Gun violence in schools and in urban communities | Brandon Dasent | TEDxSistrunk

l would start off by sharing my experience with gun violence (as a survivor of the Parkland Shooting, as well as someone who initially grew up in an urban community plagued by gun violence) and then go on to shed light on the common links between gun violence in schools/affluent communities AND urban communities. To conclude the TEDx talk, l’d offer ideas/solutions that could solve gun violence in and out of schools. My name is Brandon Dasent. l am a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Thought yes, l began advocating against gun violence after the Stoneman Douglas Massacre; gun violence was something that l was always familiar with (growing up in one of the toughest hoods in South Florida) l, as well as Mei-Ling Ho-Shing, Tyah Amoy-Roberts, and Kai Koerber all co-founded the Student coalition known as S.T.O.R.M. (which stands for Students Tactically Organizing Revolutionary Movements) where we have taken the nation *by STORM* with our main initiatives which include: shedding light on the common links between gun violence in urban communities and affluent communities, registering first time/irregular voters, as well as contributing ideas and solutions to end gun violence in both affluent and urban communities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx