CeaseFire Receives $250K From Chicago-based Anti-gun Activist Group

[Devrbd]

http://www.ceasefirepa.org/images/cfpareleasejan20.pdf

CeaseFirePA awarded two major grants to build a stronger grassroots and volunteer base in Pennsylvania

Joyce Foundation and Pittsburgh Foundation award a combined $300,000 in grant funding

PHILADELPHIA – January 19, 2011 - CeaseFirePA Board President Phil Goldsmith announced today that the nonprofit organization has secured $300,000 in grants to help build a stronger voice and platform to address the effects of gun violence in Pennsylvania. CeaseFirePA is the state’s leading organization working to reduce and prevent gun violence by addressing the problem of easy access to illegal handguns.

The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation awarded a one-year $250,000 grant to CeaseFirePA with a goal of building a stronger grassroots base in the state. The grant also will help to support efforts in Pennsylvania to educate the public about the state’s growing number of illegal handguns and the resulting violence. This is the second significant grant made to CeaseFirePA by the Joyce Foundation.

The Pittsburgh Foundation also has awarded a grant to CeaseFirePA for $50,000. The one-year grant will fund a new project called, “Building an Engaged Citizen Coalition in Western Pennsylvania to Prevent Gun Violence.” The project will educate citizens about reasonable handgun policies and encourage civic engagement to address this serious public health problem in our communities. “Gun violence takes an enormous toll on our communities throughout the Commonwealth, not only in homicides, but also suicides. In Pennsylvania, we see more than 1200 gun fatalities a year, to say nothing of the thousands of gun inflicted injuries. The number of law enforcement officers killed over the past several years has also increased significantly,” Goldsmith said.

Goldsmith said the illegal gun market allows too many guns to fall in the hands of the wrong people. CeaseFirePA strongly believes that it is possible to reduce ready access to illegal handguns without infringing on individual rights. Education, better enforcement of our laws and enactment of commonsense gun safeguards are important ingredients to ensuring the safety of our citizens.

“We thank both the Joyce Foundation and the Pittsburgh Foundation for believing in our mission and work. The two newly-awarded grants are significant for the organization, and couldn’t come at a more important time, given the tragic shootings in Tucson and, frankly, that occur every day in the nation. This funding will allow our voices to be heard throughout Pennsylvania,” Goldsmith concluded.

[Yellowfin]

Yet mainstream conservatism NEVER talks about the Joyce Foundation.

[streaker69]

Yet mainstream conservatism NEVER talks about the Joyce Foundation.

I had heard the name, but didn't recall much about them. Here's a link for more information for others in the same boat.

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/f...10&category=79

[theo]

I had heard the name, but didn't recall much about them. Here's a link for more information for others in the same boat.

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/f...10&category=79

Surprise, Surprise. Barry Soetoro was on the Board of Directors.


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[PennsyPlinker]

CeaseFirePA awarded two major grants to build a stronger grassroots and volunteer base in Pennsylvania

Joyce Foundation and Pittsburgh Foundation award a combined $300,000 in grant funding

PHILADELPHIA – January 19, 2011 - CeaseFirePA Board President Phil Goldsmith announced today that the nonprofit organization has secured $300,000 in grants to help build a stronger voice and platform to address the effects of gun violence in Pennsylvania. CeaseFirePA is the state’s leading organization working to reduce and prevent gun violence by addressing the problem of easy access to illegal handguns.

The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation awarded a one-year $250,000 grant to CeaseFirePA with a goal of building a stronger grassroots base in the state. The grant also will help to support efforts in Pennsylvania to educate the public about the state’s growing number of illegal handguns and the resulting violence. This is the second significant grant made to CeaseFirePA by the Joyce Foundation.

The Pittsburgh Foundation also has awarded a grant to CeaseFirePA for $50,000. The one-year grant will fund a new project called, “Building an Engaged Citizen Coalition in Western Pennsylvania to Prevent Gun Violence.” The project will educate citizens about reasonable handgun policies and encourage civic engagement to address this serious public health problem in our communities. “Gun violence takes an enormous toll on our communities throughout the Commonwealth, not only in homicides, but also suicides. In Pennsylvania, we see more than 1200 gun fatalities a year, to say nothing of the thousands of gun inflicted injuries. The number of law enforcement officers killed over the past several years has also increased significantly,” Goldsmith said.

