Seven women from the group — Gwen Carr , mother of Eric Garner ; Sybrina Fulton , mother of Trayvon Martin ; Maria Hamilton , mother of Dontre Hamilton ; Lucy McBath , mother of Jordan Davis ; Lezley McSpadden , mother of Michael Brown , Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley , mother of Hadiya Pendleton ; and Geneva Reed-Veal , mother of Sandra Bland — spoke in support of Clinton 's candidacy for President during the July 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia . Clinton had reached out privately the previous November to meet with the women . The Mothers of the Movement subsequently joined Clinton on the campaign trail to support her candidacy and advocate for an end to these killings
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Mothers of the Movement