Archive for April, 2009

WAVE’s Statewide Tour Displays 450 Shirts, the Number of Wisconsin Residents Killed By Gun Violence Annually

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Credit Benny Sier, April 22nd, 2009. Onlookers contemplate some of the 450 shirts on display Wednesday and Milwaukee City Hall, part of an attempt by the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort to raise awareness of gun violence. The 450 shirts represent the average number of gun violence victims in Wisconsin each year. The […]

Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Announces a 3-Day, Statewide Tour, Calling for Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Policies: A Traveling Exhibit Featuring 450 Shirts, Representing Wisconsin’s Gun Violence Victims Will Stop in Five Cities

Friday, April 17th, 2009

WAVE Educational Fund
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Jeri Bonavia, 414-510-7594 (c), 414-351-9283 (w)
Scott Vogel, 312-243-8980 (w)
Anniversaries of Horrific Virginia Tech and Columbine Shootings Provide Grim Reminder of Need for Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Announces a 3-Day, Statewide Tour, Calling for […]

WAVE Educational Fund Executive Director comments on a state appeals court ruling this week.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The court threw out a plea agreement made by a man who thought he was protecting his right to buy a gun by pleading no contest to a disorderly conduct charge. Gil Halsted explains…
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4/13/09

WAVE’s Spring 2009 Newsletter

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

WAVE and Public Allies Milwaukee invite you to take a stand and support us as we travel 450 miles on a Journey for Justice.
The Journey – featuring a traveling exhibit of 450 shirts representing the victims – will raise awareness and lay the groundwork for life-saving prevention strategies.
For the Journey to have a lasting impact, […]