Actions +Â 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.Â
Want to get involved? Contact grassroots4gvp@gmail.com.
📚 Public Education: Brockton Youth Resource Fair
This is a Community Connections of Brockton and Brockton Family Resource Center event. Our new Strategic Partner in Brockton is the Safe Corners program headed by Heather Shruhan at the Old Colony YMCA. She will also be tabling at this event. The Youth Resource Fair will feature youth activities, music, games, lunch, raffles and family fun! Our table will focus on conversations with adults about Secure Gun Storage and support for the Omnibus Bill which now has a referendum to overturn it proposed for the November 2025 ballot. We will have activities at our table for children and youth. We could use a few volunteers to help with activities and / or conversations with adults. If you can volunteer for part or all of the event, we will provide information and talking points so you feel totally comfortable helping out. Just bring yourself!!Contact: Diana Nunnaley to volunteer or ask questions Diana.Nunnaley@gmail.com
When? Saturday, April 19, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMÂ
Where? 233 Warren Avenue, Brockton
📣 Take Action: No Kings - Patriot Day Rally
Concord Indivisible is organizing, and we at G4GVP will join as a group! Here are the details: On this historic Patriot’s day, and the historic ground of Concord, MA where the fight for liberty and justice for all began, we gather to say: We the People Dissent – Stop Tyranny Now!
Contact: Rina Schneur rinars.ma@gmail.com
When? Monday, April 21, 10:45 AM - 12:00 PMÂ
Where? First Parish Steps. 20 Lexington Rd , Concord MA
🗓 Grassroots4GVP Event: April Statewide Meeting
Grassroots4GVP April Statewide Meeting: It's YOUR Turn! Please join us for a focus group to brainstorm ways to turn thoughts into action. As you might know, there is currently a Referendum on the ballot in Massachusetts to repeal our excellent gun laws, passed in 2024. Our Legislation team will briefly review the Referendum and then lead us through a discussion on ways to engage our communities from the grassroots level to ensure our gun laws stay in place and continue to keep us safe. Join us and take ACTION! See you there!
When? Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 - 8:00 PMÂ
Where? Zoom
🗓 Grassroots4GVP Event: Coffee Meetup in Medford
Join Grassroots members for a coffee chat to connect and talk about ways we can mobilize to pass statewide legislation regarding promoting the safe storage message in schools. We can also strategize about how we can combat the 2026 referendum to overturn the Omnibus gun safety bill that passed in 2024. All are welcome - drop by anytime between 10 and 11.
Contact: Erin Dowd & Christine Nemirovsky erindowd.ma@gmail.com
When? Wednesday, April 30, 10:00 -11:00 AM
Where? Danish Pastry House @ 330 Boston Ave Medford, MA
📚 Public Education: Plymouth Public Schools Healthy and Safety Fair
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Join us for the 4th Annual Health and Safety Fair. We'll be tabling for Secure Storage Saves Lives. We are looking for volunteers to help with the kid crafts and to share the life saving message of the importance of secure storage. There are two time slots 9:30-11:30 (includes set up) and 11:30-1:30 (includes break down). Please let us know if you can join us.
Email grassroots4gvp@gmail.com to volunteer.
When? Saturday, May 3, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PMÂ
Where? Plymouth North High School, 41 Obery Street, PlymouthÂ
🧡 Strategic Partner Event: Mother's Day Walk for Peace
Join us in our FIRST year walking as Grassroots for GVP! Whether you come in person or support with a donation (or both!) we want to show up in a big way for our key Strategic Partner, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Walkers on this 3.2 mile route will wear our G4GVP T-shirts and walk with our G4GVP banner. So lace up your sneakers and come walk with us!
Questions? Contact Angela at angelapc.ma@gmail.com
When? Sunday, May 11, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMÂ
Where? Town Field Park, 1520 Dorchester Ave. DorchesterÂ
🗓 Grassroots4GVP Event: Cambridge Community Center block party tabling
Join us to table or just drop by!
Questions? Contact Kristen at kristenb.ma@gmail.com
When? Saturday, May 17, 1:00 - 3:00 PMÂ
Where? 5 Callender St, CambridgeÂ
📚 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 PMÂ
Where? Rupert A. Nock Middle School 70 Low St, Newburyport