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At DC Peace Team, 2025 marked a powerful year of growth, learning, and community impact. As the need for nonviolent intervention and community-based safety continues to rise, so has our commitment to meeting that moment. Over the past year, we expanded our training efforts by 35%, equipping more community members than ever with the tools of de-escalation, nonviolent communication, and conflict transformation. We also introduced new and timely offerings, including Active Bysta

We’re excited to share that the DC Peace Team 2024 Annual Report is now available! Thanks to your incredible support, 2024 was a powerful year of growth, connection, and nonviolent action. Together, we trained thousands, deepened our work in Unarmed Civilian Protection, expanded our Restorative Justice initiatives, and strengthened community partnerships throughout the DC metro area and beyond. Here’s a glimpse of what we achieved together: 111 Nonviolent Skills Trainin

DC Peace Team was referenced this week in another Waging Nonviolence Article, "We can safeguard democracy without giving into fear and...

Waging Nonviolence posted the article "For educators grappling with student protests, here’s how to play a supporting role" and named DC...

Check out all the amazing work DC Peace Team accomplished in the last year in our 2023 Annual Report.

DC Peace Team received The Bridge Award from District Bridges for our Community Safety Unit work in the Columbia Heights Plaza. According...

Congratulations to DC Peace Team's Core Team Member and Facilitator Sal Corbin for receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from the...

From Slate Podcast transcript: Speaker D: And so recently, crime has been up in DC, where I live, like, a bunch of cities, not all, and...

Previous accompaniment of Rep. Cori Bush + preparing for upcoming elections. Read article here.

The DC Peace Team partnered with the Black Swan Academy to host a Nonviolent Self-Defense Class (without striking or hurting the...

By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Services. Click to read.

by Annemarie Cuccia, The Georgetown Voice — Click to Read More. Graphic by Max Zhang

The coalition brought in the DC Peace Team to train peacekeepers and other community partners. Article by Stephanie Hudson —Click to read...

From Election Day to Inauguration Day, DC Peace Team used unarmed accompaniment and nonviolent force to de-escalate unhealthy conflict.