Pati Navalta Poblete went from being a columnist and journalist to being in the news when her son died due to gun violence in 2014. Maria and Julio speak with Pati about how she has turned her grief into activism and her memoir <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Better-Place-Memoir-Peace-Tragedy/dp/194670699X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Better Place</a>.    Want to read more?

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<li>From The Mercury News, <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/23/in-wake-of-her-sons-murder-pati-navalta-poblete-charts-a-course-to-peace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'In wake of her son’s murder, Pati Navalta Poblete charts a course to peace.'</a>
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<li>Visit the site of the <a href="https://robbypobletefoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robby Poblete Foundation</a>, which Pati founded on her son's name.</li>
<li>From Vox, <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16399418/us-gun-violence-statistics-maps-charts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'America’s unique gun violence problem, explained in 17 maps and charts.'</a>
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