“Gabby Giffords: Won’t Back Down” is a journey of healing from gun violence.
Featured on the July 21st, 2022 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- A conversation with Julie Cohen and Betsy West, the directors of the documentary Gabby Giffords: Won’t Back Down. The film is showing in more 300 theaters around the nation, and depicts the ongoing journey of recovery that Gabby Giffords has been on since January 8th, 2011.
- An important element of good mental health is learning how to process grief. Tony Paniagua speaks with Dennisse Ley, the new executive director of Homicide Survivors, Inc. in Tucson. This non-profit group was established in the 1980s to support families of murder victims, including 1,600 local residents last year alone.
- And, visit the 39th International Dream Convention, being held at Loew’s Ventana Canyon Resort all week. Researchers, authors, and “dream enthusiasts” come together to explore a mysterious world that we all have visited. Leah Britton talks with Dr. Michelle Carr, Kelly Sullivan Walden, Tyrell Blacquemoss, Dr. Jeanette Mageo, and Robert Waggoner.
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