A group of about 20 teenagers from different schools and different backgrounds gathered in a circle for the last day of the Peacebuilders & Justice program. On June 30, it had been two weeks since the group first met for the summer program in Winston-Salem led by Triad Restorative Justice.
A packed gymnasium greeted a panel of Winston-Salem city officials Wednesday during a sometimes-contentious town hall meeting. The goal was to gather community input and find new ways to reduce gun violence. The event was spearheaded by Northeast Ward Councilmember Barbara Burke well before the Uvalde school shooting, but that tragedy was very much at the forefront of people’s minds.