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Media Watch
Families aren’t hearing from Boston police about their loved ones’ cold cases
For almost 20 years, a Boston mother has lived in the shadow of unimaginable loss. Her 22-year-old son was killed…
Boston's homicide rate is sharply down. It's not just luck
For the past three years, the number of homicides in Boston has hovered around 40. But in 2024, the city…
Guiding Lights in Dark Hours: Community Partnership Supports Survivors of Violence
While patients have their most acute care needs met in the hospital, long-term healing often happens closer to home —…
Media Statements
Louis D. Brown Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis
When the Lord called his servant Francis home, we lost a champion for peace. Pope Francis’ life and ministry embodied…
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute statement in response to multiple familial/domestic homicides in the New England Area:
Homicide is a uniquely violent loss for a family. Too often, as we all have been reading these past days,…
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Statement exhorting freedom from violence:
For many Americans, Independence Day weekend is a time to celebrate freedom. Yet, for far too many of our neighbors,…
Press Releases
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Receives $2.5 Million Earmark for New Center in State Economic Development Bill
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s Campaign for Peace — a drive to raise $25 million to build a new…
“Right to Heal” event to be hosted by Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice and the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Boston, MA | July 17, 2024 — Join Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ) and the Louis D. Brown…
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute thanks state and municipal champions for supporting families of homicide victims.
July 12, 2024 Boston, MA – On July 11th, The Massachusetts Senate passed an Economic Development Bond Bill that included…
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Peace – an ideal that has been sought through all of human history –has different meanings depending on the beholder. Across the many visions of what makes for a safer, more just world, there is one thing we all have in common. We know that peace does not come easily. It takes work and needs to be nurtured.
My son, Louis D. Brown, who would have turned 47 years old today, knew that as well.