Episode Info During a time when senseless gun violence continues to plague our country, artists are transforming weapons into instruments of hope and symbols of peace. In this sponsored episode of the Datebook podcast, King Kaufman speaks with four key individuals behind the upcoming Art of Peace exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts…
Dear IANSA Members and Friends, Five years ago, my son was crossing a busy street in the United States in broad daylight when he was shot and killed in an armed robbery attempt. Robby Poblete was 23 years old. He was a much beloved son, brother, friend, and valued employee at his company. Full of life…
YOUNTVILLE — A future monument in Yountville could become a symbol of the battle against gun violence – by incorporating the remains of broken-down and melted-down firearms. The town Arts Commission is considering whether to join forces with a foundation devoted to organizing gun buybacks, with a goal of converting parts from such weapons into…
BAY AREA, Calif. – March 6, 2019 – PRLog — Robby Poblete Foundation today earned the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight progress the Robby Poblete Foundation is making toward its mission, the organization is helping donors move beyond simplistic ways of…
FAIRFIELD — A Fairfield woman who has worked to bring attention to gun violence through art, vocational education programs and other venues has been named Woman of the Year by the Solano County Library Foundation. Pati (Poblete) Navalta will be honored at the foundation’s annual luncheon March 15. This year’s theme is “Champion of Peace and Non-Violence.”…
It’s back! RPF’s Annual Golf for Guns Golf Tournament returns for its second year. Come enjoy a day on the green, complete with lunch, dinner, free massages, networking and fun – all for a great cause. Proceeds will go toward the Robby Poblete Foundation’s gun buyback program, which gets unwanted firearms out of circulation and…
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Organizers were cleaning up after a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration unlike any other in Oakland on Monday evening. They took donated guns, cast them into a massive furnace and turned them into art. The tribute began with drumming and dancing to celebrate life and acknowledged death by gun violence. “It…
Pati Poblete was once shy in public. No more. Not by a long shot. Unfortunately, that’s literal. The shooting death of Poblete’s 23-year-old son Robby in 2014 motivated and inspired Poblete to take her fight against gun violence to the marches, to high-profile speaking engagements, and now to a music video by BottleRock Napa Valley…
Rep. Mike Thompson is slated to hold a gun violence prevention town hall meeting on Saturday, his office announced. Thompson (D-St. Helena) will be joined by gun violence prevention advocates as they discuss his recently introduced bill H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill would require a background check for every firearm…
RPF Executive Director Pati Navalta is featured in the new music video for Michael Franti’s “Flower in the Gun” along with gun violence survivors, families of victims and activists from throughout the country.