First hour: Jeremy Richman on preventing violence and building compassion
Second hour: 2017 ImageOut Film Festival
Jeremy Richman is a neuro-pharmacologist, but after his six-year-old daughter, Avielle, was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, he and his wife shifted their focus to preventing violence and building compassion through brain research and education. He is a guest of St. John Fisher College, but first, we’ll talk to him on Connections about the impact of mass shootings on communities. Our guests:
- Jeremy Richman, co-founder and CEO of The Avielle Foundation
- Mel Callan, family nurse practitioner at Highland Family Medicine
Then in our second hour, the ImageOut Film Festival is back. It showcases films and other creative works that promote LGBT arts and cultural experiences. We’ll preview this year’s films and talk to the organizers. Our guests:
- Larry Champoux, co-founder of the ImageOut Film Festival
- Paul Allen, chair of the board of directors for the ImageOut Film Festival
- Michael Gamilla, programming director for the ImageOut Film Festival
- Josh Howard, producer and director of The Lavender Scare
- Kris Erickson, director of Speak Your Truth
