Gun violence continues to be a stubbornly persistent area of concern throughout Milwaukee. Although boys and men have been centered in discussions, the effects on women and teen girls have not been fully explored. 

To help create a space for them, NNS is hosting a series of intergenerational dialogues bringing together women and teen girls of all generations to talk about safety, conflict and violence in Milwaukee.

The April sessions will create space for participants to share experiences, reflect across generations and to explore solutions. Guided by facilitators Sandra Hernandez and Sylvia Wilson, conversations will be trauma-informed and designed to move beyond individual incidents to deeper patterns and root causes.

Through guided discussion, participants will reflect on what safety looks and feels like, what helps create it, what challenges it and what needs to change. The dialogues aim to surface impacts often overlooked in public conversations while also highlighting resilience and community strength.

A key goal is to bridge generational perspectives, ensuring youths feel heard and elders feel valued, while positioning women and girls as problem-solvers and co-creators of solutions. 

The information gleaned from the dialogues will help shape future reporting, and we will share our findings with community partners and civic leaders to help forge a path toward solutions.

The dialogues will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the following locations:

Thursday, April 16: Peak Initiative, 2480 W. Cherry St.

Tuesday, April 21:  Leaders Igniting Transformation, 132 W. Mineral St.

Tuesday, April 28: Milwaukee Community Crossroads, 807 S. 14th St. (Spanish-language dialogue)

Wednesday, April 29: Greater Little Hill Church of God in Christ, 2480 W. Locust St.

Meals will be provided, and community organizations will be on site with resources.The events are free, but space is limited. These events are for women and girls only. Register today.

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NNS to host intergenerational dialogues for women and teen girls on gun violence

by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
April 8, 2026

<h1>NNS to host intergenerational dialogues for women and teen girls on gun violence</h1> <p class="byline">by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />April 8, 2026</p> <p>Gun violence continues to be a stubbornly persistent area of concern throughout Milwaukee. Although boys and men have been centered in discussions, the effects on women and teen girls have not been fully explored.&nbsp;</p> <p>To help create a space for them, NNS is hosting a series of intergenerational dialogues bringing together women and teen girls of all generations to talk about safety, conflict and violence in Milwaukee.</p> <p>The April sessions will create space for participants to share experiences, reflect across generations and to explore solutions. Guided by facilitators Sandra Hernandez and Sylvia Wilson, conversations will be trauma-informed and designed to move beyond individual incidents to deeper patterns and root causes.</p> <p>Through guided discussion, participants will reflect on what safety looks and feels like, what helps create it, what challenges it and what needs to change. The dialogues aim to surface impacts often overlooked in public conversations while also highlighting resilience and community strength.</p> <p>A key goal is to bridge generational perspectives, ensuring youths feel heard and elders feel valued, while positioning women and girls as problem-solvers and co-creators of solutions.&nbsp;</p> <p>The information gleaned from the dialogues will help shape future reporting, and we will share our findings with community partners and civic leaders to help forge a path toward solutions.</p> <p>The dialogues will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the following locations:</p> <p><strong>Thursday, April 16</strong>: Peak Initiative, 2480 W. Cherry St.</p> <p><strong>Tuesday, April 21:</strong>&nbsp; Leaders Igniting Transformation, 132 W. Mineral St.</p> <p><strong>Tuesday, April 28:</strong> Milwaukee Community Crossroads, 807 S. 14th St. (Spanish-language dialogue)</p> <p><strong>Wednesday, April 29</strong>: Greater Little Hill Church of God in Christ, 2480 W. Locust St.</p> <p>Meals will be provided, and community organizations will be on site with resources.The events are free, but space is limited. These events are for women and girls only. <a href="https://forms.gle/3j1jFAjzq2dcWPk59">Register today.</a></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/04/08/nns-to-host-intergenerational-dialogues-for-women-and-teen-girls-on-gun-violence/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://milwaukeenns.org&quot;&gt;Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-NNS-Favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://milwaukeenns.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=154254&amp;amp;ga4=G-HGM4XK3QCM&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/04/08/nns-to-host-intergenerational-dialogues-for-women-and-teen-girls-on-gun-violence/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/milwaukeenns.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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