Links to Media Interviews
February, 2023 –
“Survivors Next Door”
Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, cofounders
of Survivors Empowered, are featured on Gays Against Guns’ podcast.
They talk about their mindfulness and wellness class with UC San
Diego for survivors of gun violence, their new program to build a
retreat in Mexico for survivors, and the importance of balancing
trauma with your life and your work.
July 18, 2022 – Sandy & Lonnie Discuss 10 Years Of Activism
Survivors turn pain into purpose10
years after Aurora theater shooting
June 10, 2022 – Sandy's In-Depth Interview on Colorado Public Radio
She lost her daughter in a mass
shooting; now she helps others cope
June 3, 2022 – Sandy & Lonnie talk with KENS5, local Uvalde TV
“Life is never the same, but you do
find purpose again”
May 29, 2022 – ABC Coverage
Couple who lost daughter in
Aurora,
Colorado theater shooting offer support in Uvalde
May 28, 2022 – Al Jazeera Interview with Penny Okamoto
Executive Director of Survivors Empowered
May 28, 2022 – PBS News Interview With Sandy
A mother whose daughter died in a
2012 mass shooting shares message with Uvalde parents
May 26, 2022 – CBS Denver On Survivors Empowered
Parents Of Aurora Theater Shooting
Victim Helping Texas Mass Shooting Victims
YouTube Videos
October 2022: Sandy & Lonnie featured prominently in PBS
report, Ricochet
June 2022: Lonnie is interviewed, Twice,
by BBC, following announcement of a tentative
Senate agreement on Gun Safety
May 2022, Interview with Al Jazeera,
following Uvalde mass shooting
January 2022, Interview with
Survivor Nation on GAG Radio
April 2021, The Takeaway, WNYC interview
with Sandy and Lonnie Phillips
60 Minutes Interview with Sandy & Lonnie Phillips
