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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in November 2024.

Event Date: 
12/17/2024 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. We are brainstorming what we can do to augment the efforts of the other community partners are doing to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety.

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Canceled: Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in October 2024.

Event Date: 
11/19/2024 - 6:30pm

The November meeting of the Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee is canceled. The next meeting will be Tuesday, December 19.

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. We are brainstorming what we can do to augment the efforts of the other community partners are doing to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety.

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Recording Available: Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee 10.15.24 meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in October 2024.

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A recording of the October Gun Violence Prevention and Safety meeting is now available....

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Recording Available: Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee 09.17.24 meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in October 2024.

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A recording of the September Gun Violence Prevention and Safety meeting is now available....

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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2024.

Event Date: 
10/15/2024 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. We are brainstorming what we can do to augment the efforts of the other community partners are doing to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety.

Read more

Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

Red Gun Violence text with white Prevention and Safety text on black to gray background with red circle around a hand on the left

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/17/2024 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. As part of our Listen and Learn series, we are hoping to hear from a representative from Alachua County regarding their efforts to reduce gun violence. We will then discuss our own activities to augment those efforts.

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Moms Demand Action Alachua County: Fall Action Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/15/2024 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Event location: 

United Church of Gainesville

Join us for our panel discussion about secure gun storage. In addition to advocating for laws that require secure storage of firearms in homes and vehicles, we use the Be SMART framework to have conversations with parents and caregivers about keeping children from accessing loaded firearms...

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LWVSCDE: Peace Week art on display now; Poetry reading October 12.

Peace Week Art Display at Lewes Library

The Sussex LWV and the Chesapeake Bay Girl Scouts Troop 665 happy to announce that the Peace Week Delaware art exhibit is on display at the Lewes Library from October 7 - 30. Please drop by the Lewes Library for a look! 

The Poetry Reading will be held on October 12, 2024, from 12:30 - 2:00 pm in the large conference room. 

Thank to all for your support.

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Recording Available: Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee 06.20.24 meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in June 2024.

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In another Listen and Learn session, the Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee met with Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia who updated the team on what Alachua County is doing to curb gun violence and promote gun safety as well as how the committee could augment those efforts. A recording of the meeting is now available....

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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

Event Date: 
06/20/2024 - 6:30pm

Please note, this meeting has been changed from 6/18 to 6/20 to accommodate our guest speaker, Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia.

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. As part of our Listen and Learn series, we are hoping to hear from a representative from Alachua County regarding their efforts to reduce gun violence. We will then discuss our own activities to augment those efforts.

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