July 16, 2020
For over a decade now, the Americas have had the highest rates of gun violence in the world. This burden is largely concentrated in the region’s cities. In 2019, 47 of the world’s 50 most violent cities were in the Americas. The relatively free flow and easy access to firearms in the hemisphere – both legal and illegal – is a clear common denominator. Ultimately, regulating and reducing the arms trade holds promise to save countless lives. Yet, with someone in the hemisphere dying violently every three minutes, the work of saving lives cannot only wait for laws and policies to change; it involves action at multiple levels.
In this webinar, experts will discuss how cities and affected communities are leading the way as innovators and practitioners in preventing gun violence.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero
Former Mayor of Cali, Colombia
Roseanna Ander
Executive Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab
Ciera Walker
Executive Director of Live Free Chicago
Dr. Rodrigo Canales
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management
Vaughn Crandall
Co-Director, California Partnership for Safe Communities
MODERATOR
Jeremy Biddle
Executive Director of MetroPEACE
This event is part of an ongoing series on Gun Violence in the Americas: https://www.forumarmstrade.org/hemisphere_gunviolence.html