Dear Community Partners, This Sunday, August 31, Aquil Basheer, Executive Director of A Better LA and author of the informative new book ‘Peace in the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End Gang Violence,’ will present “A Comprehensive, Solution-Based Conversation and Booksigning,” the second in a series of community panel discussions to be hosted by the Stentorians organization at the African American Firefighter Museum in Los Angeles. Communities are desperately seeking answers to the many disturbing incidents that are in the media today. Sunday’s event promises to focus on solutions, featuring an experienced panel of experts in the fields of violence prevention, mental health, public safety, media, academics and research. Please come and get your questions answered, but most important, you will leave with empowering information that may help save lives. The event and parking are free. Please help us to spread the word! Participants include: Aquil Basheer, A pioneer in the field of violence intervention; Christina Hoag, veteran journalist and Peace In the Hood’ co-author; Brent Burton, Captain, Los Angeles County Fire Department; Curtis Woodle, Sgt., Los Angeles Police Department Lead Gang Officer Stinson Brown, Sgt., Los Angeles Police Department and youth mentor Dr. Debra Warner, (Psy.D.), Lead Faculty, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Forensic Psychology Department; Robert Hernandez, professor, USC School of Social Work’s “Adolescent Gang Intervention” course. https://facebook/events/1456461944629893/?context=create&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=49
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:00:33 +0000