Sunday, January 23, 2011
Staff report
YOUNGSTOWN
In the wake of recent high-profile tragedies involving firearms, ACTION will sponsor a talk by representatives of the National Gun Victims Action Council at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Reuben McMillan Public Library, 305 Wick Ave.
ACTION — Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods — is a faith-based community organizing group that focuses on a range of social issues, including crime prevention, education, immigration, and health and wellness.
The one-hour presentation, titled “An Economic Strategy to Reduce Gun Homicide and Violence in Our Community Now,” will lay out a strategy for changing America’s gun laws by harnessing the economic power of concerned citizens.
The presentation will be in the library’s conference room.
NGAC is a nonprofit national network of gun victims, survivors, their supporters, faith communities — including the National Council of Churches, the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Union for Reform Judaism — and others who intend to leverage their power as consumers to reduce gun violence.
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