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That Social Work LadySeason 2, Episode 4: Talking Gunsense with Julie CollinsJulie Collins is back in the studio with me for Episode 4.Today we are talking gunsense. Julie has been campaigning for sensible gun laws for nearly 2 decades. In today’s conversation she and I get candid about the work of gun violence prevention groups and the constant backlash from the gun industry.We all believed that after The Columbine High School massacre in 1999, America would work to create laws that would at least protect children. But instead, in many states gun laws have become more lax. Granting accessibility to gun purchases by anyone at any ti...2022-01-0946 minThat Social Work LadySeason 2, Episode 3: Julie Collins is Black Women's HistoryIn Episode 3 of Season 2, I welcome Mrs. Julie Collins to the That Social Work Lady couch. Julie shares with me stories from her life as a Black women propelled into activism. While much of work as a community organizer has focused on bringing gun sense legislation to America, she has also worked to help better local schools, address the appalling disparity in maternal health care for Black women, and more.Julie Collins is a national speaker, and is currently a field organizer for Red Wine and Blue a group working to get suburban women involved i...2021-12-1943 min