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

From Bad to Worse: Chicago’s Response to Gun Possession

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