Dr. Leslie Harris, Dr. Erin Parcell, and Dr. Portia Cobb each received the Distinguished Public Service Award by UW-Milwaukee for their contributions to Voices of Gun Violence. You can read more about the ceremony here.
Category: News
Local Theater Production Puts Milwaukee Gun Violence Center Stage
Spectrum News 1 covers the performance “Milwaukee Voices of Gun Violence”. You can read the article here.
Coverage of Performance Featuring Black Arts MKE Executive Director
Barbara Wanzo, Executive Director of Black Arts MKE, talks about the performance of “Milwaukee Voices of Gun Violence: Resolute, Resilient, Revolutionary” in Wisconsin Humanities’ report about Wisconsin community members who are making a difference. The performance discussed features VGV participant stories. Read the article here.
Black Art Theater Festival: Arts used to help heal families affected by gun violence
CBS58 reports on Milwaukee’s Black Arts Festival and the performances being showcased, some representing the trauma of gun violence. VGV Participant Camille Mays shares her story with the reporter. You can read the article here. Listen to Camille’s story here.
New Bus Shelter Mural Brings Voices of Gun Violence to Life
TMJ4’s coverage of the VGV bus shelter murals, featuring VGV participants Trinika Walker and Tracey Dent handing out gum locks at the event. Read the article here. You can hear Trinika’s story here. You can hear Tracey’s story here.
Survivors of Gun Violence Share Personal Stories via Interactive Mural
“The faces of survivors of gun violence adorn the walls of two bus shelters in Milwaukee. It’s a part of an interactive mural called Voices of Gun Violence. Survivors share their stories in their own words via a link provided with a QR code.” You can read WISN 12’s coverage of VGV’s bus stop Read More…
Interactive Bus Stops Aims to Fight Gun Violence
“Through a partnership between Mothers Against Gun Violence, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carroll University and the Milwaukee County Transit System, interactive murals have gone up at two Milwaukee bus stops.” Spectrum News 1 covers the bus stop murals featuring VGV community partner and founder of MAGV Debra Gillispie and local Milwaukee artist Natalie Derr Read More…
Bus Stop Murals Tell Story of Gun Violence
“[Voices of Gun Violence] has partnered with local universities to sponsor murals in Milwaukee County Transit System bus shelters that seek to raise awareness of gun violence and its impact on the Milwaukee community.’ Urban Milwaukee covers the bus stop murals added around Milwaukee with quotes from two VGV storytellers, Jasmine Moore and Colette Shumpert. Read More…
Bus Stop Murals Raise Awareness of Milwaukee’s Gun Violence
“Murals on two Milwaukee County Transit System bus stops in downtown allow the public to interact with portraits of people whose lives were affected by gun violence.” News coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlights stories from VGV participants. Read the whole article here.
Art and Healing with Survivors
Papermaking art and healing with survivors of gun violence. A community art project of Mothers Against Gun Violence, Deborah Gillespie, and Portia Cobb. You can view the documented experiences from this community art event by clicking here. Resident Artist, Raoul Deal. Video filmed and edited by Jordy Brazo. 2023 (c) UWM, all rights reserved
