Peace Trail
As 2024 marks 30 Years of Healing, Teaching, and Learning at the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, we are celebrating this significant milestone by unveiling The Peace Trail!
The Peace Trail is a collection of public artworks that transform pain through Love, Unity, Faith, Hope, Courage, Justice and Forgiveness. The seven inaugural #PeaceTrail poles in Dorchester honor victims of violent crime and cultivate new cycles of peace in their names.
Each pole uplifts a Principle of Peace — Love, Unity, Faith, Hope, Courage, Justice and Forgiveness — and celebrates the dreams held and principles embodied by our murdered loved ones. Our artist cohort of muralists, educators, arts therapists and survivors have designed the poles and guided children & families from our network to include their loved ones’ memories and reflect creatively on the Principles of Peace.
Together, these poles offer a Peace Trail of memories, hopes and visions. While the project is designed to grow over time, our pilot trail features seven peace poles along the route of the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace, our largest fundraiser.
Join Us for the Peace Trail Dedication Ceremony This Saturday!
Check out the Seven Inaugural Peace Trail Poles Below!
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute (LDBPI) is a Center of Healing, Teaching and Learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss. Our commitment is to transform society’s response to homicide so all families are treated with dignity and compassion. Our programs and services are grounded in the Center for Disease Control’s social-ecological framework that interventions are needed at multiple levels in order to interrupt cycles of violence.