An Interview & Virtual Discussion with Jane Stevens, Pamela Mejia and Timothy Hughes: America's Gun Violence Epidemic

The collective trauma of the past two years has accelerated America's already dire gun violence epidemic. Recent shootings in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX and Tulsa, OK have put 2022 on track to have a record number of mass shootings in a single year. The trauma of gun violence in our country ripples far beyond the individuals lost or injured and greatly impacts their families, loved ones and our society, as a whole. How can we, as a country, address this epidemic of violence? How can we use PACEs science to mobilize our collective efforts?

Please join us as PACEs Connection CEO, Ingrid Cockhren, interviews Jane Stevens and Pamela Mejia concerning our nation's gun violence crisis.

Pamela Mejia is head of research at Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG), a well-known and influential organization that works with community groups, journalists and public health professionals to use the power of the media to advance healthy public policy. Her work in gun violence is remarkable, and she will provide us information that few people know about and that the media overlook, to the detriment of our efforts to prevent such violence.

Timothy Hughes is policy analyst and currently a research fellow at The Mosaic Changemakers. As an activist, blogger, commentator, columnist, community organizer, educator, human rights advocate, and public intellectual, he works at the intersection of public policy & social justice. He's been involved with Gideon's Army in Nashville, Tennessee, and their group of community members called violence interrupters.

Jane Stevens is founder and publisher of PACEs Connection, comprising the social network PACEsConnection.com and the news site ACEsTooHigh.com. Stevens has been a health, science and technology journalist for more than 35 years. She worked with BMSG on the Violence Reporting Project from 1997 to 2008. She began reporting about PACEs science in 2005. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times and National Geographic. Check out her recent podcast interview focused on how the mainstream media does a poor job of reporting on violence.

This interactive event will include a virtual discussion and will take place on June 10th at 9:00am PT/11:00am CT/12:00pm ET via Zoom. Space is limited. Register HERE.

If you have any questions, please email me at icockhren@pacesconnection.com.