Peace in Our Cities
@peaceinourcities.org
🏙️ Preserving lives and helping cities thrive by reducing and preventing urban violence.
Secretariat: Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, @nyucic.bsky.social, @stanleycenter.org. #PiOC
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Secretariat: Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, @nyucic.bsky.social, @stanleycenter.org. #PiOC
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💡 A finales de julio de 2025, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y el gobierno municipal de Rosario se reunieron en un intercambio de conocimiento para avanzar en la prevención de la violencia mediante la mediación comunitaria y la colaboración entre múltiples partes interesadas.
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
💡 A finales de julio de 2025, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y el gobierno municipal de Rosario se reunieron en un intercambio de conocimiento para avanzar en la prevención de la violencia mediante la mediación comunitaria y la colaboración entre múltiples partes interesadas.
💡 In late July 2025, civil society organizations + the city gov't of Rosario, came together in a tailored peer exchange that revealed key insights into advancing violence prevention through community mediation + multistakeholder collaboration.
📥 Full report:
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📥 Full report:
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January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
💡 In late July 2025, civil society organizations + the city gov't of Rosario, came together in a tailored peer exchange that revealed key insights into advancing violence prevention through community mediation + multistakeholder collaboration.
📥 Full report:
buff.ly/b9hJjTt
📥 Full report:
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🌍 In 2025, #PiOC brought together gov'ts, civil society, & researchers to share strategies on reducing violence & strengthening peace.
🌟 In 2026, we look forward to building on the momentum for another impactful year working in partnership with all of you.
2025 recap ⤵️
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🌟 In 2026, we look forward to building on the momentum for another impactful year working in partnership with all of you.
2025 recap ⤵️
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January 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
🌍 In 2025, #PiOC brought together gov'ts, civil society, & researchers to share strategies on reducing violence & strengthening peace.
🌟 In 2026, we look forward to building on the momentum for another impactful year working in partnership with all of you.
2025 recap ⤵️
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🌟 In 2026, we look forward to building on the momentum for another impactful year working in partnership with all of you.
2025 recap ⤵️
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🌟Please welcome our newest member, Vox Populi Ecuador Foundation, to the #PeaceinOurCities network!
💡 Their work focuses on developing projects that address the needs of marginalized populations in Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨, & prioritizing the promotion of human rights.
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💡 Their work focuses on developing projects that address the needs of marginalized populations in Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨, & prioritizing the promotion of human rights.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌟Please welcome our newest member, Vox Populi Ecuador Foundation, to the #PeaceinOurCities network!
💡 Their work focuses on developing projects that address the needs of marginalized populations in Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨, & prioritizing the promotion of human rights.
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💡 Their work focuses on developing projects that address the needs of marginalized populations in Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨, & prioritizing the promotion of human rights.
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🌟Please welcome our newest member, AfroReggae, to the #PeaceinOurCities network!
📲 AfroReggae’s mission is to transform lives through inclusion, culture, and innovation, using digital culture as a tool to create opportunities and combat prejudice.
Learn more: buff.ly/EEFKbUz
📲 AfroReggae’s mission is to transform lives through inclusion, culture, and innovation, using digital culture as a tool to create opportunities and combat prejudice.
Learn more: buff.ly/EEFKbUz
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🌟Please welcome our newest member, AfroReggae, to the #PeaceinOurCities network!
📲 AfroReggae’s mission is to transform lives through inclusion, culture, and innovation, using digital culture as a tool to create opportunities and combat prejudice.
Learn more: buff.ly/EEFKbUz
📲 AfroReggae’s mission is to transform lives through inclusion, culture, and innovation, using digital culture as a tool to create opportunities and combat prejudice.
Learn more: buff.ly/EEFKbUz
📰 Our latest newsletter is out now!
Highlights include:
🔦 New members spotlight.
📑 Rosario City Exchange Report.
🖥️ #PiOC Mano Dura Webinar.
Check it out ⤵️
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Subscribe to receive regular updates ⤵️
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#PeaceinOurCities #SaferCities
Highlights include:
🔦 New members spotlight.
📑 Rosario City Exchange Report.
🖥️ #PiOC Mano Dura Webinar.
