Weekly Brief: 04.12.23
Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
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Weekly Breif: 04.05.23
Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This week: We spotted an exceptional volume of gun violence prevention reports in the news in Philadelphia.
Weekly Brief: 03.29.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Our Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard took part in a panel and then lead a breakout session during the recent Stoneleigh Foundation convening titled “Bridging the Divide: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Epidemic.” Dr. Beard’s session asked for “solutions for changing the gun violence narrative from inevitable to preventable” and produced a list of recommendations for reimagining the media.
Weekly Brief: 03.22.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This Week: Caring for colleagues • Grim milestone • Police tactics • Student speaks • Credible Messengers Report • Role of the Media • In memoriam • Survivor perspectives
Weekly Brief: 03.15.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn
Above: The Full Frame Initiative has invited our team to a conversation on “how the stories we tell can lead to accountability, healing and prevention.” You can register for free now and join us on March 29.
Weekly Brief: 03.08.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Register for free now and join us next week to learn more about our work, thanks to the Firearm Injury Prevention Institute at the University of Colorado. [ucdenver.zoom.us]
Wish us luck tonight: PCGVR honored with three nominations in 2024 Philly News Awards
Above: Oronde McClain and Angela Wade in The Second Trauma. Work produced with PCGVR support has been nominated in three categories of the 2024 Philly News Awards which will be announced at their annual event Read More
Weekly BRief: 03.01.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: We partnered with local filmmaker Shameka Sawyer and young people participating in her 5 Shorts Project to produce a new video bringing our recent study to life.
Weekly Brief: 02.22.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Apply now to participate in the Credible Messenger Reporting Project this spring.
Weekly Brief: 02.15.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Mothers in Charge founder Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight visits her son Khaaliq’s grave in a scene from “The Path Forward,” produced with support from our Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Apply now to join us this spring as a Credible Messenger or Professional Partner.
Weekly Brief: 02.08.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This week: Apply now to join our Credible Messenger Reporting Project this spring.
Weekly Brief: 02.01.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Our Credible Messenger Reporting Project staffers Oronde McClain and Maxayn Gooden took part in the Klein Camp news innovation conference at Temple University last weekend.