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 […]
2016 Denver Gathering Pics
Short compilation of scenes from Denver 2016, courtesy of Monica Curca.
We’ve Lost a Great One
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What’s Human to Human Like?
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Exemplar of Justice Award
John A. Shuford receives the Willam A. Vrooman “Exemplar of Justice Award” from the Delaware Center for Justice at their 91st. Annual Meeting for his many decades’ work on the Alternatives to Violence Project with prison populations. The Delaware Center for Justice gives the annual award to an individual who has contributed significantly to the […]
When You Hear the Word Violence (dup)
When you hear the word violence, what comes to mind? This video, produced by AVP Facilitator Blaze Nowara, features commentary by workshop participants and facilitators on the impact AVP has had. This is the entire 15 minute presentation.
Points of Light
Daily Point of Light Awards, created by President George H. W. Bush are given to individuals, alone and working together, who find innovative ways to meet community needs, efforts which often lead to long-term solutions and impact social problems in their local communities; creating real and lasting change through volunteering. AVP was awarded the Point […]