Phoenix Peace Builders

03/30/2025

Ubuntu, a concept emphasizing interconnectedness and community, can be seen as a foundation for restorative justice, which focuses on repairing harm and promoting reconciliation rather than solely punishment.
Here's a deeper look at the connection between Ubuntu and Restorative Justice:
Ubuntu's Core Principles:
Interconnectedness: Ubuntu emphasizes that individuals are connected to others and that their actions affect the community as a whole.
Compassion and Empathy: Ubuntu promotes understanding and compassion for others, even those who have caused harm.
Community and Harmony: Ubuntu aims to foster a sense of community and social harmony, where individuals are valued and respected.
Restorative Justice Principles:
Focus on Harm and Repair: Restorative justice aims to address the harm caused by crime and to repair the relationships that have been damaged.
People who have been harmed are more involved and happier with the outcomes. People who did the harm are brought to their greater selves.
Yours in Nonviolence, Justice and lasting Peace.

03/29/2025

20% off registration! March Madness! We have a special deal for the inaugural Justice Journey 5K/1mi fun run and walk. Join us Sunday, May 18th at 8 AM at scenic Kiwanis Park in Tempe to support Phoenix Peace Builders. PPB focuses on mediation skill-building and restorative justice to provide alternatives to young people facing criminal charges or incarceration. Restoration refers to repairing the harm done and rebuilding relationships in the community affected by crime.
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03/25/2025

03/25/2025

03/13/2025

Join us for our Fun 5K Run & 1Mile Walk.
Phoenix Peace Builders is working with other local organizations to launch a youth diversion program. It aims to support young people (ages 18-25) who are at risk of incarceration, offering them resources and accountability while helping to address the root causes of safety in our community. The person harmed and the person charged work in unity to develop a restoration plan.

Register Here: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=123500
For more info go to: https://www.phoenixpeacebuilders.org/justice-journey
or email [email protected]

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

03/13/2025

Dear Phoenix Nonviolent TruthForce (PNT) followers. PNT is now called Phoenix Peace Builders (PPB). Our mission is the same and we have greatly expanded our scope of work. Check us out at www.phoenixpeacebuilders.org

Stay tuned for an announcement about our upcoming Justice Journey! It is a 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk for Peace and Safety, May 18, 2025. Save the Date!

In addition to Workshops, Phoenix Peace Builders supports the following programs:

Emerging Youth Movement, a Restorative Justice Program in Maricopa County, AZ (https://www.phoenixpeacebuilders.org/justice-journey)

Panteras Tenant Empowerment Program in Pima County, AZ (https://www.facebook.com/PanterasTEP/)

06/15/2020

Support real, systemic change that honors the legacy of MLK, Jr., the ongoing work of Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. and so many other forceful Nonviolent Change Leaders of positive justice and peace. Address the triple evils of poverty, racism and militarism. Work for the Beloved Community!

Join us on June 20, 2020 for the Mass Poor People's Assembly & Moral March on Washington!

06/15/2020

Join us on June 20, 2020 for the Mass Poor People's Assembly & Moral March on Washington!

05/27/2020

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03/27/2020

Random acts of love found biking. Hardy and canal N. of Baseline. 👍✌🤟

03/12/2020

Letters can now be to sent to Sherrie while they serve a 30 day prison sentence at the Bristol County House of Correction:

Sherrie Andre, ID 193414, Cell DWC-C4
Bristol County House of Correction, 400 Faunce Corner Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747

All mail MUST include a return address. Please read all the info about sending mail to the facility here: https://bcso-ma.us/visitors-mailinginfo.htm

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As many of you know, on Monday Sherrie was found guilty of disturbing the peace and trespassing. Shockingly, they were given a 30 day prison sentence, the maximum possible sentence.

In addition to sending letters to Sherrie, you can also:

Donate to FANG to support the costs of the trial. FANG is also sending money into Sherrie's commissary: http://bit.ly/FANG-Collective

Pledge to take action: http://bit.ly/ShutDownICE

Read more about the Shut Down ICE campaign: www.ShutDownICEnow.org

04/11/2019

01/30/2019

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12/24/2018

02/20/2017

This morning six water protectors shut down one of the main construction yards for the Trans-Pecos Pipeline in Texas, delaying construction along much of the pipeline route.

The pipeline would run from Texas into Mexico and is being built by Energy Transfer Partners, the same company behind DAPL. The fiercest resistance to the project is being led by the Two Rivers Camp - Stop Trans Pecos Pipeline.

Help get folks out of jail by donating to the legal fund: http://bit.ly/support2riverscamp

04/23/2016

Like Howard Zinn Quotes!

We highly recommend reading Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States! Pick up a copy at your local library or read it here online.
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html

10/24/2015

Direct Action to fight for your rights!

BREAKING: Huge StopTheCops direct action in Chicago right now.
If you believe and that q***r, trans & children are targeted because they DO NOT have institutional power please Share & Donate to the Bail Fund: https://chicagobond.org/fund_black_futures/index.html
Read the statement by BYP 100 -> http://byp100.org/stopthecops/
Over 50 arrests expected with 300+ protesters joining blockade right now.
Livestream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/samwiseoccupies

"23 people were killed by police in Chicago last year.
None were white."

"Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), Assata’s Daughters, We Charge Genocide and Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) are taking action today to shut-down the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Chicago to demonstrate the urgency for a fundamental shift in the way this country invests in our most valuable resources – our people.

Together, we’re organized to demand that our lives, our communities and our futures be made a priority. The police chiefs who belong to the IACP, and their local departments have a debt to pay for the lives and the resources they’ve stolen and we’re here to collect.

From Chicago to Oakland, New Orleans to New York City, Black people live under police occupation everyday. Black folks who are poor, women, formerly incarcerated, working class, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming, differently abled, and/or undocumented are particularly vulnerable to police violence and hyper-surveillance. As a people living in Black bodies, state-sanctioned violence is always a clear and present danger. This must end."
http://liftedvoices.org/2015/10/24/stopthecops-a-march-against-the-chiefs-of-police-conference/

Read more of statement here: http://byp100.org/stopthecops/

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06/10/2015