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Children's Express: National Hearings on Violence in the Child's Life, at Home, at School 6 on the Streets ( Washington, D.C., October 25-27, 1993) DOCUMENT RESUME ED 384 434 PS 023 452 AUTHOR Goodwillie, Susan, Ed. TITLE Children's Express: National Hearings on Violence in the Child's Life, at Home, at School 6 on the Streets ( Washington, D.C., October 25-27, 1993). INSTITUTION Childr4n's Express Foundation, Inc., New York, NY. SPONS AGENCY George Gund Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.; Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, Mich. PUB DATE 94 NOTE 65p. 10-kILABLE FROM Children's Express, 1440 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 510 Washington, DC 20005 ($5). PUB TYPE Collected Works'- Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Administrator Attitudes; Adolescents; Advocacy; *Childhood Attitudes; Children; Family Violence; Hearings; Program Descriptions; Public Officials; *Social Action; *Social Problems; *Violence; Youth Leaders IDENTIFIERS Firearms ABSTRACT This report provides testimony from children and adolescents who have experienced violence, alongwith testimony and comments from child advocates, legislators,government officials, educators, and youth leaders on violence and itseffects on American youth. The report includes backgund information onthe Children's Express Foundation (CE), a hearings schedule, andtestimony from 56 individuals. Each panel session also includes questionsfrom CE student examiners. Five appendixes provide:(1) a summary of findings and recommendations on the nature ofviolence in America today, approaches to the tr itment of violence, andaction needed; (2) profiles of CE student examiners;(3) profiles of witnesses and speakers; (4) profiles of programs andinstitutions highlig:Lted in tIle hearings; and (5) media quotes on thehearings. A list of CE publications is included. (M) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that canbe made from the original document. ********************************************************************** WA i, - , U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Orrice of Educational Research and improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMAT'ON1 CENTER (ERIC) MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY )(sThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it Lge.U,Dood Minor changos have been made to improve reproduction quality hi._ .0.4 Points of view or opinions slated in this document do not necessarily represent TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES official OERI position or policy INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) BEST COPY AVAILABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Hearings on Violence in the Child's Life: AtHome, At School and On the Streets were a collaboration among manyorganizations and individuals deeply concerned about the issue of violence in thelives of our most fragile population. We are most grateful to the IttlesonFoundation and then- Executive Director David Nee; and to the JoyceFoundation and Deborah Leff, President, whose vision and lead fundingmade our Hearings a reality. Thanks, also, to all the funders of the Hearings,including the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Ethel & IrvinEdelman Foundation and the George Gund Foundation for their support ofthe design and printing of these proceedings. The National Education Association, hostof the Hearings, and its President, Keith Geiger, contributed not only thefacility, but also many energetic staff, including Sylvia Seidel, PatOrange, Bev Hill, and Tony Williams. The vision of Ed Jones, General Managerof Howard University's WHMM-TV Channel 32 made possible three daysof gavel-to-gavel cover- age, and the one-houredits for the PBS system. Many WHMMstaff were involved in this effort, but we would particularlylike to thank Milton Clipper, Glenn Dixon, Sherri Ellerbe, Gail Jessup,Kojo Nnamdi, Bill Pratt, and Harold Scott, along with the production crew.We also appreciate the support of the member organizationsof the Coalition for America's Children, with the leadership of Susan Bales of theBenton Foundation and Lisa Tate of the National Association ofChildren's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). Kathy Morrell, Shawn Mural, and Sharon Reuss,all of Kathy Morrell and Associates, along with Kate Kelleher, ourable CE assistant, were superb and committed organizers. Diana Shannon Associatescontributed our logo. Many thanks to Children's Express NationalHeadquarters staff and volun- teers who contributed energy and manylong hours. Special thanks to our friends Susan Goodwillie, editor of this publication,and Michael Shenk, graphics designer. The real credit for these Hearings goes tothe reporters and editors of Children's Express, and their Bureau Directors.As examiners and panel facilitators, they worked many hours to preparefor their roles and provid- ed the child's perspective on these issues. TheOperations Team, led by Mark Jennings, kept things running on schedule. Finally, we thank the adult and youth witnesseswho shared their compelling testimony with us, and the organizationsbehind them that make a difference in children's lives every day. Images drawn from WHMM-TV Channel 32Hearings coverage. Additional copies of these Proceedings may bepurchased through Children's Express for $5.00 apiece. For bulk orders,please call (202) 737-7377. 