Check it out ⤵️
buff.ly/5S4jZc0
Subscribe to receive regular updates ⤵️
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#PeaceinOurCities #SaferCities
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📰 Our latest newsletter is out now!
Highlights include:
🔦 New members spotlight.
📑 Rosario City Exchange Report.
🖥️ #PiOC Mano Dura Webinar.
Check it out ⤵️
buff.ly/5S4jZc0
Subscribe to receive regular updates ⤵️
buff.ly/B6qNyKy
#PeaceinOurCities #SaferCities
Highlights include:
🔦 New members spotlight.
📑 Rosario City Exchange Report.
🖥️ #PiOC Mano Dura Webinar.
Check it out ⤵️
buff.ly/5S4jZc0
Subscribe to receive regular updates ⤵️
buff.ly/B6qNyKy
#PeaceinOurCities #SaferCities
“[A peace] operation will be much more efficient if we first have a large, robust research layer of organized crime.”—@carolinaricardo.bsky.social, Executive Director of @soudapaz.bsky.social, emphasizes the importance of sustainable peace, communication, and data.
Live:
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Live:
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“[A peace] operation will be much more efficient if we first have a large, robust research layer of organized crime.”—@carolinaricardo.bsky.social, Executive Director of @soudapaz.bsky.social, emphasizes the importance of sustainable peace, communication, and data.
Live:
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Live:
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌐 There is an increasing global appetite for punitive and effective policies.
🪧 The false dilemma between “tough-on-crime” and “soft-on-crime.”
⭕ Why extremes fail (this is a complex systems problem).
📝 Strategies to address violence and crime.
🎥 Tune in live: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🪧 The false dilemma between “tough-on-crime” and “soft-on-crime.”
⭕ Why extremes fail (this is a complex systems problem).
📝 Strategies to address violence and crime.
🎥 Tune in live: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🌐 There is an increasing global appetite for punitive and effective policies.
🪧 The false dilemma between “tough-on-crime” and “soft-on-crime.”
⭕ Why extremes fail (this is a complex systems problem).
📝 Strategies to address violence and crime.
🎥 Tune in live: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🪧 The false dilemma between “tough-on-crime” and “soft-on-crime.”
⭕ Why extremes fail (this is a complex systems problem).
📝 Strategies to address violence and crime.
🎥 Tune in live: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌐 “Right now, there is growing popularity or demand for Mono Dura, or tough-on-crime approaches, particularly in the Western hemisphere. Members of Peace in Our Cities have routinely raised concerns about the increased demand for tough-on-crime approaches to public security challenges.
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🌐 “Right now, there is growing popularity or demand for Mono Dura, or tough-on-crime approaches, particularly in the Western hemisphere. Members of Peace in Our Cities have routinely raised concerns about the increased demand for tough-on-crime approaches to public security challenges.
On #HumanRightsDay, how can we reflect on our own agency to build safer, more peaceful, and more just cities—grounded in the inherent rights of all people?
PiOC Secretariat member Jai-Ayla Sutherland highlights insights on how city-led action can confront inequality + identity-based violence. 🏙️
PiOC Secretariat member Jai-Ayla Sutherland highlights insights on how city-led action can confront inequality + identity-based violence. 🏙️
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On #HumanRightsDay, how can we reflect on our own agency to build safer, more peaceful, and more just cities—grounded in the inherent rights of all people?
PiOC Secretariat member Jai-Ayla Sutherland highlights insights on how city-led action can confront inequality + identity-based violence. 🏙️
PiOC Secretariat member Jai-Ayla Sutherland highlights insights on how city-led action can confront inequality + identity-based violence. 🏙️
📣 Happening tomorrow! Join us for the virtual launch of PiOC’s comms guide “Tackling the False Dilemma of Mano Dura: Communications Guidance for Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches.”
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📣 Happening tomorrow! Join us for the virtual launch of PiOC’s comms guide “Tackling the False Dilemma of Mano Dura: Communications Guidance for Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches.”
📣 ¡Esta semana! Únase a nosotros en el lanzamiento virtual de la guía de comunicación de PiOC «Abordar el falso dilema de la mano dura: orientación sobre comunicación para enfoques equilibrados y eficaces en materia de seguridad pública».
