Washington, D.C. — Please join the Center for American Progress on September 23 and 24 for the 10th National Gun Violence Prevention Summit. This two-day, annual event represents a unique opportunity for advocates, survivors, policymakers, students, religious leaders, doctors, stakeholders from other social justice movements, and other changemakers to discuss some of the largest challenges and opportunities facing the movement.
The summit will feature speeches and discussions by the nation’s leaders in the growing gun violence prevention movement, as well as opportunities to network with other invested parties.
WHO:
Confirmed speakers include:
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Austin Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Brandon Short, Former NFL Player; Founder, Karli Short Better Tomorrow Foundation
Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
Dr. Joseph Sakran, Trauma Surgeon, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Founder, This is Our Lane
Brandon Wolf, National Press Secretary, Human Rights Campaign
Emma Brown, Executive Director, Giffords and Giffords Law Center
Kris Brown, President, Brady
Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Executive Director, Moms Demand Action
Douglas Letter, Chief Legal Officer, Brady
Mary McCord, Executive Director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection; Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Hardy Merriman, Author, Harnessing Our Power to End (HOPE) Political Violence; President, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
Kelly Sampson, Director of Racial Justice and Senior Counsel, Brady
Shelli Egger, Managing Attorney of Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault, Texas Legal Services Center
Kelly Roskam, Director of Law and Policy, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Melanie Shapiro, Public Policy Director, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Adzi Vokhiwa, Vice President of Policy, Community Justice
Alice Hamblett, Senior Policy Manager, Common Justice
Gabriel Garcia, Policy and Advocacy Director, Youth Alive!
Malavika Kannan, Digital and Organizing Associate, Project Unloaded
Desmond Patton, Professor and Director of SAFELab, University of Pennsylvania
Jordan Costa, Senior Project Manager, Giffords Center for Violence Intervention
Bernida Davenport-McWhite, Job Developer, North Lawndale Employment Network
Anthony David Jr., Environmental Justice Community Organizer, Empower DC
Natalie Fall, Executive Director, March for Our Lives
Ryan Disch-Guzman, Community Engagement Director, Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Traci Manza Murphy, Executive Director, Coalition for a Safer Delaware
Ruth Zakarin, Executive Director, Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence
Dr. Gary Wheeler, Former Chief Medical Officer, Arkansas Department of Health
Dr. Kyle Fischer, Policy Director, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention
Wilford Pinkney, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention, City of St. Louis, Missouri
Heather Warnken, Executive Director, Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the University of Baltimore School of Law
Tim Daly, Director of Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform Program, Joyce Foundation
Jill Cook, Executive Director, American School Counselor Association
April Ferguson, Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents, National Association of Social Workers
Kelly Vaillancourt-Strobach, Director of Policy and Advocacy, National Association of School Psychologists
Jade, Sandy Hook Promise National Youth Advisory Board Member
Rev. Hope A.J. Christensen, President and CEO, Faith Leaders for Ending Gun Violence
Rachel Graber, Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy, Jewish Women International
Angela H. McParland, Sisters of Mercy and Nuns Against Guns
Nicole Golden, Executive Director, Texas Gun Sense
View the full online agenda and current speaker list here.
WHEN:
Monday, September 23, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
WHERE:
1333 H St. NW
Washington, D.C., 20005
In person:
To attend in person, please RSVP at this link.
Online:
To join our online audience, please RSVP at this link.
For more information or to speak with an expert, please contact Jasmine Razeghi at [email protected]