Kalamazoo City and County to hold listening session on gun violence Wednesday, October 27

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – This Wednesday, October 27, the City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County will host a joint listening session centered on gun violence.

The listening session will be held at 6 p.m. virtually via Zoom, and community members are invited to participate.

Zoom information:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86047646784
Webinar ID: 860 4764 6784

More information on how to participate via Zoom can be found here.

The listening session will also be streamed virtually through Kalamazoo’s YouTube and Facebook channels.

“The session will focus on what is needed to end the crisis of gun violence in Kalamazoo, including work that is underway, the most critical actions we need to take right now, and longer-term solutions that can be implemented,” city officials said in a statement. “Community members will be invited to share their experiences, ideas, and comments during the listening session, which will be facilitated by Teresa Bingman of the Bingman Group.”

In September, the City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County both adopted resolutions declaring gun violence a public health crisis in Kalamazoo.

The City and County have each committed $1 million of Federal American Rescue Plan funding to ongoing community violence intervention.

Officials add that this funding is expected to be made available through grants to community groups committed to reducing gun violence in Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo City and County to hold listening session on gun violence Wednesday, October 27

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