YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - ACTION and a number of Youngstown organizations will host a Community Forum on Violence scheduled for Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Bertram De Souza's Scribbler Publishing Group will collaborate with ACTION to present A Cloud of Witnesses: The Community Speaks.

A panel of community leaders from various fields including mental health, social services, law enforcement, education and youth and neighborhood leaders will give their insights on the violence in the Youngstown area.

The forum will be held at Wean Park near the Robinson-Shuba Handshake Statue near the Covelli Centre parking lot.

Below is the schedule for the event:

  • Registration 3:00-4:00 pm ACTION Team
  • Welcome/Purpose 4:00-4:10 Bishop Paramore
  • Opening Prayer 4:10-4:20 Rose Carter
  • Introductions 4:15-4:30 Jonathan Blackshire
         & Panelist Statements
  • Audience Questions 4:30-5:40 Jonathan Blackshire
  • Panel Closing Thought 5:40-5:48 Jonathan Blackshire
  • Faith Based Initiatives 5:48-5:53 Pastor Simon
  • Mobile Market Collection 5:53-5:55 Jonathon Blackshire
         Announcement
  • Closing Prayer 5:55-6:00 Pastor Michael W. Scott