# Change The Ref

> Empowering Future Leaders


## Pages

- [Our Initiatives](https://changetheref.org/our-initiatives/)
- [Viva La GUAC](https://changetheref.org/viva-la-guac/): Change The Ref x The Vybes Collective Presents viva la guac Joaquín “Guac” Oliver loved hip-hop, basketball, and justice. They took him at 17 with an AR-15 on Valentine’s Day. Now we turn his legacy into revolution. Every beat, every bar, every track on this album is a weapon against the politicians who let him die. This isn’t just music – it’s a movement. Stream it. Share it. Demand gun reform. We ride for GUAC forever. His voice won’t be silenced. Neither will ours. #VivaLaGUAC #NeverAgain Listen to VIVA LA GUAC The Vybes Collective VIVA LA GUAC When Will It...
- [Who is Joaquin Oliver?](https://changetheref.org/about-us/about-joaquin-oliver/): Meet GUAC Joaquín “Guac” Oliver was a 17-year-old student, poet, and basketball fan who was murdered with an AR-15 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, while carrying flowers for his girlfriend. His parents, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, transformed their grief into Change The Ref—keeping Joaquín’s voice alive through murals, Manuel’s one-man show “GUAC,” AI technology, and a growing movement demanding we stop treating mass shootings as background noise. Who is Joaquin Oliver? Joaquín Oliver was a bright, passionate, and artistic young man whose life was tragically cut short in one of the deadliest school shootings in...
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- [Home](https://changetheref.org/): America Chose Guns. We Choose Action. While politicians count NRA cash, we count bodies – 44,000-gun deaths last year, 2,227 of them children. Change The Ref exposes the bought lawmakers, amplifies youth voices, and uses art as a weapon against gun violence. No more thoughts and prayers. Join the disruption. Donate Now Get Involved Be Part of the Change Empowering Future LeadersStanding for justiceviva la guac Youth Voices. Disruptive Art. Undeniable Accountability. CHANGE THE REF RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT MASS SHOOTINGS and works to reduce the influence of the NRA and gun manufacturers through strategic interventions and by using art as...
- [Donate](https://changetheref.org/donate/): Fund the Disruption.Donate Today. Every dollar you donate empowers youth activists, creates award-winning campaigns that breakthrough where traditional advocacy fails, and holds corrupt politicians accountable. This is how we finally end gun violence. Make An Impact donate today. let’s change the refs. Your support enables disruptive campaigns, empowers youth activists, and holds NRA-bought politicians accountable through creative confrontation.
- [Events](https://changetheref.org/events/): Upcoming Events From Manuel’s sold-out “GUAC” performances to guerrilla mural unveilings to youth organizing trainings—Change The Ref brings the fight for gun reform directly to communities nationwide. Join us. Witness the disruption. Be part of the movement that’s changing the refs.
- [About Us](https://changetheref.org/about-us/): About CTR Born From Rage Three weeks after our son Joaquin was murdered at Parkland, politicians offered thoughts and prayers. We offered disruption. Change The Ref exposes NRA-bought lawmakers, amplifies youth voices demanding reform, and uses art as a weapon against America’s gun violence epidemic. We don’t ask permission. We Change The Refs. What is Change The Ref? https://youtu.be/8NHhSg7sL-s Change The Ref transforms grief into disruption. Founded by Manuel and Patricia Oliver weeks after their son Joaquin was murdered in the Parkland shooting, CTR empowers today’s young activists with the tools they need to make changes to critical issues through...
- [Contact](https://changetheref.org/contact/): Let’s Change the Refs Together Got questions? Want to book Manuel for a speaking engagement? Ready to collaborate on the next disruptive campaign? Media inquiry? We’re here. Reach out and let’s build the movement that finally ends gun violence in America. Send Us an Email: info@changetheref.org Give Us a Call: + 954 777 7777 More About Us Get In Touch Fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you. If you’re a politician who takes NRA money, save your time – we already know where you stand. Everyone else, we’re listening.


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