Survivors Empowered

08/16/2026

300 mass shootings in 2026 alone. People are suffering from shock and grief. Please watch this short video that explains shock so you can better understand how it impacts you, your loved ones, and your community.

Watch "survivors-empowered-understanding-shock" on Streamable.

08/02/2026

Survivors of the shooting: Our free, online Survivors Toolkit was written by survivors for survivors. Know the signs of shock, how trauma therapy can help & how to navigate the days & months ahead.

Our hearts & our resources are with you.
https://survivorsempowered.org/survivor-resources/survivors-toolkit/

07/27/2026

Survivors of the shooting: Our free, online Survivors Toolkit was written by survivors for survivors. Know the signs of shock, how trauma therapy can help & how to navigate the days & months ahead.

Our hearts & our resources are with you.

survivorsempowered.org/survivor-res...

In the immediate aftermath of a shooting, the shock and disorientation requires a different response than the kind of healing

07/20/2026

Fourteen Years After Jessi’s Death: The Question the Courts Never Were Allowed to Answer and the Lives that Might Have Been Impacted. Whether the firearm industry has evolved differently because PLCAA substantially limited many negligence and product liability claims deserves careful examination.
https://survivorsempowered.org/fourteen-years-after-jessis-death-the-question-the-courts-never-were-allowed-to-answer-and-the-lives-that-might-have-been-impacted/

07/20/2026

Fourteen Years After Jessi’s Death: The Question the Courts Never Were Allowed to Answer and the Lives that Might Have Been Impacted

https://survivorsempowered.org/fourteen-years-after-jessis-death-the-question-the-courts-never-were-allowed-to-answer-and-the-lives-that-might-have-been-impacted/

07/20/2026

Always remembered, always honored, always loved.

Aurora, Colorado, July 20, 2012

Jonathan Blunk, 25
Alexander J. Boik, 18
Jesse Childress, 29
Gordon Cowden, 51
Jessi Redfield Ghawi, 24
John Larimer, 27
Matt McQuinn, 27
Micayla Medek, 23
Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6
Alex Sullivan, 27
Alexander C. Teves, 24
Rebecca Wingo, 32
The unborn baby of Ashley Moser

07/20/2026

Forever in our hearts and minds. You are remembeed, honored, and loved so much.

You are the reason we created Survivors Empowered.
You are the reason we reach out to help other survivors.
You are the reason Colorado repealed its state arms industry immunity bill which is named Jessi's Law -- to honor you.

You are missed. We love you.

Mom and Dad

07/19/2026

Six mass shootings in the US on Saturday and as of midday Sunday (July 18 & 19) have left 4 people dead and 31 people injured.

Those numbers include only the mass shooting (4 or more people shot). That doesn't include shootings of 3 or fewer people or suicides.

If you or someone you know has been impacted by shootings, Survivors Empowered has resources that can help you, your loved ones, and your community.

The Survivors Toolkit was written by Gabby Giffords and Sandy & Lonnie Phillips -- by survivors, for survivors.

Learn the signs of shock, the different types of trauma therapy, and how to connect with other survivors. https://survivorsempowered.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/se-toolkit-booklet-1.pdf

Mass shootings in the US, weekend of July 18-19 (partial)
July 18, Asheville, NC: 2 dead, 7 injured
July 18, Kansas City, MO: 4 injured
July 18, Oklahoma City: 2 dead, 3 injured
July 18, Newark, DE: 4 injured
July 18, Rockford, IL: 4 injured
July 19, Tucson, AZ: 9 injured

Our hearts -- and our resources -- are with the survivors.

07/12/2026

Jessi Redfield Ghawi was the daughter of Survivors Empowered's founders—Sandy Anglin Phillips and Lonnie Phillips and her life is woven into the heart of this work.

We remember her not only as one of the 12 people killed in the Aurora theater shooting in 2012, but as a whole person: loved deeply, missed fiercely, and carried forward every day by the family who raised her and by the community that formed in the wake of unimaginable loss.

Her name is more than a headline. Her story is more than a date. Jessi is a reminder of what violence steals—and of what love insists on preserving. We honor her by speaking her name, by making space for grief without rushing it, and by building a world where fewer families have to experience this kind of pain.

We remember the joy she brought into rooms, the plans she should have gotten to finish, the laughter that should have kept unfolding into new seasons. We remember the empty seat, the missed birthdays, the conversations that still feel unfinished. And we remember, too, the strength of everyone who has had to learn how to live around that absence.

Jessi, you mattered then. You matter now.

May your memory be a blessing—and a call to keep showing up for one another with tenderness, courage, and care.