Around the world it is easier to be banned from driving than from possessing a firearm. Every day in the U.S. at least three women are murdered and most are shot. In Namibia, the majority of victims of gun crimes are women. We examine the global gun violence epidemic and ask if weak laws are putting lives at risk.
Speaker: Pauline Dempers of Namibia is a human rights activist and campaigner against small arms and gun violence.
Pauline Dempers of Namibia survived three years of imprisonment and torture in underground ?dungeons? operated by South West Africa People?s Organization (SWAPO), the liberation movement she had joined to fight for Namibian independence. A human rights activist and co-founder of Breaking the Wall of Silence (BWS), Dempers advocates for the rights of ex-detainees and campaigns internationally against small arms and gun violence.
Admission/Cost: FREE, Register at:
Thursday, October 15 - 12:15 PM
For more information, please visit www.sandiego.edu
Speaker: Pauline Dempers of Namibia is a human rights activist and campaigner against small arms and gun violence.
Pauline Dempers of Namibia survived three years of imprisonment and torture in underground ?dungeons? operated by South West Africa People?s Organization (SWAPO), the liberation movement she had joined to fight for Namibian independence. A human rights activist and co-founder of Breaking the Wall of Silence (BWS), Dempers advocates for the rights of ex-detainees and campaigns internationally against small arms and gun violence.
Admission/Cost: FREE, Register at:
Thursday, October 15 - 12:15 PM
For more information, please visit www.sandiego.edu
