September 12 panel at the Pavek Museum brings together Minnesota legislators and Minnesota parents who have lost children to online harms; special $9.88 admission honors the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (August 5, 2026) SAVE, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, and the Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication will host “The Next Broadcast: What the History of Communication Teaches Us About Protecting Kids Today” on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Pavek Museum in St. Louis Park. The panel conversation begins at 11:00 a.m., with doors opening at 10:00 a.m. and special artifact demonstrations from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
The panel will be moderated by Anna Reese, Government Relations and Public Policy Manager at SAVE, and will feature State Representative Kristin Bahner (DFL, Maple Grove), State Representative Peggy Scott (GOP, Andover), Bridgette Norring of Hastings, and Jaime Bremseth of Olivia. Together they represent both sides of the aisle at the Minnesota Legislature and two Minnesota families who have turned unimaginable loss into a mission to protect other children.
The Pavek Museum preserves the story of how electronic communication transformed society. That story did not end with radio and television. It continues today in the phones in our children’s pockets and in the artificial intelligence tools they increasingly turn to for companionship and advice. Every communication technology in the Museum’s collection arrived with public debate about its effect on children, and society responded with norms, standards, and public interest obligations. Today’s technologies have arrived faster than those safeguards, and Minnesota families are living the consequences.
“Every technology in this museum sparked a debate about what it owed our children, and every generation before us found a way to answer that question,” said Anna Reese, Government Relations and Public Policy Manager at SAVE, who will moderate the conversation. “This panel puts the families living the consequences of today’s technologies in the same room with the legislators writing the response. That is how the next chapter of this history gets written, and we want the community to be part of it.”
In recognition of the event’s purpose, the Pavek Museum is offering a special admission rate of $9.88 to bring attention to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Anyone in the United States who is experiencing suicidal thoughts or emotional distress can call or text 988 at any time.
The event is open to parents and guardians, anyone who uses social media or AI, and anyone interested in the history of electronic communication. Registration is available at https://www.save.org/event/the-next-broadcast-what-the-history-of-communication-teaches-us-about-protecting-kids-today/.
About the Panel
Anna Reese, Moderator. Anna Reese is the Government Relations and Public Policy Manager at SAVE, where she leads the organization’s state and federal advocacy on suicide prevention and online safety for children, working with legislators, families, and coalition partners across the country.
State Representative Kristin Bahner (DFL, Maple Grove). Representative Bahner represents District 37B in the Minnesota House of Representatives and is one of the Legislature’s leading voices on protecting children online. She is the chief author of the Minnesota Kids Code, also known as the Age-Appropriate Design Code, a nation leading effort requiring companies to assess and mitigate risks to children before harm is done. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in the information technology industry, she has built a broad coalition of legislators, parents, and advocates, including SAVE, in support of safer online design for kids.
State Representative Peggy Scott (GOP, Andover). Representative Scott represents Andover in the Minnesota House of Representatives, where she serves as co-chair of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. She has championed a fundamental redesign of social media for minors, calling for an end to targeted ads, push notifications, and infinite scrolling for young users, along with the strongest privacy protections. She is also the chief author of legislation to keep artificial intelligence out of psychotherapy, insisting that mental health care be provided by educated, trained, and licensed professionals, not chatbots.
Bridgette Norring, Hastings. Bridgette Norring is the founder of the Devin J. Norring Foundation, created in memory of her son Devin, who died in April 2020 at age 19 after purchasing what he believed was a prescription painkiller from a dealer on Snapchat. The pill was counterfeit and contained a lethal dose of fentanyl. The foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of the illicit fentanyl crisis, educating children, parents, caregivers, and communities, and connecting families with vital resources, including through its KiDS: Keep It Digitally Safe campaign. Bridgette has become one of the nation’s foremost parent advocates for online safety and fentanyl awareness, testifying before Congress and the Minnesota Legislature and leading educational events in schools and communities across the state. The federal Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act, which would require social media companies to report illicit drug sales on their platforms to law enforcement, bears her son’s name.
Jaime Bremseth, Olivia. Jaime Bremseth is the founder and president of the Carter Bremseth Memorial Foundation, created in memory of her son Carter, who died in 2021 at age 16 after being targeted in a sextortion scheme, a fast-growing online crime in which predators coerce young people with threats to share private images. The foundation supports families who have lost a child or sibling to suicide, helps children through all types of grief, provides education about suicide, sextortion, mental health, and digital wellness, and offers a virtual suicide loss support group for adults. Jaime is also a mental health professional who works primarily with children, adolescents, and people in crisis. She and her husband Dan, the foundation’s co-founder and vice president, share Carter’s story with families, schools, and law enforcement across Minnesota in the hope of saving other children’s lives. During the 2026 Minnesota Legislative session, Jaime and Dan advocated for and successfully passed “Carter’s Law.” This important legislation increases criminal penalties for online blackmail and sextortion.
Event Details
What: The Next Broadcast: What the History of Communication Teaches Us About Protecting Kids Today
When: Saturday, September 12, 2026. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Artifact demonstrations from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Panel conversation at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Pavek Museum, 3517 Raleigh Ave., St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Admission: $9.88, in honor of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
About SAVE
SAVE, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, is a national nonprofit headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, working to prevent the tragedy of suicide through education and training, advocacy, lethal means safety efforts, and support for suicide loss survivors. Founded in 1989, SAVE is one of the nation’s oldest suicide prevention organizations. Learn more at save.org.
About the Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication
The Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication connects generations by sharing stories of history, art, and technology, inspires innovation through dynamic experiences, and preserves knowledge of the past through historical collections and education. Its Connecting Conversations series fosters lifelong curiosity about the history, science, technology, and art of electronic communication through engaging presentations and discussions.