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📣 ¡Esta semana! Únase a nosotros en el lanzamiento virtual de la guía de comunicación de PiOC «Abordar el falso dilema de la mano dura: orientación sobre comunicación para enfoques equilibrados y eficaces en materia de seguridad pública».
📣 Acontece em três dias! Junte-se a nós no lançamento virtual do guia de comunicação do PiOC «Abordando o falso dilema da mão pesada: orientação sobre comunicação para abordagens equilibradas e eficazes em matéria de segurança pública».
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
📣 Acontece em três dias! Junte-se a nós no lançamento virtual do guia de comunicação do PiOC «Abordando o falso dilema da mão pesada: orientação sobre comunicação para abordagens equilibradas e eficazes em matéria de segurança pública».
🇧🇷 This week, @luisaportugal.bsky.social represented #PeaceinOurCities during the XXX Cúpula de #Mercocidades in Niterói, Brazil.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🇧🇷 This week, @luisaportugal.bsky.social represented #PeaceinOurCities during the XXX Cúpula de #Mercocidades in Niterói, Brazil.
🚀 Junte-se a nós no lançamento do guia de comunicação de Enrique Betancourt, «Abordar o falso dilema: um guia de comunicação para promover abordagens equilibradas e eficazes em matéria de segurança pública»!
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚀 Junte-se a nós no lançamento do guia de comunicação de Enrique Betancourt, «Abordar o falso dilema: um guia de comunicação para promover abordagens equilibradas e eficazes em matéria de segurança pública»!
🚀 ¡Acompáñenos en el lanzamiento de la guía de comunicación de Enrique Betancourt, «Abordar el falso dilema: una guía de comunicación para promover enfoques equilibrados y eficaces en materia de seguridad pública»!
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚀 ¡Acompáñenos en el lanzamiento de la guía de comunicación de Enrique Betancourt, «Abordar el falso dilema: una guía de comunicación para promover enfoques equilibrados y eficaces en materia de seguridad pública»!
🚀 Junte-se a nós no lançamento virtual de “Enfrentando o falso dilema: um guia de comunicação para promover abordagens equilibradas e eficazes de segurança pública”, um guia de comunicação do PiOC escrito por Enrique Betancourt.
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚀 Junte-se a nós no lançamento virtual de “Enfrentando o falso dilema: um guia de comunicação para promover abordagens equilibradas e eficazes de segurança pública”, um guia de comunicação do PiOC escrito por Enrique Betancourt.
🚀 Join us for the launch of Enrique Betancourt’s communications guide, “Tackling the False Dilemma: A Communications Guide for Advancing Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches!”
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚀 Join us for the launch of Enrique Betancourt’s communications guide, “Tackling the False Dilemma: A Communications Guide for Advancing Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches!”
🚀 Únase a nosotros en el lanzamiento virtual de «Afrontar el falso dilema: guía de comunicación para promover enfoques equilibrados y eficaces en materia de seguridad pública», una guía de comunicación de PiOC redactada por Enrique Betancourt.
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🚀 Únase a nosotros en el lanzamiento virtual de «Afrontar el falso dilema: guía de comunicación para promover enfoques equilibrados y eficaces en materia de seguridad pública», una guía de comunicación de PiOC redactada por Enrique Betancourt.
🚀 Join us for the virtual launch of “Tackling the False Dilemma: A Communications Guide for Advancing Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches,” a PiOC comms guide authored by Enrique Betancourt.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🚀 Join us for the virtual launch of “Tackling the False Dilemma: A Communications Guide for Advancing Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches,” a PiOC comms guide authored by Enrique Betancourt.
🤔 How can we prevent urban violence in Quezon City, Philippines?
🔍 Our first workshop in the region explored the main violence-related challenges in cities, how leaders are addressing them, and where they most need support.
Download the full report:
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🔍 Our first workshop in the region explored the main violence-related challenges in cities, how leaders are addressing them, and where they most need support.
Download the full report:
buff.ly/GzfQXpy
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🤔 How can we prevent urban violence in Quezon City, Philippines?
🔍 Our first workshop in the region explored the main violence-related challenges in cities, how leaders are addressing them, and where they most need support.
