Thread by @shannonrwatts

After starting @MomsDemand and serving as a full-time volunteer for a decade, I’m stepping back from my leadership role at the end of 2023. It's been the honor of a lifetime to lead this organization and fight for gun safety while empowering women to lead.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

Founders play an important - but finite - role in movements. We create a space to gather, but it’s the people who fill it who make the difference. And that’s the amazing @MomsDemand and @StudentsDemand volunteers and gun violence survivors I've worked with for so many years.

It was important to me to step back so that others can step forward. I’ve always said this is a marathon, not a sprint. But the reality is, it’s also a relay race. And the time has come for me to pass the baton to other leaders in our organization and movement.

.@MomsDemand and @StudentsDemand has always been powered by the collective contributions of an army of selfless, courageous, relentless survivors and volunteers—each of whom is a leader in their own right. This movement has never been stronger.

Over the past 10 years, @MomsDemand @StudentsDemand @Everytown has become the largest grassroots movement in the nation fighting for gun safety, and a political powerhouse whose red-shirted volunteers are revered nationwide.

Together, we’ve passed the most significant federal gun safety legislation in a generation, passed hundreds of gun sense bills in statehouses, elected hundreds of our own volunteers to public office, and educated millions of families on the importance of secure storage.

I’m excited to spend the rest of this year traveling the country with @FerrellZabala to visit with all of the incredible volunteers, survivors and partners as we celebrate #10YearsOfMoms moving the needle on gun safety.

I’m excited to spend the rest of this year traveling the country with @FerrellZabala to visit with all of the incredible @MomsDemand & @StudentsDemand volunteers, survivors and partners as we celebrate #10YearsOfMoms moving the needle on gun safety.

And I look forward to watching and supporting this movement continue to grow and fight for change in 2024 and beyond as a California @MomsDemand volunteer! #KeepGoing #MomsAreEverywhere