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Making Connections and Building Hope
July 02, 2025
Nuns Against Gun Violence, the Franciscan Peace Center and Franciscan Action Network are collaborating to bring a webinar featuring expert panelists to discuss gun violence prevention in Missouri. These advocates are working for change in a state with some of the worst gun laws in the United States. There is definitely a lot that can be learned from them.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 8 at 6:00 pm CT
Panelists include:
- Janet S. Hyde, Ph.D. | Professor Emerit of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, and Co-Missioner for Gun Violence Prevention for the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri; author of The Psychology of Gun Violence: How Smart Choices Can Save Lives
- Jessica Meyers | Prevention Partnerships Director for the St. Louis MHB, where she supports the St. Louis Area Violence Prevention Commission
- Maggie Nurrenbern | Missouri State Senator representing Senate District 17 in Clay County
- Emily Sides Schiltz | Member of the St. Margaret of Scotland Parish Gun Sense Committee, motivated by her children's survival of a school
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