STUDENT VOICE SYMPOSIUM
Activism Against Gun Violence
IN PERSON PANEL DISCUSSION & RECEPTION
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 4 PM - 5:30 PM
3700 WALNUT STREET - PENN GSE STITELER HALL 261
Join us for an engaging conversation based on the screening of "Bout Mine I Matter Full Circle”- a succinct documentary focusing on the profound experiences of three individuals: a survivor of gun violence, a person directly impacted by such violence, and activists with a history of incarceration. The event features a panel discussion and reception with youth participants and activists featured in the documentary.
Meet the Sponsors:
OSCE
The Office of School and Community Engagement
@ Penn GSE
The Office of School and Community Engagement (OSCE) at Penn GSE directly supports the mission of the School and the University in engaging meaningfully, intentionally, and with documented impact with the city of Philadelphia. Our aim is to facilitate and support partnerships with schools and communities in order to improve the educational outcomes and overall wellbeing of children and youth in Philadelphia.
HEARD
The Hub for Equity, Anti-Oppression, Research, and Development
@ Penn GSE
Founded in 2018, the purpose of The Hub for Equity, Anti-Oppression, Research, and Development (HEARD) is to organize professional events and scholarship that addresses issues related to racial literacy, systemic racism, gender equity, and linguistic diversity across diverse perspectives of the Penn community.
Gerald Campano, Ph.D.
Dr. Gerald Campano
Professor in Writing Reading, and Literacy Department
Learning, Teaching, and Literacies Division
Co-Editor of Research in the Teaching of English,
Co-Convenor of the Ethnography in Education Research Forum
Co-Principal Investigator, PEACE Institute
Co-Director of HEARD
Graduate School of Education,
University of Pennsylvania
(He/Him/His)
Charlotte Jacobs, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Penn's Independent School Teaching Residency Program
Co-Director of HEARD
Graduate School of Education,
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Founder, EnGenderED Research Collaborative
chjacobs@upenn.edu
(She/Her/Hers)
Yanil De La Rosa-Walcott, M.S.
STEAM Urban Educator & Mentor
Co-Director of HEARD
Research Assistant, PEACE Institute
Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education,
Ed.D. Student
Graduate School of Education,
University of Pennsylvania
(She/Her/Hers/Ella)
Meruyert Bizhanova
Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership,
M.S. Ed. Candidate
GAPSA International Student Affairs Committee Member
University Council Honorary Degree Committee Member
Research Assistant, HEARD
Graduate School of Education,
University of Pennsylvania
bmeru@upenn.edu
(She/Her/Hers)
Meet the Moderator
He/Him/His
howards@upenn.edu
Howard Stevenson, Ph.D.
Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, in the Human Development & Quantitative Methods Division of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Executive Director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative, a research, program development, and training center that brings together community leaders, researchers, authority figures, families, and youth to study and promote racial literacy and health in schools and neighborhoods. From 2015 to 2021, he was co-director of Forward Promise, a national philanthropy office that funds community-based organizations that help families of color heal, grow, and thrive above the trauma of historical and present-day dehumanization.
He received the 2020 Gittler Prize, by Brandeis University, for outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations. He was listed in the 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings of the top university-based scholars in the United States who did the most to shape educational practice and policy. In 2021, Dr. Stevenson was elected to membership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd). The NAEd advances high-quality education research and its use in policy and practice and consists of U.S. and international associates who are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship related to education.
Meet the Panelists
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION