This post is part of a series on Galvanizing the Civic Sector to Reduce Gun Violence. The series focuses on what several sectors – including parents, teens, schools, hospitals, the faith community, and city leaders – can do, independent of state and federal legislative advocacy, to reduce violence and the high number of gun-related deaths […]
Red Shirt (Sequel) and a New Red Shirt, Pedro
Many of you wanted to know what happened to Red Shirt. Much has happened. You will recall from my earlier blog post that I had been asked to speak with a “few young people” following my February keynotes in Winnipeg, Canada. The “few,” liberally interpreted, grew into a Friday afternoon assembly attended by about 350 […]
Galvanizing the Civic Sector to Reduce Gun Violence
The debate over gun violence swirls in state houses and in Congress. Heated discussions surround: • Ensuring universal background checks and closing gun show loopholes; • Banning assault weapons; • Banning multi-magazine clips; • Giving federal authorities the ability to trace guns; and • Increasing the availability of mental health services. Citing the many American […]
When Will We Ever Learn
Last night I put together a “Grocery Store Stand” for my four-year old granddaughter. I had difficulty, not because I hadn’t been engaged in a similar activity for about 25 years, reading with weary eyes “Easy to Follow” directions written for MIT grads. No, I had a hard time because I would have tears in […]
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