Urban Peace Institute hosted our first annual Peace Walk & Healing Yoga to call for ending gun violence.
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Victory for Peacemakers!
Urban Peace Institute is celebrating the passage of $12.75M for Peacemakers and $13.8M for Youth Centers by the Care First Community Investment (CFCI) Advisory Committee!
Continue readingLeadership Institute 2022 Graduates
This past year, Urban Peace Institute has empowered 32 leaders who are dedicated to making South Los Angeles a safer and healthier place to live.
Continue readingThe Watts Walking Club Wears Orange
In a call to end gun violence nationwide, Urban Peace Institute joined the Watts Walking Club to #WearOrange with Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
Continue readingThe Urban Peace Academy Graduates!
It was a day of celebration last Tuesday as the Urban Peace Institute hosted a ceremony for the latest graduating cohort of the Urban Peace Academy.
Continue readingBeyond Thoughts and Prayers
The Urban Peace Institute is heartbroken and enraged by the mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. Enough is enough.
Continue readingWatts is Walking
The Watts Walking Club has started again! Every Friday, community leaders, law enforcement officers, and intervention workers join together in neighborhood walks for community safety.
Continue readingVisalia Unified School District Visits UPI
Urban Peace Institute was pleased to host a team of school-based intervention workers from Visalia Unified School District.
Continue readingThe Urban Peace Academy Re-Launches!
The Urban Peace Academy re-launched in February 2022 with 25 participants who are committed to creating peace in their communities through violence intervention.
Continue readingPeace on our Streets with Ben “Taco” Owens!
Ben “Taco” Owens, a longtime leader in the community violence intervention field, shares his story of becoming a Peacemaker and how he has seen the work evolve.
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