Meet 2026 ‘Peace Portraits’ Honoree Benny Lee
Meet Peace Portraits honoree Benny Lee, CEO and Founder of the National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated (NAEFI).
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WATCH: A New Class of MPA Graduates Look Back on CVI Training Academy Experience
Meet four new Metropolitan Peace Academy graduates as they look back on their training experience and the lessons they’ll carry into the future of their violence prevention work.
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Metropolitan Peace Academy Celebrates Spring 2026 Graduates and the Future of Community Violence Intervention
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) and other Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations at the South Shore Cultural Center to honor the newest graduates of the Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA).
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10 Years of CVI: Inside Chicago’s ‘Art of Peace’ Celebration and Expo
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Chicago’s leading Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations came together at “The Art of Peace: 10-Year CVI Anniversary Celebration & Expo” for an evening of reflection, education, organizational activations, community-building, and more.
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Meet 2026 ‘Peace Portraits’ Honoree Diane Latiker
Meet Peace Portraits honoree Diane Latiker, Executive Director of Kids Off The Block (KOB).
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PRESS PLAY: CP4P Leaders Answer ‘Why CVI?’
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives recently sat down with leaders representing several Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) organizations to get their thoughts on why Community Violence Intervention (CVI) is essential to improving Chicago’s public safety strategy.
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LISTEN: Streets, Beatz & Peace Podcast Explores Chicago ‘Teen Trends’ with MPI Executive Director Vaughn Bryant and CPD Director of Community Policing Glen Brooks
The Streets, Beatz & Peace Podcast is back with a special edition episode focusing on the recent rise of “teen trends,” and how Community Violence Intervention (CVI) organizations collaborate with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to make our streets safer this summer.
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MPI and CP4P Lace up for a Good Cause at the 2026 Strides for Peace Race Against Gun Violence
Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI) and Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) came together in strong support of the 13th annual Strides for Peace Race Against Gun Violence in downtown Chicago.
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Meet 2026 ‘Peace Portraits’ Honoree Tavares Harrington
Meet Peace Portraits honoree Tavares Harrington, Outreach Supervisor for the Austin neighborhood at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC).
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Lake County Peacemakers Join Metropolitan Peace Academy for Transformative Violence Intervention Training and Collaboration
A recent collaboration with the Lake County Peacemakers has been underway at the Metropolitan Peace Academy (MPA), bringing county violence interrupters to the Pilsen training facility to share with and learn from Chicago’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) network.
