Gun Possession in Chicago: What the Headlines Don’t Tell You
At the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s inaugural Race and Lawyering in the 21st Century Symposium, held September 30, 2021, speakers shared unique perspectives concerning gun possession, criminal system responses, and violence prevention.
Welcome
Robin Walker Sterling, Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic
A Peek into Possession: Why People Carry Guns
Moderator: Jamal Andress, Newsy
Emmanuel Andre, Deputy of Policy and Strategic Litigation, Office of the Public Defender
Father David Kelly, Executive Director, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation
Kofi Ademola, Organizer, Black Lives Matter Chicago
Robert Vargas, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Deputy Dean of the Social Sciences, University of Chicago
Moderator: Maya Dukmasova, Injustice Watch
Jasmin Aramburu, Research Associate, Children and Family Justice Center, Bluhm Legal Clinic
Sheila Bedi, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic, Bluhm Legal Clinic
Stephanie Kollmann, Policy Director, Children and Family Justice Center, Bluhm Legal Clinic
Sharone Mitchell, Jr., Cook County Public Defender
Progress Towards Peace: Sustainable Approaches to Reduce Gun Violence
Moderator: Lakeidra Chavis, Marshall Project
David Ansell, Senior Vice President for Community Health Equity and Associate Provost for Community A4airs, Rush University and Rush University Medical Center
Eddie Bocanegra, Senior Director, READI Chicago
Tamar Manasseh, Founder, MASK (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings)
Closing
Julie Biehl, Clinical Professor of Law, Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Director of the Children and Family Justice Center, Bluhm Legal Clinic