Join 1590 WAKR on Friday, April 8th at the Akron Radio Center as we present a very special edition of The Jasen Sokol Show: A town hall meeting on violence in the community.

Jasen will be joined by community leaders, experts, law enforcement officials, and judges to explore the causes of violence in Greater Akron and what's being done to stop it.

The Town Hall Meeting will be open to the public from 10:00-2:00 at the Akron Radio Center, 1795 W. Market St. in Akron, and enjoy a free lunch courtesy of Jimmy's Backyard BBQ. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they please.

To register for the event please sign up below, or call Tiffany at 330-869-9800

Guests confirmed:

10:30 - Judge Joy Malek Oldfield and Judge Tom Teodosio - Drug courts and the court's role in preventing violence

11:00 - Terri Heckman, CEO, Battered Women's Shellter of Summit & Medina Counties/Leanne Graham, Executive Director, Victim Assistance Program: Violence against women

11:30 - Darryl Brake, Executive Director, Community Partnership of Summit County: The role of drugs in violence

1:00 - Dan Rambler, Director of Student Support Services, Akron Public Schools: Violence in the schools

1:30 - Billy Soule, Assistant to the Mayor for Community Relations, City of Akron: How young people can rise above violence