WAVE Events Archives

PEACE through MUSIC - The Music of John Lennon - Sunday, May 30, 2010

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Don’t Miss the 9th Annual Benefit to Prevent Gun Violence!
– Linneman’s Riverwest Inn –
1001 E. Locust St., Milwaukee
Doors Open 6 p.m. – Music Starts 7 p.m.
$10 Donation Benefits WAVE & the Brady Campaign
Featuring the usual awesome lineup of musicians!
The Lackloves
John Sieger
Mike Fredrickson
Purgatory Hill
Dan Hanson’s X-rays
Heidi Spencer
Seamus Holloway
Up & Atoms
The Form
Mike Plaisted
The Danglers
The Delta […]

New Journey for Justice Video Released

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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Please Join Us for an Evening with Josh Horwitz

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Our cherished freedoms don’t come from guns, but rather from open debate and free elections. Yet recently, the NRA has been saying, “The guys with the guns make the rules,” and gun-toting protesters have been showing up at political events. Is democracy under attack?
You’re invited to join WAVE
for a provocative and entertaining
Evening with […]

Peace Through Music 2009

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Please Join Us!
Join us at Linneman’s Riverwest Inn to listen to great music and to help prevent gun violence.
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn: PEACE THROUGH MUSIC
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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 […]

A Journey for Justice: Preventing Gun Violence Across Wisconsin

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Approximately 450 people in our state are killed by guns each year, and more than 30,000 are killed nationwide. Families and neighborhoods are devastated daily by these tragic, violent deaths. Lives lost
to gun violence are an ultimate injustice, because we know gun violence is preventable
when policy makers and the public make the right choices.
Wisconsin Anti-Violence […]

What the Gun Industry and the NRA Don’t Want You To Know

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

For too long, the gun industry has prevented us from passing common sense legislation that would save lives.
Read this article, What the Gun Industry and the NRA Don’t Want You To Know, by Tom Diaz to learn more.
Mr Diaz was our guest at the event we held this month. Thank […]

Join Us at Peace Through Music 2008

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Enjoy local bands as they pay tribute to John Lennon and raise awareness about the gun violence epidemic.

Freedom From Gun Violence Dinner & Awards

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

The Inaugural Freedom From Gun Violence Dinner & Awards