August 24, 2023

CU Boulder hosts community conversation on gun violence prevention

55 minutes

(Photo credit: Shannon Young)

Elected officials, university leaders and community organizers were at CU Boulder’s Renée Crown Wellness Institute Monday to discuss gun violence prevention measures, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

On this week’s Hemispheres, we share audio of the full panel discussion.

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CU Boulder hosts community conversation on gun violence prevention

Shannon Young

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Speakers included:

CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano

CU President Todd Saliman

U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse

Dr. Beverly Kingston, Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at University of Colorado’s Institute for Behavioral Science

Eileen McCarron, President of Colorado Ceasefire Legislative Action

Tom Mauser, father of Daniel Mauser, murdered during the Columbine High School mass shooting

Dr. Colleen Simpson, President of Front Range Community College

Shawna Fritzler, Executive Director of the JeffCo DeAngelis Foundation

Portia Prescott, President of the NAACP of Colorado, Montana and Wyoming

Michael Dougherty is the District Attorney of Boulder County

Dawn Reinfeld of Blue Rising Together, a Colorado-based nonprofit that lobbies for gun safety measures

Moms Demand Action volunteer Carol Callicotte-Belmon

The panel was moderated by Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Director of CU Boulder’s Center for African and African American Studies.

Audio recorded on location and packaged for broadcast by News Director Shannon Young.

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