Public Newsroom 81: Report Launch—Youth Voices on Gun Violence

6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

Reporting on gun violence often focuses on youth or young adults, but rarely does it center on their voices and perspectives. What strategies could emerge if we surveyed the oft-misrepresented young adults themselves? How could hearing from young adults contribute to community-led strategies to reduce shootings and get more guns off the street? This Public Newsroom will feature a presentation of a new research report by the Urban Institute, followed by a panel discussion with the community partners who participated in the survey: the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago in Austin; St. Sabina Church in Auburn-Gresham; Teamwork Englewood in Englewood; and UCAN in North Lawndale. Afterward we’ll conduct small group discussions for attendees to dive deeper into the survey findings and their implications for violence reduction strategies in Chicago.

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