How Does Gun Violence Impact Our Communities?: A Community Discussion

About The Event

Join Moms Demand Action, Racial Equity Buddies, and Restorative Justice of Cleveland for a vital conversation on gun violence and its impact. This event will also discuss potential measures to reduce and eliminate this scourge from our communities. Please join us on Saturday, August 17, at 3 PM at Forest Hill Church, 3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights.

Please email racialequitybuddies@fhcpresb.org to confirm your attendance. Light refreshments will be offered. After the presentations, there will be small table discussions about restorative justice and gun violence.

This is a timely and necessary community discussion. On June 25, the US Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis. “Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a landmark advisory on firearm violence, declaring it a public health crisis. Firearm violence is widespread, with more than half (54 percent) of U.S. adults or their family members having experienced a firearm-related incident. Over the past decade, the number of deaths from firearm-related injuries, including suicides, homicides, and accidental deaths, has been increasing. Firearm violence is now the leading cause of death among children and adolescents.”

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on the Public Health Crisis of Firearm Violence in the United States | HHS.gov