BOLD to 644-33 to tell the Senate to pass gun safety laws
- Text SURVIVOR to 644-33 to get in touch with survivor communities
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Let Raquel and Jennifer know what you think about this and other episodes of Madness Cafe on IG @madnesscafepodcast or by email at [email protected].
And don't forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen!
Thanks for listening and responding!

