Actions + Events
You'll find four categories on this page:
📣 Take Action - use your voice to support GVP work in MA and beyond
🗓 Grassroots4GVP Event - join us for virtual and in-person events and meetings
🧡 Strategic Partner Event - support the work of our partner organizations
📚 Public Education - raise public awareness on secure firearm storage, ERPO, and more
📣 Take Action: Contact your MA State Rep & Senator about S397 and H548
We're currently advocating with our MA legislators to support S397 and H548, both acts to promote raising public awareness about safe firearm storage, to reduce risks of firearm tragedies to children and teens due to unsecured firearms.
Want to get involved? Contact grassroots4gvp@gmail.com.
🧡 Strategic Partner Event: Save Our Streets
Save Our Streets Families of Homicide/Gun Violence Community Event. I need 5-6 Volunteers for a children's Activity and Tabling.
Questions? Contact Robin @ rneipp.ma@gmail.com
When? Thursday, June 5, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Where? Hennessey Park 143-165 Oak Grove Avenue, Springfield
🗓 Grassroots4GVP Event: Wear Orange Woburn Gun Violence Awareness Proclamation for all Victims and Survivors
Woburn's 10th year-Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness Proclamation reading for all victims and survivors will be held on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:00-10:40 AM at the Woburn Common area. In case of rain, the event will be held inside City Hall. We encourage everyone to wear orange and to bring a photo of your loved ones who are victims/survivors of gun violence. Students from Woburn Memorial High School will participate in the program.
Questions? Contact Diane @ scintodiane@gmail.com
When? Friday, June 6, 10:00 - 10:40 AM
Where? Woburn Common, 10 Common St, Woburn
🧡 Strategic Partner Event: Standing Together Against Violence
Join us in taking a stand against gun violence in our community. The nonviolent Springfield Coalition brings together all the community partners working to reduce all forms of violence in the city of Springfield. We honor and remember the victims of violence today. Just come with your Orange T shirt and a sign!
Questions? Contact Robin @ rneipp.ma@gmail.com
When? Wednesday, June 11, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Where? Main Street, Springfield (along Court Square)
🧡 Strategic Partner Event: Hoops N Health Tabling in Cambridge
Join us and help spread the word about preventing gun violence!
Questions? Contact Kristen at kristenb.ma@gmail.com
When? Saturday, June 14, 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Where? Hoyt Field, on Western Ave in Cambridge
🗓 Grassroots4GVP Event: Panels for Prevention: Margarita Muñiz Academy Student Presentation
Lynn Grilli and Valerie Geary have been working with the wonderful students at Margarita Muñiz Academy in Jamaica Plain as they prepare their project on gun violence prevention for the Aspen Challenge. Margarita Muñiz Academy competed against 16 other Boston area high schools a few weeks ago, and they were one of three schools chosen as the winners of this prestigious competition!The students will be travelling to the Aspen Challenge the following week to present their winning project - but we get a sneak peek! Please join us on Thursday, June 17, at 11:30am to watch the video of the students' presentation. They will join us on the call for a Q&A session and to talk more about their project and their hopes for the future of gun violence prevention.
This is a wonderful opportunity for mutual learning. We will get to hear directly from students whose lives have been drastically impacted by gun violence, and we will give them the opportunity to practice their presentation before they head to Aspen. We hope you can join us!
When? Tuesday, June 17, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Where? Zoom
📚 Public Education: Newburyport Yankee Homecoming Family Day
We will be tabling for secure storage at this family-centered event during Newburyport's annual Yankee Homecoming celebration. Many local businesses, organizations and non-profits take part in Family Day fun offering free crafts, games, activities and handouts. The booth is free as long as you provide a free craft, game, activity or handout for the kids.
We are looking for volunteers to do children's craft and to talk to parents about secure storage.
Contact Ann to volunteer at ahaaser.ma@gmail.com
When? Saturday, August 2, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Where? Rupert A. Nock Middle School 70 Low St, Newburyport