Feds: AVP is a Model Program
Since 2015, Steve Bradley, AVP Outside Coordinator at FCI Ray Brook, Carolyn Polikarpus, Heather Rich, Laurie Scott and Josiah McTier (Inside Facilitator) have worked hard to build an AVP program at the Federal Correctional Institution at Ray Brook, NY. In March, 2016, they graduated 21 apprentice facilitators (see photo above). On February 2, 2017, thirteen […]
Veterans in Pierce County Jail
[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″][cs_text _order=”0″] Pierce County Jail workshop teaches alternatives to violence, has veteran dropping beats BY ALEXIS KRELL The News Tribune Tacoma, WA February 18, 2017 [email protected] The Army veteran beatboxes and the gang member raps. A few weeks ago, Carl Hogan and Edward De Anda wouldn’t have been dropping beats together. But […]
Denver Keynote Talk on Re-entry
Denver Annual Gathering (2016) Re-Entry Keynote Talk Featured speaker, Lisa Calderon, the director of the Community Re-Entry Project, an initiative of the City of Denver’s Crime Prevention and Control Commission, will speak to the theme of the conference, ” Envisioning Alternatives to Violence – From Retribution to Restoration.” Lisa holds a Master’s degree, law degree, […]
New NC Federal Prison Program
What an amazing weekend! Thanks to the introduction from Tom Martin (AVP Facilitator in Texas) to an Associate Warden who had transferred to North Carolina, John Shuford and I, along with 3 new AVP Facilitators, were at the Butner Federal Correction Institution (for men) this past weekend. We held the first ever in a North […]
Philadelphia Schools Big Bet on Nonviolence
In a desperately poor, dangerous part of town, Memphis Street Academy decided to ditch its metal detectors and focus on supporting students. Violence dropped by 90 percent. Jeff Deeney Jul 18 2013, The Atlantic: Last year when American Paradigm Schools took over Philadelphia’s infamous, failing John Paul Jones Middle School, they did something […]
PeaceTalks on NPR
Peace Talks Radio, the anchor program of Good Radio Shows, Inc., recently devoted a one-hour program to AVP. The segment features interviews with former inmates James Alexander and Carl Irons, and with Pat Hardy, director of AVP California. Listen to it on PeaceTalks: http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL98.htm. Our thanks go to Alex (James), Carl and Pat for professionally […]