Sunshine, music and smiles filled Brackett Park at the FNVW Walk for Peace and Justice last Saturday! Over 175 people gathered to demonstrate support for nonviolent solutions to the violence we've been experiencing in our community. 29 different community organizations participated by tabling and walking along the Mississippi River to the Marshall Ave/Lake Street Bridge and back!

Pictured at left: The 2023 Walk for Peace and Justice Planning Team - Leah Robshaw Robinson, Cynthia Bartoo, Sue Fust, Andrea Rouse and John Ewu. Our many event sponsors are listed below: 

If you missed the chance to hear George in person, some events were recorded and will be made available online.

You can listen to the George Lakey's radio interview on KFAI here: George Lakey Radio Interview

Watch a recording of George Lakey's keynote address at the FNVW Walk for Peace and Justice here: George Lakey keynote address - Walk for Peace and Justice 2023

FNVW partnered with 18 different community organizations and businesses to create 10 different George Lakey speaking events. Hundreds of people took advantage of this unique opportunity to learn from one of most influential and visionary social change organizers of our time. 

Thanks to the generous financial support of Minneapolis Friends Meeting, Twin Cities Friends Meeting, the MN Alliance of Peacemakers (MAP) and the Southwest Alliance for Equity (SWAE) we were able to offer all events free of charge.

The AVP Inside Out Newsletter publication provides an opportunity for members of the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) community, inside and outside correctional facilities, to connect with one another about the effects of violence on us all and the strategies we use to transform the violence in our lives and communities.

Click on the links below to read the past two issues:

•  July-August 2023
• September-October 2023

We are seeking submissions for future issues! Review the submission guidelines here and email submissions to: avp@fnvw.org.