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Gamers Over Guns
Gamers Over Guns is a New York City nonprofit rehabilitating incarcerated and recently released individuals through video games focused on financial literacy to reduce gun violence. We've partnered with Thrive for Life Prison Project, offering those under house arrest, facing prison sentences, or recently released from jail a unique alternative to incarceration for rehabilitation and personal growth.
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GAMERS OVER GUNS is thrilled to welcome our esteemed Advisory Board members!
🎮 Amelia Hrebenar is a Roblox game developer and a Fashion in Gaming Awards Producer, and is committed to building opportunities for underserved communities.
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🎮 Mireille Pacquet is an experienced consultant and lecturer on fashion and gamification at ESMOD and Pôle Léonard de Vinci in Paris. She is skilled in game-based learning and has a strong tech-for-good background.
🎮 Fia Dahlia, who, besides being an Education Mentor at the Roblox x Parsons first-ever fashion course, is also a digital fashion designer at A.U.R.A. and co-founder of the Fashion in Gaming Awards.
🎮 Dr. Ebony Utley is a professor at California State University and the co-founder of Ensemble Innovation, a venture studio that invests in technologies built by ambitious BIPOC founders.
🎮 Tiago Valente is a renowned, award-winning global creative director and specialist in innovation and brand experiences who is passionate about diversity, equity, and social justice initiatives.
The insights and guidance of Mireille, Fia, Dr. Utley, Tiago and Amelia will be invaluable in our mission of uplifting individuals with diverse socio-economic circumstances through the power of gaming, digital fashion, and entrepreneurship.
Join us as we build opportunities for all, transform lives, and shape a safer, brighter future. We invite you to be a part of this meaningful movement. 🕊