BCP's Leading Minds Symposium

1700 East Cold Spring Lane,Baltimore MD 21251

23 January, 2023

Description

In 2021, 337 people lost their lives to violence in Baltimore City, and as of Monday, December 5, 311 people have been victims of homicide. Over the past five years, one in eight shooting victims taken to Baltimore-area hospitals is a child between 10 and 19 years old. Violence is a daily reality for many students living in Baltimore. Schools cannot ignore the issue or the effect of trauma on learning. What is the role of our schools in violence prevention, and how can schools support victims of violence? Since 2008, the Baltimore Curriculum Project has hosted the Leading Minds Symposium where local and national experts discuss current issues affecting Baltimore City students. The purpose of the yearly event is to educate, influence policy, and improve K-12 education. Leading Minds presentations challenge conventional wisdom through hard conversations that acknowledge the complexity of education policy and prioritize lasting solutions over quick fixes. Join us to explore the many roles of school communities as interrupters of violence with Shantay Jackson (Director at Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement); Erricka Bridgeford (Community Activist and Founder of Baltimore Peace Movement, previously known as Baltimore Ceasefire); Dr. Lorece Edwards (Professor, School of Community Health & Policy at Morgan State University); Anthony Patterson (Director of Equity and Anti-Racism at City Springs Elementary/Middle School); and an 8th-grade student from City Springs Elementary/Middle School. Jayne Miller, a long-time investigative reporter for WBAL-TV, will moderate the discussion. *Limited tickets are available