When we think of peacemaking, likely what comes to most people’s minds are images of doves, joined hands, unity, love, etc. The reality is quite different. Peacemaking and reconciliation involve not only entering into spaces, situations where conflict is present, it also means that in attempting to bring peace, one often encounters conflict. The very …
Authors: Peace JV and Derrick M. This past Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, was the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality and to honor those who died at the hands of law enforcement in 2020, a local organization, Re-Invest in Conway, sponsored a protest/memorial service that evening in front of the Conway Police Department. …
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Authors: Peace JV and Derrick M. On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, we, the co-leaders of Peacemakers Discussion Group, attended a protest/memorial service in front of the Conway Police Department, and sponsored by the organization, Reinvest in Conway, as part of the “National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality.” We attended this …
