Activist, dance enthu­si­ast, coor­di­na­tor, admin­is­tra­tor, and grants writer for non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions, Lois Schaf­fer has devot­ed her ener­gies to pro­tect­ing human rights. Her activism prompt­ed her to par­tic­i­pate in march­es and ral­lies in sup­port of the civ­il rights move­ment and to protest the war in Viet­nam. She was active­ly advo­cat­ing the reduc­tion of gun vio­lence even before her daugh­ter’s murder.