HWPL Georgia

Two months after losing 16-year-old Tianah Robinson, the teens, who can relate to her best didn’t ask for more security cameras. They asked for a peace park.

On Friday, 200 young people from the Play4PeaceATL Youth Peace Summit gathered at Piedmont Park — the same park where Atlanta lost her — and chanted “Peach state to a peace state” until it meant something different than it did before.

For three weeks, these teens sat through peace education, STEAM programming, and hard conversations about conflict across 10 hotspots and 30+ partner organizations. Then they stood in that park and asked Georgia to make it official: Piedmont Park as the state’s first declared peace park, in Tianah’s name.

14-year-old Raygan Brown said it best — her generation has a reputation problem, and this is them rewriting it.

This is what Beloved Community looks like when teenagers build it themselves. We are Better Together — and we’re not done yet.

📍 Piedmont Park, Atlanta

It’s Peace Walk Season!! On May 30th, HWPL Georgia in collaboration with Cj Jay HOPE HUSTLERS Circle of Safety Atlanta & Hindsight Media Radio 103.5 FM hosted the 3rd annual Peace Walk - Path to Peace. Together, we will continue to raise awareness for peace building in the community and around!

Thank you to all vendors, volunteers, and guests for making this event safe. Join us again this weekend for the PLAY4PEACEATL Summit Peace Walk! Link in bio

Peace only moves at the speed of unity!

Mayor Teresa Thomas-Smith of City of Palmetto said it best at our Opening Ceremony! Play4PeaceATL is officially underway. Ten hotspots. Thirty plus partners.

June 13th, we walk together on Auburn Avenue. 2,000 strong. RSVP in bio to join or learn more!

Peace only moves at the speed of unity!

Mayor Teresa Thomas-Smith said it best at our Opening Ceremony! Play4PeaceATL is officially underway. Ten hotspots. Thirty plus partners.

June 13th, we walk together on Auburn Avenue. 2,000 strong. RSVP in bio to join

Atlanta, this is our moment.

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, Play4PeaceATL is bringing the city together for a Peace Walk Challenge on Auburn Avenue # one of the most iconic streets in the history of the American peace movement.

🎯 The Goal: 2,000 people. One walk. One city moving as one.

Grab your crew (fitness groups, friends, orgs, schools) and show up strong.

🏆 Group with the highest participation will receive a special prize!

The Experience:
🔥 1:00 PM — Kickoff at the MLK Jr. National Historical Park Amphitheater (live energy + performances)
🚶🏽‍♂️ 1:00-1:20 Peace Walk through the heart of the city
🗣️ 4:00 PM — Intercultural Discussion at the Yolanda D. King Theatre at The King Center

We’re not just the Peach State…
we’re the Peace State.

🔗 SIGN UP at the link in bio

We can’t wait to walk with you.

What an amazing ‘Better Together’ fireside conversation held this past Saturday at the Yolanda D. King Theatre for Performing Arts in partnership with HWPL Georgia featuring CEO, Dr. Bernice A. King. and moderated by Dr. Vonnetta L. West, King Center Senior Nonviolence Trainer & Instructor on the topic of nonviolence, faith, peace building, and more.

If we all explore how faith and nonviolence can equip or inspire us to reach healing, true peace (which includes justice), and authentic reconciliation we’ll be one step closer to true change!

Over 576 attendees joined HWPL Georgia’s first art exhibition, City Bleed No More! This exhibition aimed to raise social awareness about community violence through creative expression, inspiring action toward community revitalization and fostering hope for a safer Atlanta.

And this year, the second annual City Bleed No More Art Exhibition: Revive will center around the theme of community revitalization, seeking to awaken awareness and inspire action in creating the safest Atlanta possible through empathy and collaboration. You don’t want to miss it!