Gun Violence Reduction Forum: A discussion on where we go and what we can do after Sandy Hook

Feb. 16, 2013 - PRLog -- Alice Johnson has led the legislative effort to reduce gun violence in Georgia since 1993. She became involved with the issue as a direct result of working with high school students in her role as Executive Director of the Jean Childs Young Institute for Youth Leadership, a position she held for twelve and half years. Ms. Johnson heads both the non-profit, Georgians for Gun Safety, and Educating Georgians for Gun Safety, which seeks to provide guidance to local communities and law enforcement on violence reduction strategies. She credits her commitment to gun violence prevention to the young people and police officers she has known who face the dangers of community violence everyday. She has consulted on public safety issues to the Atlanta Police Department and the City of Atlanta. She convened the CitySafe Summit: Taking Action on Illegal Drugs and Guns in 2005 and 2006 for Mayor Shirley Franklin. Ms. Johnson received her undergraduate degree in English and Secondary Education from Mundelein College at Loyola University/Chicago, and a masters degree in Public Administration from Georgia State University. She is a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. March Committee, and participates in the Fatality Reduction Initiative against domestic violence. She is a member of the 12th class of the Atlanta Police Department Citizens’ Police Academy. http://www.gunsafetygeorgia.org/

Kathryn Grant is the Community Catalyst for the Georgia chapter of The Campaign To Keep Guns Off Campus. Advocating common sense gun policy, Kathryn works to educate students, teachers, and administrators about proposed legislation that would allow guns in schools. Founded in 2008 by Andy Pelosi in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy, the Campaign has since formed a national community of over 355 colleges and universities in 40 states that stand in opposition to guns on campus, including the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). A graduate of the Valdosta State University Honors College, Kathryn received her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (Political Science, Women and Gender Studies, and Japanese). She is the recipient of the 2012 Roger N. Pajari Award from the Georgia Political Science Association for her research work on gun legislation in Georgia and has presented at numerous academic conferences including the Southern Political Science Association. www.keepgunsoffcampus.org (http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.keepguns...)

Attorney, Michael Manely has practiced law for over 23 years, and handled over 2,000 cases. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts and federal courts in the Northern and Middle District of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and The United States Supreme Court. Michael has built a progressive practice and a reputation for winning difficult, controversial and high profile cases. Michael has become one of the most sought after international family law attorneys in Georgia and the southeast. Michael graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 1989 in the top 25% of his class. He was Student Bar Association President, Lead Counsel of two YLS Georgia Championship Mock Trial Teams, and named Outstanding Student Litigator by the American Board of Trial Advocacy.
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