Community Peace Builders Network - CPBN

Beyond the headlines, how does work? Courage, round the clock 8/25/366, & with whole-hearted, hard truths. AP teaches and supports wounded healers’ healing.

Homegrown street wisdom, and commitment, informed by peacemaker strategies that heal - will in Cincy - when we come together and demand it.

is… redemptive love in action - where it is needed most - it build patience by being patient - it builds accountability by being accoutable - it heals by loving and never giving up.
Are you In?
https://abcnews.com/video/38184947/

Video California City Pays Young Men For Good Behavior in Exchange for Not Pulling the Trigger Richmond, California, once one of the deadliest cities in America, is trying a controversial tactic that offers financial incentives to a select few to prevent shootings.

Saving in enforcement, traffic reductions, and violence reductions - beautiful! . Have a listen -

Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free (Gift Article) It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.

Change is coming in Medicaid. Check it out.

Pastor Lesley is asking us to support, sign, and share -
The mother of the 11-year-old (QueenEr’Re) killed at Laurel Park wants to do something impactful to make playgrounds and parks safer. We will start with the safety cameras that were not connected on January 1, 2026, the day of her shooting.
Here is a link to the petition. I hope you will sign and share.

Sign the Petition Adopt The QueenEr’Re Reed Safe Parks & Playgrounds Initiative

UPI stands in solidarity with the communities and loved ones of those recently killed by ICE agents, including Keith “Pooter” Porter and Renee Nicole Good. ICE continues to terrorize and harm communities from LA to Minneapolis, and across the country, with zero accountability.

As narratives unfold that seek to justify senseless acts of state-sanctioned violence, we should remember the words of UPI’s co-founder, Connie Rice: “The first of all civil rights is safety, because without safety, you don’t have any of the others, and the first of all freedoms is freedom from violence.”

Everybody deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood and live freely from violence.

The book is solid - the work is vital.

Ending urban gun violence requires more than policy—it requires love, courage, and investment in people.
Advancing Peace: Ending Urban Gun Violence through the Power of Redemptive Love tells the true story behind the Advance Peace approach and the belief that those closest to violence are closest to the solution.
This season, give a gift that sparks understanding, hope, and action.
🎁 A meaningful read. A powerful mission.
📘 Learn more or get the book:
👉 devoneboggan.com/books/

More than half of American adults have an immediate family member who has been threatened with a gun, has been shot, or has been present at a shooting.

It takes , digging into what’s there for a strong foundation. Reach out if you’re looking for suggestions about someone to work with. You CAN do it. HELP is out there. .

I created this video in 2019 I uploaded it to social media in 2020 This video started as a newly engaged, young father sharing the challenges of his story. What happened? The video went super viral and catapulted our family into the national spotlight overnight. Since then, we’ve been sharing our story with hundreds-of-millions of people and staying true to authenticity and morality. We’re open about our highlights, meh-lights and the lowlights. The response has been tremendous. I’m grateful for the journey, the clarity and a future where we all feel empowered to narrate our own stories. Paving our own roads. I hope that your story illuminates your path as well. P.S. That baby I’m holding is a riding 3rd grader now 🥹

(2023 - one year into Advance Peace, Lansing MI & Ingram County MI)

A new kind of first responder has emerged in Lansing's struggle with gun violence Aaron Blankenburg got to the scene of Lansing's latest mass shooting around the time police did. And he was already working to stop the next one.