Columbus' new Office of Violence Prevention to be offered help from other cities ABC 6 - Steve Levine March 28, 2023 A national anti- violence network made up of cities across the country, is now preparing to help Columbus’ new Office of Violence Prevention. “They’ll have access to us in terms of thinking through the shape of the office,” David [...]
Nashville school shooter fired 152 rounds during the attack, which was planned 'over a period of months,' police say CNN - Dakin Andone April 3, 2023 The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville last week fired 152 rounds, Nashville police said Monday, adding that while they have yet to determine a motive, [...]
North Carolina A&T students concerned after man arrested with guns and ammo on campus WFMY News 2 - Itinease McMiller April 4, 2023 North Carolina A&T State University students have lots of questions after Greensboro police said they arrested a man with two dozen weapons on their campus. It happened more than a week ago, but students and parents just [...]
Teny Gross Interview with Pastor Mike McBride A veteran of the Israeli Defense Force and of trying to build peace between Palestinians and Israelis, Teny Gross began his career in ending violence as a senior street worker for the city of Boston. He was later recruited for the position of CEO at the Nonviolence Institute in Providence, RI. Teny has a [...]
Pastor Mike McBride interviews Damita Davis, Antonio Cediel and Teny Gross Join Pastor Mike in a powerful conversation with Live Free activists, as they recount their Lifelines to Healing Gun Violence Tour. Hear from Damita Davis, Antonio Cediel, and Teny Gross on their impactful work. Watch now. This panel features: Damita Davis (Howard Cease Fire) Antonio Cediel ( Live Free USA) [...]
NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker’s shooting AP News - Mike Catalini March 27, 2023 New Jersey’s attorney general Matt Platkin said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state’s third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. His announcement [...]
https://youtu.be/7nsTMvUK6JI Live Free panel interview with Pastor Mike McBride. Get inspired by the amazing work of Damita Davis, Antonio Cediel, and Teny Gross who recount their experiences on the Lifelines to Healing Gun Violence Tour Damita Davis (Howard Cease Fire) Antonio Cediel (Live Free USA) Teny Gross (Institute of Non Violence Chicago)
Kehinde Wiley’s New Exhibition Is a Chapel for Mourning New York Times - Dionne Searcey (SUMMARY) March 16, 2023 When Kehinde Wiley’s exhibition, “An Archaeology of Silence,” opens in the United States on March 18, the most important room some viewers might enter is one with no artwork at all. The “respite room” at the de Young Museum in San Francisco [...]
As peacemakers, the LIVE FREE community knows achieving peace in our time is possible. It will require tremendous effort, collaboration, and compromise from all involved. Peaceful solutions to conflicts must be sought, and all actors must be willing to compromise and take steps toward a mutually beneficial resolution. https://youtu.be/nWSjPZ9MeAI In this abridged version of Pastor Mike McBride's TEDx talk delivered on [...]
Coach Steve Kerr and Pastor Mike McBride speak out on Gun Violence Don’t turn away from our failure to protect our elders and children. The blood of the innocent cry out to us from the ground. America’s soil is drenched with blood. We are coming for you @leadermcconnell @gop @nra #BanAssaultWeapons #PassUniversalBackgroundChecks #FundCVI #ScaleMentalHealthInfrastructure #Buffalo #Uvalde #EndGunViolence #Enough #Peacemaker #livefreefire SHAME [...]
