Conversations that Matter: Responding to Gun Violence

On an average day in America, seven children and teens are shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives, award-winning journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during one such day. In partnership with the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project, which is highlighting Younge’s book and promotes dialogue by encouraging members of the community to read the same book and attend related events, the Museum offers a moderated panel discussion in which artists and educators examine how creative influencers are dealing with gun violence and ways concerned citizens can respond to this difficult and divisive national topic.

Another Day in the Death of America puts a human face on gun deaths across the country. It is not a book about gun control, but about what happens in a country where such control does not exist. What emerges is a searing and urgent portrait of youth, family and firearms in America today.The Campus Community Book Project, a signature initiative out of the university’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, works to improve both the campus climate and community relations, to foster diversity and to promote equity and inclusiveness.

Panelists:
-Megan Macklin (Moderator)
-Glenda Drew
-Bill Knowlton
-Maren Conrad
-Advance Peace