(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/27/2022) – On Friday, Sept. 30, CAIR National Board Member Imam Johari Abdul-Malik will join representatives of the National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (NCJJR) and other national community leaders and activists at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to announce a nationwide campaign of initiatives and programs against gun violence.
That campaign will culminate at the National Urban Peace & Justice Summit 30th Anniversary event scheduled for April 2023, in Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Friday, September 30, 10 – 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
CONTACT: Wanda Fisher, wandawellness@gmail.com, (786) 559-9149
Speakers at the news conference will include Imam Johari and:
Dr. Benjamin Chavis-Icon, Civil Right Leader
Dr. Roger Mitchell, Howard University Chair of the Pathology Department
Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad, Associate Professor of Criminology, Howard University
Reverend Jerry McAfee
Sharif Willis, Community leader
Rahim Jenkins, Founder, CEO National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
More participants to be announced.
BACKGROUNDER:
The anti-violence campaign is a continuation of the efforts stemming from the gang summits held 30 years ago. Leaders of major “street organizations” that were a part of the National Peace and Justice Summit hosted in Kansas City in 1993 will now use their networks to enhance serious dialogue centered around ending loss of life and unprecedented violence due to handguns and assault weapons.
Identifying solutions to the devastating impact upon the victim, perpetrator, and community is an essential element in understanding what is needed to develop a treatment modality that can be shared by all stakeholders.
The campaign will support local community-based organizations, faith leaders and government officials in engaging “credible messengers” to address street violence. It will reach out to local celebrity rappers to change their message from violence to community development.
Additionally, the campaign will seek greater legal accountability for gun distributors and manufacturers regarding the sale of guns used in the commission of crimes.
It will culminate in Washington, D.C. in April 2023 with an assembly of national community leaders, celebrity rappers and government officials.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com; media@ncjirusa.org