Business leadership and community advocacy aren’t competing priorities. They’re complementary disciplines. Here’s how they make each other stronger.
Category: Gun Violence Prevention & Advocacy
How One Person Can Change Policy: A Practical Guide
Changing policy is not about being the loudest voice in the room. It starts with showing up, learning the process, and building relationships with the people who have the power to act. Here’s how one person can actually move the needle.
How gun violence prevention became the center of my career
I did not plan to become a gun violence prevention advocate. But there is a straight line from losing my mother to the career I am building now.
What Corporate America Can Learn from Grassroots Organizing
Grassroots organizers mobilize thousands with authenticity and speed. Here are 6 lessons corporate America should steal from the organizing playbook.
What my DNC speech taught me about finding your voice
I was quiet about my mother’s death for 36 years. The DNC speech changed that in four minutes. Finding your voice is about deciding silence costs more than speaking.
The Real Cost of Gun Violence Beyond Headlines
When people talk about gun violence, they talk about lives lost. They should. But there is another dimension to this crisis that almost never makes the news: the economic devastation it leaves behind. Gun violence is not just a public health emergency.
Why I Still Fight: My Story of Gun Violence Prevention
Gun violence prevention advocate Khary Penebaker shares his personal story of losing his mother to gun violence and why he continues to fight for change.
When you voted for Trump, you have to know that you voted the same way as the KKK
You voted for a candidate [Trump] that was endorsed by the KKK. For the rest of your life, yo.u have to know that you voted the same way as the KKK." "You voted for hatred. You voted against women.
KHARY PENEBAKER’S DPW 2017 DNC SPEECH
At the 2017 Democratic Party of Wisconsin state convention, I accepted the nomination for DNC representative. Nominated by State Representative Jocasta Zamarripa and seconded by Jefferson County District Attorney Sue Opper, I took the stage and made my case: every district is worth fighting for,
Penebaker: Permitless carry bill would make Wisconsin a more dangerous place
Penebaker: Permitless carry bill would make Wisconsin a more dangerous place On Sept. 8, 1979, she left a note, drove on the freeway, sat in the car by herself and pulled the trigger. Penebaker: Permitless carry bill would make Wisconsin a more dangerous place On Sept.
Early Voting Starts Today, March 20, 2017!
Early Voting Starts Today You can go to your town hall today and cast your vote. We have to make sure everyone gets out to vote in this election so we can protect our schools and elect Tony Evers.
The Cost of Domestic Violence
For Immediate Release October 21, 2016 Contact: [email protected] The Cost of Domestic Violence Waukesha, WI – Khary Penebaker, Democratic nominee for Wisconsin’s 5th. For Immediate Release October 21, 2016 Contact: media@kharyforcongress.