3 CHILDREN'S EXPRESS NATIONAL HEARINGSON VIOLENCE IN THE CHILD'SL!FE At Nome, At Schooland On the Streets Edited by Susan Goodwillie 0 Copyright 1994, Children's ExpressFoundation, Inc. Cover and Book Design by MichaelShenk INEX Introduction 1 Children's Express Background 2 3 Hearings Program 5 Testimony Appendix A Findings &Recommendations 43 Appendix B - CE Hearings ExaminerBiographies 49 Appendix C - Witness & SpeakerBiographies 51 56 Appendix D-Addresses of Programs Featured Quotes from the Press 57 Children's Express (CE) is a youth develop- Change the world. I'm not exactly surehow ment and leadership program which gives I'm going to change the world, but I am.I children a significant voice in the world. For think the only way it's going to change is for almost two decades, Children's Express has more people who survived tostand up and collected the voices of children and teens in say, "This happened to meand it's not accept- trouble and conducted public hearings. able and I'm going to change it." I think one person can make a difference.I will. Following the publication of our latest book, Voices From the Future: Our Children Tell Us I agree with Deborah. Each of us canmake a About Violence In America (Crown/Random difference in the lives of children and we House, 1993), Children's Express convened must. The future of Americadepends on it. National Hearings on Violence in the Child's Life from October 25th to 27th, 1993, at the National Education Association Washington, Robert H. Clampitt DC. Children's Express Foundation, Inc. The Children's Express hearings presented testimony from an extraordinary range of expert witnesses, including the most powerful voices of all children and teens who have experienced the violence. Some of the testimony is very painful, but we also learned about programs that are making a difference, and about potential policies that could change America. More than 60 CE reporters and editors from our bureaus in Washington,New York, Indianapolis, and Oakland worked months in advance in preparation for the hearings. The examiners were reporters, aged 9 to 13; teen editors presided over panels, conducted research, and ran logistics. There was extra- ordinary teamwork throughout. The Hearings were carried live, gavel-to- gavel, by WHMM -TV /Channel 32. One-hour segments were broadcast by otherPBS stations across America. In addition to public television, more than 37 million Americans saw television reports onthe hearings on commercial television, according to the Nielsen ratings. Stories in print media report ed on the hearings to millions more readers. In the course of the hearings, Deborah Derby, an 18-year-old woman whohad been abused as a child, was asked:What do you plan to do for the future? Deborahresponded: Created in 1975, Children's Express (CE) is a national non-profit youth development and leadership organization that uses oral journalism to give children a significant voice in the world. CE's weekly national column is researched, reported, and edited by CE reporters (8-13) and teen editors (14-18) for audiences of all ages, and is syndicated to newspapers around the country, including Knight-Ridder newspapers (28), Newhouse newspapers (24), The Indianapolis Star, the Now York Amsterdam News, the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser, the Chatham (NY) Courier, the Greenville (SC) News, the Waco (TX) Tribune Herald and The Sentinel (Prince George's and Montgomery County, MD) newspapers. ICE has published three books of children's voices, including the recently released Voices From the Future. Our Children Tell Us About Violence in America (Crown/Random House). CE news teams have covered the past five Presidential elections; and since 1985 have held a bi-annual symposium on "The Media and Children's Issues," involving journalists and experts, as well as reporters from various CE news bureaus. CE received George Foster Peabody and Ernmy Awards for "Campaign '88," broadcast on PBS as part of its 13-segment show; "CE News Magazine." CE reporters and editors have appeared on "Today," "Good Morning America," "60 Minutes," "20/20," "Sonya Live" (CNN), net- work evening shows, ABC, CBS and NBC evening news, "The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour," and countless local television programs; CE has been heard and covered on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," "Morning Edition," "Talk of the Nation,"
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