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Live Free Celebrates a Proud Moment for Violence Intervention at the White House!

Live Free helped to design the University of Chicago’s new Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA). This groundbreaking leadership program was created in order to train the next generation of community violence intervention (CVI) leaders throughout the country.  Through this innovative, 6-month certificate program, participants receive comprehensive training and mentorship to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively lead violence [...]

2024-04-22T10:13:58-04:00February 29th, 2024|Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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We Can End Hunger

Food and faith are intertwined in many ways. In many religious holidays, food is at the center—a tradition that brings us together in celebration of our faith. But beyond sharing food with family and friends, it is a tenet of many faith traditions to help ensure everyone in our communities has enough to eat. Food pantries across the country work hard [...]

2024-02-26T16:54:31-05:00December 12th, 2023|News|0 Comments
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Giving Tuesday: Be a Warrior for Peace

​ It’s officially the season of gratitude, and I’d like to personally thank you for being a part of our ever-growing network of friends, allies and supporters. Thanks to you, Live Free has had an unprecedented impact in our efforts to build communities free from violence, mass incarceration, and mass criminalization. Due to the tremendous efforts of our dedicated organizers, some [...]

2024-04-22T10:14:29-04:00November 22nd, 2023|News|1 Comment
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Golden State Warriors’ Head Coach Steve Kerr Joins Board of National Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Organization

MEDIA CONTACTS:  Janet A. Dickerson, Human Impact Solutions  janet@humanimpactsolutions.com  Kimberly Veale, Golden State Warriors  KVeale@warriors.com  GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS’ HEAD COACH STEVE KERR JOINS BOARD OF NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION ORGANIZATION  Live Free USA and Coach Kerr Unite to Advance the Vision of a  Nation Free From Gun Violence and Social Injustice  For Immediate Release  November 16, 2023 – Oakland, [...]

2023-11-16T11:41:45-05:00November 15th, 2023|Gun Violence, News|0 Comments
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Orlando Gun violence declining in sync with new CVI program

Orlando Gun violence declining in sync with new CVI program, OPD data show People involved in urban gun violence often live in communities defined by decades of disinvestment and isolation from state institutions, social services and education that could help them succeed. They're also often struggling with trauma, says Live Free USA’s Antonio Cediel, who helps communities like Orlando launch gun violence [...]

2023-12-12T17:10:46-05:00November 15th, 2023|Case Study, Gun Violence|0 Comments
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Reflecting on our Archaeology of Silence Speaker Series Journey

​​​​​​ LIVE FREE USA was honored to be chosen as the community partner to program the Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence Speaker Series at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA. The exhibit is the largest and longest running exhibit of its kind to explore the impacts of state-sanctioned violence on Black bodies. In collaboration with Google.org LIVE FREE embarked on [...]

2024-04-22T10:14:53-04:00October 31st, 2023|News|0 Comments
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Live Free Statement on the Jacksonville Shooting

LIVE FREE USA joins in prayer for the families and loved ones of Angela Michelle Carr, Anolt “AJ” Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion, and stands with our comrades and the entire city and community of Jacksonville as they reel from the shock and devastation of this weekend’s mass shooting by a racist White supremacist vigilante. We applaud the leadership of [...]

2023-08-28T15:26:27-04:00August 28th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Racism|0 Comments
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Euclid, OH Hosts Bootcamp for Activists, Organizers and Peacemakers

Join the Euclid Hope Task Force and our national partner, LIVE FREE USA, for this three-day event that includes a Kick-Off Rally on Thursday, August 31st, followed by intensive trainings on community-rooted violence prevention and interruption strategies on Friday, September 1 and Saturday, September 2. The event is part of the Hope Task Force's ongoing efforts to build safe, sustainable community through human-centered, trauma-informed citywide collaboration. [...]

2024-04-22T10:15:13-04:00August 24th, 2023|News|0 Comments
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Meet Rosa Clemente: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

Rosa Alicia Clemente is an award-winning organizer, speaker, political commentator, producer, independent journalist, scholar-activist and former vice presidential candidate. A leading voice of her generation, the Bronx-born Black-Puerto Rican is frequently sought out for her insight and commentary on Afro-Latinx identity, Black and Latinx liberation movements, police violence, colonialism in Puerto Rico, hip-hop feminism, third-party politics and more.   Rosa Clemente [...]

2024-04-22T10:15:33-04:00August 16th, 2023|Art, Interviews|0 Comments
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Meet Michael Tubbs: Featured Speaker at the Upcoming Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series

Michael Tubbs is an American politician who is currently serving as a special adviser for economic mobility and opportunity for Governor Gavin Newsom. Tubbs raised over $20 million dollars to create the Stockton Scholars, a universal scholarship and mentorship program for Stockton students. He is the Founder and Chair of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income along with E.P.I.C.   Michael Tubbs [...]

2024-04-22T10:15:42-04:00August 16th, 2023|Art, Interviews|0 Comments
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