Goldsmith said the illegal gun market allows too many guns to fall in the hands of the wrong people. CeaseFirePA strongly believes that it is possible to reduce ready access to illegal handguns without infringing on individual rights. Education, better enforcement of our laws and enactment of commonsense gun safeguards are important ingredients to ensuring the safety of our citizens.

“We thank both the Joyce Foundation and the Pittsburgh Foundation for believing in our mission and work. The two newly-awarded grants are significant for the organization, and couldn’t come at a more important time, given the tragic shootings in Tucson and, frankly, that occur every day in the nation. This funding will allow our voices to be heard throughout Pennsylvania,” Goldsmith concluded.

These are the people who are constantly screaming about how gun owners are not really grass roots activists, but rather just depend on the NRA to say boo at all the politicians and have them fall in line. But here again is evidence that they are the very thing they decry. It is deep pocket money being infused into a figurehead group with little in the way of local support of its own so they can "build a grassroots base".

I was at a genuine grassroots meeting last night. The eastern FOAC chapter had a meeting. I've met a number of these people before, and others who are nothing more than individuals getting involved to try and preserve our rights. We don't get big money donations from anyone. There is no conservative billionaire I know of dishing out money to fund our activities. Most of that comes out of our own pockets. But, I guess when your cause is deceit and fraud, you need a deep pocket ideologue to fund that. You ain't gonna get it from regular people, that's for sure.

[IronSight]

These are the people who are constantly screaming about how gun owners are not really grass roots activists, but rather just depend on the NRA to say boo at all the politicians and have them fall in line. But here again is evidence that they are the very thing they decry. It is deep pocket money being infused into a figurehead group with little in the way of local support of its own so they can "build a grassroots base".

I was at a genuine grassroots meeting last night. The eastern FOAC chapter had a meeting. I've met a number of these people before, and others who are nothing more than individuals getting involved to try and preserve our rights. We don't get big money donations from anyone. There is no conservative billionaire I know of dishing out money to fund our activities. Most of that comes out of our own pockets. But, I guess when your cause is deceit and fraud, you need a deep pocket ideologue to fund that. You ain't gonna get it from regular people, that's for sure.

Well said.

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"CeaseFirePA strongly believes that it is possible to reduce ready access to illegal handguns without infringing on individual rights."

I have to add though, that this statement out of everything bothers me the most. At Representative Lentz's press conference on his "Florida Loophole" bill, and now, the anti-gunners were all saying that there proposals weren't attacks on the second-amendment. They actually state over and over again that limitations on our rights somehow aren't supposed to be considered "anti-second amendment" or "infringing on individual rights". It's such a blatant lie it disgusts me.

[Siobhra]

I just sent an email to the Joyce group. I told them that they should have sent the money to the NRA if they want to educate the public.

[donm]

I just sent an email to the Joyce group. I told them that they should have sent the money to the NRA if they want to educate the public.

The Joyce Group is probably the most Progressive Liberal organization around. Among their stated objectives:

Gun violence: Funds research and advocacy to reduce gun ownership, deaths and injuries. This includes support of anti-gun groups.

[Yentl Marmelstein]

Notice that "stronger penalties for gun violence offenders" is not one of their tenets.

Typical blame-shifting liberals.

[Pector55]

So, it might be a good idea for a large group of actual firearm owners to join CeaseFire in order to express ways to prevent gun violence and accidental firearm related injuries/deaths in ways that don't infringe on Constitutional rights? Is it possible? I am going to look into what is involved with joining the organization. I'll be tactful and polite but be assertive in expressing the right way to go about it. After all, I do support preventing gun violence and accidental firearm related injuries and deaths.

Seriously, maybe the problem is that the ideas are coming from moms instead of people who care about rights?