Parents 4 MSD Kids

05/01/2026

Happy Birthday, Alyssa! We wish you were here. 🤍

🩵 Donate $23 in honor of Alyssa’s 23rd birthday: https://tinyurl.com/SupportMOSS

05/01/2026

Seven years ago, it was the last day of classes at UNC Charlotte.

A former student shot & killed Reed Parlier (19) & Riley Howell (21). He injured four other students.

What was supposed to be a celebratory end to a school year turned into a tragedy.

04/25/2026

04/23/2026

Akilah DaSilva, 23.
DeEbony Groves, 21.
Joe Perez Jr., 20.
Taurean Sanderlin, 29.

Remember their names.

These 4 beautiful lives were stolen in the Nashville Waffle House shooting on this day 8 years ago.

May their absence propel us all to fight relentlessly for change.

11/07/2025

Less than two years before he was killed in the a school shooting, Joaquin Oliver tweeted:
“If you died tomorrow, would you be okay with the effort you put into those you love?”

Let’s honor Joaquin’s words by living with that same love and urgency, and by fighting for a world where no more lives are stolen by gun violence.

11/04/2025

10/23/2025

Manuel Oliver immigrated to the U.S. from Venezuela seeking a safer place to raise his family. Then on Feb. 14, 2018, his son, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Parkland, Florida shooting along with 16 others. “Guac,” written and performed by Oliver, celebrates his son’s life as both a tribute and a call to action. Read more at argonautnews.com/arts_and_events/a-father-s-fight-guac-at-kirk-douglas-confronts-toll-of-school-shootings/article_84f1502e-abe6-499c-a865-7cd0f713ec3e.html.

📸: Cameron Whitman

10/18/2025

GUAC by Manuel Oliver. Art by Shepard Fairey.
Co-Written by James Clements
Directed by Michael Cotey
Presented in Association with Change the Ref

This unforgettable performance pulls zero punches and speaks to anyone who has ever loved, lost, or dreamed of making a difference.

This fall, the Kirk Douglas Theatre becomes a space for celebration and to hold a rallying cry. See GUAC through November 2nd.

https://www.centertheatregroup.org/shows-tickets/douglas/202526/guac/