Dec 6 - 7, 2022
8th Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Summit

Join the Center for American Progress for the 8th Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Summit. This event represents a unique opportunity for advocates, survivors, policymakers, religious leaders, students, stakeholders from other social justice movements, and other change-makers to discuss some of the largest challenges and opportunities facing the movement.

The conference will feature speeches and discussions by leading advocates of the gun violence prevention movement, as well as opportunities to network with other invested parties.

If you are attending virtually, click the links to join the session

9:00 – 10:00 AM – Registration and Breakfast

10:00 – 11:30 AM – Opening Remarks and Bruen Decision: What it Means for the GVP Movement

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Breakout Sessions

Increasing Access to Victim Services for Gun Violence Survivors (Summit)

Public Health Approach to Preventing Gun Violence (Orange)

Litigating the Second Amendment in a post-Bruen America (Chesapeake)

Training: Data & Research Tools for Advocates (Blue Ridge, in-person only)

12:45 – 2:00 PM – Lunch and Free Time

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Networking Fair (2nd and 4th Floors)

2:00 – 3:00PM Breakout Sessions

Holding the Gun Industry Accountable (Summit)

Growing the Coalition & Connecting Movements (Orange)

Training: Storytelling & Media Skills (Chesapeake)

Interactive Training: Testifying at Public Hearings (Blue Ridge, in-person only)

3:15 – 4:15 PM – Keeping Children Safe in Schools and Community and Closing Remarks(Summit)

9:00 – 10:00 AM – Registration and Breakfast

10:00 – 11:00 AM – Role of Mayor’s Offices in Supporting Community Violence Intervention Strategies

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Breakout Sessions

Getting Federal Funding to Community Organizations (Summit)

A Conversation between a Victim of Gun Violence and a Gun Owner (Orange)

Going on the Offensive: Crime, Guns, and the Midterms (Chesapeake)

Training: Trauma-informed Advocacy (Blue Ridge, in-person only)

12:15 – 1:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 PM Breakout Sessions

Changing Minds to Save Lives (Summit)

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Implementation (Orange)

Interactive: What’s Next for the GVP Coalition (Chesapeake)

Interactive: What’s Next for the GVP Coalition (Blue Ridge, in-person only)

2:15 – 3:45 PM – Strengthening State Gun Laws – Trends and Tactics and Closing Remarks (Summit)