This episode of The Pop-Up! is part of Together We End Gun Violence Week—a special series centering community, survivors, and public health solutions. Host The Big O was joined by:

• Eleuthera Lisch – Director, King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention

• Deaunte Damper – Community Engagement Specialist, King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention

• Ariana Donneville – Communications Lead and survivor of gun violence

Together, they broke down what it really means to take a public health approach to gun violence—treating it like a disease that can be prevented, interrupted, and healed when **community and government move in alignment. In this episode, they discuss:

• How the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention coordinates with mayors, police chiefs, schools, and community organizations across seven geographic areas of the county

• The role of community-led public safety through groups like Community Passageways, Urban Family, Freedom Project, and Progress Pushers

• Rapid response and stabilization for families, apartment complexes, and neighborhoods after shootings

• Prevention and harm reduction tools, including Stop the Bleed trainings and free firearm lock box giveaways across King County

• The emotional and spiritual labor of survivors and families—fathers, mothers, and loved ones—turning pain into purpose

• The connection between Pride, public safety, and the ongoing work to keep LGBTQIA+ and Black communities safe

You’ll also hear personal reflections from Ariana on losing her mother to gun violence as a child and how that shapes her work today, and from Eleuthera and Deaunte on why this is more than a job—it’s a mission. This week is a reminder: ending gun violence is not just government’s job or community’s job—it’s all of us. Together We End Gun Violence.

Tune into The Pop-Up! all week as the conversation continues with survivors, organizers, and leaders who are building real safety across Seattle and King County.