FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 27, 2021CONTACT: Sydney Montstream-Quas, RICAGV Board Chairsydney@ricagv.org Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Welcomes Three New Board Members October 25, 2021 The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence is...
A shooting threat directed at Gilbert Stuart Middle School was reported by two individuals who said their children had shown them a disturbring message on their phone: “According to police, the message from an unknown phone said the following, “I hate Ms. Onye...
Rhode Island I.M.A.G.I.N.E.s Peace: A Metals Exhibition October 7-29, 2021 Pre-Registration is required for entry and must be done at least 1 hour prior to arrival – all tickets are FREE! Pre-Register Online Now Named after John Lennon’s song “Imagine,” Rhode...
RICAGV Commissions Artist Gem Barros In the summer of 2021 the Board asked Gem to create a piece of art that would memorialize the pain of gun violence not only as a parent who lost her daughter, but also as a Rhode Islander during a dramatic surge in gun deaths and...
Six people were killed or injured in two seperate incidents in Warren and Providence in less than a week. This brings the total of non-suicide gun deaths in Rhode Island to twenty-seven, just shy of the 2020 total of twenty-eight. 15 RI Municipalities with Gun...
20 Non-Suicide Gun Deaths Statewide In a 2021 vs 2020 comparison of January through August, non-suicide gun deaths almost doubled (see chart below). Gun injuries across the state have increased even more in this same time frame. From a statistical standpoint, this is...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 20, 2021 CONTACT:Linda Finn, Executive Director(401) 258-6851 ~ linda@ricagv.org Sydney Montstream-Quas, Board Chair(401) 636-0579 ~ sydney@ricagv.org The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence was formed in 2013 as a...
Thanks to Our Champions in the House and Senate! In the 2021 session, two gun safety bills made it out of committee and to the floor of both the RI House and Senate for debate and up-or-down votes: ♥ The Harold M. Metts School Safety Act♥ Straw Buyers How Did Your...
Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, in third bout with cancer, is resolute about his role.April 18, 2024