Download the full report:
buff.ly/GzfQXpy
🔍 Our first workshop in the region explored the main violence-related challenges in cities, how leaders are addressing them, and where they most need support.
Download the full report:
buff.ly/GzfQXpy
TODAY: You’re invited to the virtual launch of "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered".
Experts, storytellers, and researchers are coming together to explore how urban spaces, identity, and violence intersect.
📆 Wed, Nov 12
🕛 12 PM ET | 5 PM GMT
🔗 Register:
bit.ly/3KYJ9xB
Experts, storytellers, and researchers are coming together to explore how urban spaces, identity, and violence intersect.
📆 Wed, Nov 12
🕛 12 PM ET | 5 PM GMT
🔗 Register:
bit.ly/3KYJ9xB
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
TODAY: You’re invited to the virtual launch of "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered".
Experts, storytellers, and researchers are coming together to explore how urban spaces, identity, and violence intersect.
📆 Wed, Nov 12
🕛 12 PM ET | 5 PM GMT
🔗 Register:
bit.ly/3KYJ9xB
Experts, storytellers, and researchers are coming together to explore how urban spaces, identity, and violence intersect.
📆 Wed, Nov 12
🕛 12 PM ET | 5 PM GMT
🔗 Register:
bit.ly/3KYJ9xB
🇵🇭 On August 26, 2025, we had our 1st workshop in Quezon City, Philippines.
💡 Local leaders from across the Philippines came together to talk about urban violence prevention, what challenges they have been facing in their cities and provinces, and where there is opportunity for action.
💡 Local leaders from across the Philippines came together to talk about urban violence prevention, what challenges they have been facing in their cities and provinces, and where there is opportunity for action.
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🇵🇭 On August 26, 2025, we had our 1st workshop in Quezon City, Philippines.
💡 Local leaders from across the Philippines came together to talk about urban violence prevention, what challenges they have been facing in their cities and provinces, and where there is opportunity for action.
💡 Local leaders from across the Philippines came together to talk about urban violence prevention, what challenges they have been facing in their cities and provinces, and where there is opportunity for action.
Welcome the city of Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨 to the @peaceinourcities.org network!
🌟 Through interventions that combine the care of public spaces w/the mitigation of violence factors, Quito strengthens the social fabric, citizen trust, & community leadership.
More: 🏙️: buff.ly/8PXHCLB
🌟 Through interventions that combine the care of public spaces w/the mitigation of violence factors, Quito strengthens the social fabric, citizen trust, & community leadership.
More: 🏙️: buff.ly/8PXHCLB
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Welcome the city of Quito, Ecuador 🇪🇨 to the @peaceinourcities.org network!
🌟 Through interventions that combine the care of public spaces w/the mitigation of violence factors, Quito strengthens the social fabric, citizen trust, & community leadership.
More: 🏙️: buff.ly/8PXHCLB
🌟 Through interventions that combine the care of public spaces w/the mitigation of violence factors, Quito strengthens the social fabric, citizen trust, & community leadership.
More: 🏙️: buff.ly/8PXHCLB
🎊 @peaceinourcities.org just turned 6 this year!
In our anniversary newsletter, we share:
🏙️ Our latest Godoy Cruz & Peñalolen City Exchange Report.
🚀 New resources on gender-based + youth violence.
💰 Funding & other opportunities
Check out the full newsletter:
buff.ly/xLuQZ7b
In our anniversary newsletter, we share:
🏙️ Our latest Godoy Cruz & Peñalolen City Exchange Report.
🚀 New resources on gender-based + youth violence.
💰 Funding & other opportunities
Check out the full newsletter:
buff.ly/xLuQZ7b
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🎊 @peaceinourcities.org just turned 6 this year!
In our anniversary newsletter, we share:
🏙️ Our latest Godoy Cruz & Peñalolen City Exchange Report.
🚀 New resources on gender-based + youth violence.
💰 Funding & other opportunities
Check out the full newsletter:
buff.ly/xLuQZ7b
In our anniversary newsletter, we share:
🏙️ Our latest Godoy Cruz & Peñalolen City Exchange Report.
🚀 New resources on gender-based + youth violence.
💰 Funding & other opportunities
Check out the full newsletter:
buff.ly/xLuQZ7b