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On the Record – Ep.2 – Enough is Enough: How Toronto Communities Fight to End Gun Violence

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In this episode of On the Record, we speak with families, activists and politicians who came to march in protest of gun violence in the GTA. We hear from a mother who found her son dead in her driveway, a former gang member who has dedicated his life to gun violence prevention, and local politicians who are trying to help their communities.

We ask: How does a neighbourhood become plagued by gun violence? What have their communities gone through? What’s the solution?

Key points

2:56 Prepping for protest – Mothers of Peace Regent Park

9:44  The underlying causes of gun violence

13:39 What the mothers have to say

16:20 Mentoring as a key solution to gun violence

18:28 Policy: what is being done to end gun violence?

22:19  The final word to a local poet, Jayda

Who we heard from in order of appearance

Louis March, Founder of Zero Gun Violence Movement

Sureya Ibrahim, Founder of Mothers of Peace Regent Park

Ines Garcia, Community Worker, with Mothers of Peace Regent Park

Sherri Bonnalie, Founder of Give Proof to our Youth

Spin El Poeta, Poet

Danny Stone, Author and Member of Zero Gun Violence Movement

Shauna Brown, Mother of Demal Graham

Joan Howard, Mother of Kempton Howard

Kelly Whetter, Founder of Gabe’s Red Balloon

Brendan, a friend of Gabe Nikov

Marcell Wilson, Founder of One to One

Suze Morrison, NDP MPP representing Toronto Centre

Chris Glover, NDP MPP representing Spadina-Fort York

Jayda, Poet

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Song Credits

Sadness Cosmo by Bruce Ph

See you next week, for another episode of On the Record.

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