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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
Visioning Beyond Violence: The Growing Virtual Art Gallery
Our Virtual Art Gallery is a living archive of visionaries reimagining safety. Moving beyond statistics, we focus on the person behind the perspective. Each digital panel is a "visual testimony," shifting us from subjects of history to architects of a peaceful future. Through digital art and animation, creators process emotions, build empathy, and visualize alternatives to violence. This is our collaborative blueprint: proof that what we can imagine, we can create.
Visioning Beyond Violence
Jan 284 min read
Healing and Transforming Violence with Art by High School Senior Moira O'Connor
Healing and Transforming Violence with Art Research Paper Written by High School Senior Wendy Bruneau
Visioning Beyond Violence
May 17, 202521 min read
Jamiiya Robinson
“A visionary is somebody who has power… someone bold enough to say what others won’t.” — Jamiiya Robinson’s poem celebrates the courage, care, and imagination that shape a better future.
Visioning Beyond Violence
Nov 2, 20241 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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