301 N. Jackson Street
Media
PA 19063
The event features multi-media presentations, panel discussions with knowledge leaders, and tabling by organizations working on these issues. This event is free for the public. For more details, see: https://www.facebook.com/events/480001605759823/
8:30 – 9:00 Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 – Welcome (intro of Scott Charles), James Mason, President, NAACP Media Area
9:10 – Keynote Speaker Scott Charles of the trauma unit – Temple Hospital
10:15 Intro to Panels: Joan Duvall-Flynn, President, Pennsylvania, NAACP
10:20 Panel 1 – National and Local Data on Gun Violence
– NAACP rep: Isabel Clark
– Shira Goodman, Executive Director, CeaseFire PA
– John Linder, Co-chair, Delaware County United for Sensible Gun Policy and former mayor of Chester, PA
– Kayoun Copeland, Delco District Attorney
11:10 Panel 2 – Community Impact on Gun Violence
– NAACP rep: Ellen Morfei
– Rev. Vernetta Burger, Board President, Mothers in Charge, Inc.
– Michael Cogbill, Organizer, CeaseFire PA
– Additional may be added
12:20 Panel 3 – Explore the Role of Community Organizations
– NAACP rep: Judith Trustone
– Rep. Leanne Kreuger-Braneky, PA House of Representative, 161st District
– Deborah Lynn-Meier, Sandy Hook Promise and ASK
– Jeff Dempsey, Program Director, CeaseFire PA
– Bryan Miller, Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence
1:10 Panel 4 – Community Conversations
– working lunch
– Discussion set-up by Judith Trustone
1:55 Thank you and closing, James Mason