Join us in-person for the launch of Advancing Peace: Ending Urban Gun Violence Through the Power of Redemptive Love, a new book from co-authors Jason Corburn and DeVone Boggan. This talk will take place on December 2nd at 5pm in Colloquia Room 1104 at Berkeley Way West. Light refreshments will be available in the hallway starting at 5, and the event will start at 5:30pm; food is not allowed in the event room, so please plan to arrive at 5pm if you'd like to eat.
About the book:
As COVID-19 took hold, urban gun violence exploded—but not in four cities in California. What did these cities have in common? The Advance Peace gun violence prevention program. In Advancing Peace, urban public health scholar Jason Corburn and the program’s founder, DeVone Boggan, reveal how the community-based approach truly works and how it holds out genuine hope, and proven solutions, for those trying to end the plague of gun violence in US cities.
With powerful evidence and heartfelt stories from the front lines, the authors describe a transformation based on compassion and redemption.
Without overlooking the legacy of slavery, racism, and poverty in America’s urban areas, the book lays out evidence-based, practical, cost-effective steps that tap the forces of unconditional love, forgiveness, and unyielding focus to restore a sense of purpose to those at the center of the crisis and to heal their communities.
Books will be onsite and available for purchase.
Accessibility Coordinator: Charlotte O'Keefe Stralka (charlotte.okeefe@berkeley.edu), please email me at least 10 days prior to the event with accessibility requests (such as ASL interpretation).
