Join us in our mission to prevent gun violence
As a Visioning Beyond Violence partner, you’ll play a crucial role in addressing the root causes of gun violence, providing trauma-informed resources, art expression opportunities, and educational tools to empower your community. Through collaborative action, we can amplify transformative solutions for a better future.
We offer consultation and trainings empowering you to offer your communities:
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Opportunities to amplify artistic visions to prevent gun violence
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Educational tools promoting visionary leadership
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Resources promoting advocacy and enhanced mental health
Visioning Beyond Violence featured Partner
Lighthouse Community Public Charter Schools
Lighthouse Community Public Schools in Oakland, California, began their partnership with Visioning Beyond Violence (Vision Quilt) in 2016 after one of their students was murdered. In response to student requests, teachers, Athena Larios and Melanie Swandby, in partnership with Vision Quilt, designed a multidisciplinary curriculum for middle school students. After receiving an Innovation Grant from the John Legend Foundation and the National Writing Project, this curriculum was turned into a free digital toolkit for schools, entitled, “Addressing Gun Violence Toolkit: Creating Visionaries, Storytellers and Community Activists”. Lighthouse continues to implement this work each year.
