City of Philadelphia Public Hearing Notice The Committee on Public Safety of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 6:30 PM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams. com/watch-city-council/, to hear testimony on the following items: 200052 Resolution authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the anti-gun violence movement #ManUpPHL. m. the day before the hearing and submit the following information: Full name Callback telephone number where you can be reached Identify the Resolution number that will be addressed Speakers who submitted the above information within the required time frame will be telephoned during the public hearing and invited to the remote hearing. They will be given additional instructions by the Committee Chair once they are connected. Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Public Safety, open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed items. Copies of the foregoing items are available in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Council, Room 402, City Hall. Michael A. Decker Chief Clerk - 1 -City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia - 1 - Council of the City of Philadelphia Office of the Chief Clerk Room 402, City Hall Philadelphia (Resolution No. 200052) RESOLUTION Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the anti-gun violence movement #ManUpPHL. WHEREAS, In 2019, there were 356 homicides and 1,466 non-fatal shooting incidents in the City of Philadelphia, and a sizable proportion of them involved black men and boys as both victims and perpetrators; and WHEREAS, Alarmingly, an increasing number of gun violence victims in Philadelphia are under 18, and there have been several recent high-profile incidents in which infants and toddlers have been shot; and WHEREAS, #ManUpPHL is a nascent anti-gun violence movement, founded by radio host Solomon Jones, which seeks to convene hundreds of black men from across Philadelphia and train them to step into the lives of the black men and boys who, statistics show us, are the most likely to be shot, or to pick up a gun themselves; and WHEREAS, In addition, #ManUpPHL seeks to convene the many existing organizations currently addressing violence in separate corners of the City, including LESSONS, 100 Black Men, the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia, and a number of others, to share ideas, resources, strategies, and best practices; and WHEREAS, Through a peer-to-peer mentoring program focused on mentoring, accountability, resources, and consistency, and with the help of Big Brothers Big Sisters, #ManUpPHL aims to train men to assist other men with real alternatives, help them avoid violence, and bring peace to our streets; and City of Philadelphia RESOLUTION NO. 200052 continued City of Philadelphia - 2 - WHEREAS, #ManUpPHL will foster genuine one-on-one relationships built on trust and goodwill, and mentors will be matched with mentees according to their needs in five specific focus areas: employment, personal finance, education and training, family and parenting, and criminal justice; and WHEREAS, Because gun violence is among the most damaging forms of trauma an individual can experience, and because each instance sends shockwaves of grief through our families, communities, and institutions, any earnestly proposed solution to this epidemic deserves the attention of this body; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council does hereby authorize the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the anti-gun violence movement #ManUpPHL. City of Philadelphia RESOLUTION NO. 200052 continued City of Philadelphia - - City of Philadelphia RESOLUTION NO.
200052 continued City of Philadelphia - - CERTIFICATION: This is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution, Adopted by the Council of the City of Philadelphia on the twenty-third of January, 2020. Darrell L. Clarke PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL Michael A. Decker CHIEF CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Introduced by: Councilmembers Green, Parker, Gilmore Richardson and Brooks Sponsored by: Councilmembers Green, Parker, Gilmore Richardson and Brooks