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Training Facilitators: How Visioning Beyond Violence Training Multiplies Impact on Gun Violence Prevention
Every violence prevention program faces the same challenge: capacity. Visioning Beyond Violence addresses this by training educators and community leaders to facilitate trauma-informed, art-based workshops. Through structured Facilitator Training, communities build local ownership, scale prevention without losing depth, and empower youth to lead healing-centered dialogue and vision safer futures.
Visioning Beyond Violence
Feb 265 min read
Addressing Gun Violence in Oakland: 10 Years of Student Voice, Healing-Centered Learning, and Visioning Beyond Violence at Lighthouse Community Charter School
Addressing Gun Violence in Oakland: For 10 years, Lighthouse Community Public Schools and Visioning Beyond Violence have empowered middle school students through the Addressing Gun Violence (AGV) curriculum. Created in honor of Jacob Gonzalez, AGV combines trauma-informed learning, SEL, and public art to help youth study gun violence, heal, and lead community change in East Oakland.
Visioning Beyond Violence
Feb 265 min read
Grief Across California, Hope Beyond Violence
This week, as the holiday season begins, one community remains grief-stricken. We are confronted with the strength of community and the heartbreak of escalating gun violence across California. Amidst loss, youth leadership demands acknowledgment, not forgetting.
Visioning Beyond Violence
Dec 3, 20253 min read
2025 Insights: Broad Public Support for Gun Safety from the Johns Hopkins National Survey
In a time of polarization, the latest 2025 Johns Hopkins National Survey of Gun Policy reveals a powerful truth: Americans agree on...
J Jesus Prado
Sep 26, 20253 min read
Thank you and Farewell 2024
As 2024 ends, we thank you for standing with Vision Quilt. From community art exhibits to global peace poems, your support helped amplify youth voices and spark healing through art. Here's to creating change, together.
Growth, Impact & Celebration
Vision Quilt is growing in 2025—with a new website, new team members, and deep community impact. From Oakland 8th graders creating powerful panels to Portland artists leading healing workshops, our work continues to uplift youth voices and spark change. Art remains a lifeline in hard times. Thank you for standing with us—together, we’re building a safer, more just future. Explore more: www.visionquilt.org
Vision Quilt Newsletter for November
In our November newsletter, Vision Quilt reflects on the power of art, resilience, and community during a season of gratitude. Highlights include student panels, a powerful event with Don’t Shoot Portland, and new youth-led workshops. Join us in creating safe, hopeful communities through creativity and action.
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