| | Note from the Executive Director
Let's Get Together and Feel Alright | | | |
… One love
One heart
Let's get together and I'll feel alright
One love
One heart
I tell you, let's just salsabrate
And I will feel alright
Let's get together and I'll feel alright - Bob Marley and the Wailers | | | I find so much truth in Bob Marley's lyrics. I am uplifted and motivated by all the passionate people in our community who are working to build a better world for all of us to enjoy. This spring, FNVW's participated in or helped organize a number of incredible community events. The photos below offer just a taste of all of the togetherness we've been experience! Read on for even more events coming up in June. I hope to see you soon! With Revolutionary Love, Leah | | | |
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| | FNVW uses the principles and practices of nonviolence to transform conflict and to address the root causes of violence in our community. Your financial contributions move our mission forward! | | | | | |
| | George Floyd Memorial
4th Annual Rise and Remember | | | |
| | George Floyd Global Memorial (GFGM) and the community at George Floyd Square will host their 4th Annual Rise & Remember celebration at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis, MN. Rise and Remember exists to hold in remembrance those we have lost to the pervasive impacts of systemic racism, and to gather people to pursue racial justice and equity. This year at Rise and Remember, we will host our annual Self-Care Fair a candlelight vigil. In the work of racial justice, sometimes we just need a reset. | | | |
Come to George Floyd Square on May 25th from 2-6 PM to receive free wellness services including bodywork, meditation, arts & crafts, mutual aid, and more! Then join us at 7:00 PM for a family-led candlelight vigil to remember George Floyd.
Email leah@fnvw.org if you'd like to meet up with others from FNVW at this event! | | | |
| | Save the Date!
Annual FNVW Picnic on June 23rd | | | |
| | Mark your calendars for the annual FNVW Picnic! Sunday, June 23, 2024
Location to be announced 11 am - 12:30 pm - All Ages
12:30 pm - 2 pm - Adults Only We hope you'll join us as we kick off summer together as a community at this annual summer social event. More information coming soon! | | | |
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28th Annual Rondo Community Peace Celebration
June 21, 2024 | | | |
28th Annual Community Peace Celebration June 21, 2024, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Saint Paul, 387 Marion St, St Paul, MN 55103 Get ready to spread the love and peace at the 28th Annual Community Peace Celebration on June 21 at Western Sculpture Park! Join us for a day filled with music, dance, delicious food, and uplifting stories of peace. Save the date and let's make this year's celebration the most memorable yet! | | | |
The Community Peace Celebration was founded in response to violence that occurred in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul in 1996, a traveling Peace Pole with the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in four languages visited 30 neighborhood sites. In June of 1997, the first Community Peace Celebration (CPC) was held. It brought healing words from community leaders along with music and dance by local performers - including FNVW Board Memeber John Ewu - to cultivate the meaning of Peace and a shared vision of cooperative relationships. The CPC has evolved into a network of neighbors, community organizations, local businesses, artists and youth utilizing their superpowers for peace in one space. This powerful convening seeks to disrupt cycles of oppression, violence, and poverty through art, community health, education, youth empowerment, and reconciliation discussions. | | | |
| | AVP-MN Training for Facilitators (T4F)
Intergenerational Workshop
June 1st and 2nd | | | |
All those who have completed their Basic and Advanced AVP workshops are invited to join us for this T4F workshop which will prepare you to become AVP facilitators, with a focus on youth workshop facilitation.
This intergenerational workshop is for individuals ages 11 and older. | | | |
The two day in-person workshop schedule is: Saturday, June 1st, 10:00 am - 8:00 pm - lunch and dinner included
Sunday, June 2nd, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm - lunch included Workshop Location: Calvary Baptist Church
2608 Blaisdell Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408 Sign up here to reserve your spot | | | | | |
This workshop is offered free of charge. Thank you to Hennepin County for making this possible!
Youth participants who graduate will receive a $50 Visa gift card as a thank you! | | | |
