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...
We Did It! After years of persistence and great support from our partner organizations, advocates and SO many legislators, two substantial gun safety bills passed this year! The Harold T. Metts School Safety Act Prohibiting concealed carry on K-12 schools. Thanks to...
TW: This video contains material that some viewers may find disturbing. This video, supplied by the RI Attorney General’s office, shows a May 2020 shooting incident in Pawtucket, RI, where a boy crouches and then darts for cover when someone in an SUV pulls up...
Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, in third bout with cancer, is resolute about his role.April 18, 2024
