PRESS ADVISORY: Members of the African Canadian Community Come Together to Speak Out on Gun Violence

TORONTO, July 18, 2012 /CNW/ -

DATE:	July 19, 2012
TIME:	10:00 A.M.
PLACE:	Don Montgomery Community Centre 2467 Eglinton Avenue East
SPEAKERS:	Confirmed speakers include: Margaret Parsons, Executive Director, African Canadian Legal Clinic Alvin Curling, Co-Chair, Roots of Violence Report Adam Vaughan, Toronto City Councillor Pamela Grant, Executive Director, Youth Challenge Fund Likwa Nkala, Manager, Resource Development, East Metro Youth Services Donna Harrow, Executive Director, Alexandra Park Community Centre Ken Jeffers, Community Activist
DESCRIPTION:	Members of Toronto's African Canadian community come together to address recent incidents of gun violence, continued concerns about community safety, responses of municipal and provincial officials, and proposed long-term solutions to address gun violence and related issues of poverty. These individuals and organizations want to ensure that the voices and perspectives of the members of the African Canadian community -- the community that continues to be most directly affected by gun violence -- are heard; that the focus remains on increased community building as opposed to increased policing; and that representatives of these communities are at the table when any discussions about short and long-term solutions take place.

 

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