| 词条 | Robby Poblete Foundation |
| 释义 |
The Robby Poblete Foundation is an American non-profit organization based in Vallejo, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The organization which aims to reduce the number of illegal guns through a gun buyback program. The organization's other initiatives include an Art of Peace program where artists create sculptures and other artworks from melted and disassembled guns and advocacy and awareness of the reduction of crime through the promotion of skilled trades. The organiztion's founder is Pati Navalta Poblete, who established it in her son's memory.[1][1] Activities
FounderThe organization was founded by Pati Navalta Poblete whose 23-year-old son, Robby Poblete, was murdered in Vallejo in 2014. The gun used in the murder was purchased illegally.[1][7][8] Pati Navalta Poblete, a former journalist for The San Francisco Chronicle, subsequently authored a book titled A Better Place: A Memoir of Peace in the Face of Tragedy which recounts the pain of the loss of her son, and her activism efforts.[9][10] AwardsThe Robby Poblete Foundation was named Nonprofit of the Year for California's 14th State Assembly district for its work to prevent gun violence.[6] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://robbypobletefoundation.org/about/|title=About RPF|publisher=Robby Poblete Foundation|access-date=2019-01-13}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/vallejo-police-department-foundations-host-gun-buyback-event|title=Vallejo Police Department, foundations host gun buyback event|date=2018-11-03|publisher=Vallejo Times-Herald|access-date=2019-01-13}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2018/08/13/gun-buyback-event-set-for-richmond-civic-center-plaza-this-saturday/|title=Gun buyback event set for Richmond Civic Center Plaza this Saturday|first=Mike|last=Aldax|publisher=The Richmond Standard}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/05/22/art-represents-hope-in-art-of-peace-refurbished-gun-exhibit-in-oakland/|title=Killing machines to art: Confiscated guns transformed into “objects of beauty and grace”|date=23 May 2018|publisher=The East Bay Times}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/robby-poblete-foundation-scholarship-pays-off-in-new-bus-school-graduates|title=Robby Poblete Foundation scholarship pays off in new bus school graduates|date=11 October 2018|publisher=Vallejo Times-Herald}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/benicia/assemblyman-recognizes-poblete-foundation-as-top-nonprofit/|title=Assemblyman recognizes Poblete Foundation as top nonprofit|date=7 June 2018|publisher=The Daily Republic}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.lodinews.com/lodi_living/arts_and_entertainment/article_240e446a-555d-11e8-b796-774ea3ff69b8.html|title=Pati Poblete turns grief over son’s murder into memoir, art, activism|website=Lodinews.com}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/How-a-mother-turned-the-death-of-her-son-to-an-12902560.php|title=How a mother turned the death of her son to an art-filled mission of peace - SFChronicle.com|date=2018-05-10|website=www.sfchronicle.com|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/benicia/author-advocate-pati-navalta-poblete-speak-benicia-library|title=Author, Advocate Pati Navalta Poblete To Speak At Benicia Library|date=28 May 2018|website=Patch.com}} 10. ^https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/national/leonard-pitts-jr-one-number-can-help-you-understand-gun/article_2f456696-7331-52aa-b036-64fbc03d3753.html External links
3 : Non-profit organizations based in the United States|Vallejo, California|Gun control advocacy groups |
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