Start Date: | 10/1/2021 | Start Time: | 7:45 AM |
End Date: | 10/1/2021 | End Time: | 3:00 PM |
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Event Description Gun violence has reached epidemic proportions in Philadelphia — over 400 people killed and thousands injured last year. This has had a major impact on the physical health and emotional well-being of our children.
The goal: Creating a coordinated and inclusive plan to end this public health crisis in Philadelphia
Keynote speaker:
Roger A. Mitchell Jr., MD, Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, D.C.
Moderator:
W. Nick Taliaferro, program moderator, WURD AM 900, Philadelphia Senior Pastor of the West Philadelphia SDA Church
Please join to:
- Appreciate the day-to-day toll of the epidemic
- Learn the strategies that these groups employ
and how we can coordinate with them
- Start the process of informed, coordinated
and inclusive planning to end the epidemic
- Learn strategies another city has employed
to address the gun violence epidemic
- Summarize concrete steps to move
forward and accountability procedures
- Lay groundwork for a follow up conference
to assess progress for the Spring of 2022
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Contact Information: Phone: 215-427-5159 |
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Audience: Graduate StudentsFacultyStaffAlumni |
Special Features: Online Access |
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