With US Senator Ed Markey after we both
spoke at a gun safety rally in front of the
Massachusetts State House, 1/26/13
My advocacy falls into four categories of interest: autism, gun safety, public education and general community service. Below you can find links to articles I've written about my personal experiences with autism and gun violence, along with media commentary about me.
Autism:
Blue Envelope success: 12,000 envelopes already in circulation; Worcester T&G 6/24/24
Westborough Woman Urges Autism Training for Cops; Worcester T&G 12/12/23
Bill Aims to Remove Barrier for Single Parent Households; Patch 11/14/23
How to Make Traffic Stops Safer for People with Autism; WBUR Cognoscenti 8/2/23
Blue Envelope Bill Testimony; MA Legislature 1/16/22
Police Training Expansion Testimony; MA Legislature 1/10/22
Turning 22 During COVID Testimony; MA Legislature 7/6/21
Sam Speaking at Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation re: Police Training 6/11/21
Police Training Testimony; Massachusetts Legislature 7/11/19
Employment Opportunities Testimony; Massachusetts Legislature 6/25/19
Growing Autism Numbers, Can't We Do More? WBUR Cognoscenti 6/11/18
"Sam Sunshine" Uses Amazing Memory to Connect with Others; Autism Speaks Blog 4/30/18
Police Training Testimony; Massachusetts Legislature 12/19/17
JFK's Lasting Legacy; Boston Globe Letter to Editor 10/27/17
Autism: So Little Understood; Autism Speaks Blog 11/4/15
Moratorium on MCAS as Graduation Requirement Testimony; MA Legislature 6/11/15
New Massachusetts Autism Legislation; WMCT-TV 5/14
Autism Awareness Helps, But What We Really Need is Knowledge; WBUR CommonHealth 4/14
Narrowing Definition of Autism will Cost More, Later; WBUR CommonHealth 1/23/12
Autism: A Public Health Emergency; Westborough Patch 4/4/12
More Cases Can't Be Linked Just To Awareness; Boston Globe Letter to Editor 4/15/12
What Brown Does for Sam; Boston Globe 11/8/11
Autism & Me, Sibling Stories featuring my two sons
The Changing Definition of Autism with Guest Ilyse Levine-Kanji; Radio Boston, NPR 2/7/12
Autism, Up Close and Personal with Guest Ilyse Levine-Kanji; Westborough TV 6/9/10
Autism in the Community with Guest Ilyse Levine-Kanji; Westborough TV 8/31/10
Gun Safety:
SpectrumNews1 coverage of testimony before Public Safety Committee; 11/28/23
Greenfield Recorder coverage of testimony before Public Safety Committee; 11/28/23
MassLive coverage of testimony before Public Safety Committee; 11/28/23
MA Gun Control Advocates Brace For Battle After SCOTUS Ruling; Wicked Local 6/28/22
SCOTUS Decision Puts MA Gun Laws At Risk; Boston Globe 6/23/22
SCOTUS Decision on NY Gun Law Will Likely Impact MA; WCVB Channel 5 6/23/22
Moments That Survive; Everytown: Dr. Hans Wachtel 12/21
Moments That Survive; Everytown: Jack & Jody 12/21
Why I Wear Orange; video 6/9/20
Burns Bridge Lit to Raise Gun Violence Awareness; Community Advocate 6/6/20
My Family's Life Is Forever Bound To My Grandfather's Killers WBUR Cognoscenti 4/1/19
Gun Safety Rally; Dorchester, MA 6/3/18
NRA Encourages Members to Videotape Students; Boston Globe Letter to Editor 3/19/18
NRA: Preying On Our Fears; MetroWest Daily News 3/10/18
25 Years After Mentor's Murder, 9 Actions: WBUR Cognoscenti 2/28/18
Open Letter to US Congress from Gun Violence Survivors 12/7/17
Gun Makers Take Wrong Stand in Suit Against AG; Boston Globe Letter to Editor 9/16/16
State House Rally Speech on Gun Safety with US Senator Ed Markey 1/26/13
Gun Buy-Back Program, Community Advocate 12/6/13
Boston Globe photos of State House rally 1/26/13
Boston Globe coverage of State House rally 1/26/13
Boston Herald coverage of State House rally 1/26/13
Community Advocate coverage of gun safety forum 10/19/13
One Woman's Lifetime of Losses From Gun Violence; WBUR CommonHealth 12/17/12
Public Schools:
BORO Sugar Shack, vocational program, Community Advocate 11/18
Fundraising Campaign 9/18
Testimony before MA Joint Committee on Education 6/15
Candidate Profile, Community Advocate 2/14
Passage of School Budget 3/13
Candidate Profile, Community Advocate 4/11
Candidate Profile, Westborough News 4/11
Candidate Profile, Daily Voice
WHS Journalism Student Interview 4/11
General Community Service:
Blood drive/fundraiser, Westborough Patch, 9/18
Flutie Foundation Gala, Boston Magazine 4/2/15
Blood drive/fundraiser, Community Advocate 6/7/13
Holocaust Survivor speaks, Community Advocate 5/29/13
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