On Sept. 21, 2014, Pati Navalta Poblete’s world fell apart. That’s the day her son Robby was shot and killed in Vallejo. He was only 23 at the time, with his whole life ahead of him. “He was actually just on the verge of getting offered a full-time job,” Poblete said. Robby worked as a…
In a recent episode of Living Above The Drama, radio host and NIWH Program Director Dr. Georgianna Donadio interviewed Pati Poblete on the impact of gun violence. Learn more about Pati Poblete and listen to their live-recorded conversation below. Pati Poblete spent many years as a San Francisco Bay Area newspaper reporter and journalist, being…
High Number of Black Shooting Deaths Shattering King’s Dream The steeple of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor, can be seen from his tomb. But it is here, at the heart of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, that you…
Pati Navalta invited to join MLK event in Atlanta At the recent ‘March for Our Lives’ in Vallejo, Pati Navalta, founder of the Robby Poblete Foundation honoring her late son, marched side-by-side with Isabelle Reyes, founder of the Eric Reyes Foundation honoring her son who was also shot and killed. Navalta participates in the 50th…
Solano’s Art of Peace Picked Up By Alameda DA The “Art of Peace” project born out of gun violence in Solano has expanded to Alameda County. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley on Thursday called on artists to submit proposals for the “Art of Peace – Alameda County” program, which will turn 700 confiscated…
Solano Carpentry Apprenticeship Day for Women Set in Fairfield The first Women Can Build Carpenters Apprenticeship Trades Day will take place Feb. 9 at the Carpenters Training Committee facility in Fairfield. The event, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will provide information on the variety of carpentry-related apprenticeships that are available to women in the…
Turning deadly arms into inspirational art When Tsungwei Moo brought home the dismantled guns, she lit incense and talked to the spirits: “I’m going to use the guns that took your life, but I want to do something good to stop the next victim. I don’t want anything else to happen to a stranger.” Release…
Dismantled Guns, Bullets Secured for Bay Area ‘Art of Peace’ Project Pati Poblete’s healing process continues, much to the delight of commissioned artists on a mission to turn their vision of turning dismantled weapons into a worthy aspect of the “Art of Peace.” Eight artists sifted through various metal parts and ammunition neatly arranged by…
Need funds? Bring your guns, we’ll buy ’em, says Richmond PD RICHMOND — Need funds for the holidays? The Richmond Police Department will buy back your guns Sunday, no questions asked, as part of an art project to promote peace — up to $100 in gift cards for each rifle, shotgun and handgun; up to…
