peaceful community

This statement comes from Peace Learning Center's Board Chair and Executive Director. We the Peace Learning Center would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all of the families and communities affected directly and indirectly by the recent traumatic events. Our country is enraged and hurting over the injustices, racial tension, police brutality and insensitivity we have all been bombarded through countless media outlets. No place is sheltered from these events. Social alertness and social identities are directly connected with the level of identity one has with a particular social group. These identities influence how we engage in, connect to and process different spaces and environments. Events (especially violent ones) involving a particular social group will have a greater impact if your social identity is higher with that particular group than people within other groups; it is natural to feel these events directly impact you. Conversations about these issues will not be easy. In fact, conversations and dialogues will be challenging and uncomfortable. However, we must not be insensitive or ignorant in our communications, comments or questions surrounding these traumatic events. We must remember we are one society, one nation with many spaces filled with different people with a common thread; love. Love involves promoting open safe dialogues where all questions and feelings are valid.  Peace Learning Center has always been concerned with neighborhood and family violence and committed to promoting peace building and conflict resolution among all communities and