Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: taraochs@gmail.com In 2014, when the Black Lives Matter movement was shifting into overdrive. Tara was cast in the movie Selma as civil rights martyr Viola Liuzzo. She says, “I had never heard of her, or Selma, or thought for more than two seconds about my responsibility […]

Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: charleneshukuru@gmail.com Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Charlene grew up in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, which borders Rwanda. Her childhood was surrounded by conflict, as the Rwandan genocide brought decades of conflict and war to her country. She says she is blessed that […]

Location: Stamford, CT, USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: kathy.martinez76@gmail.com Katherine is a 19 year old daughter of Ecuadorian and Salvadorian immigrants. She is from Stamford, CT, and has four younger siblings. She is a rising Junior at Providence College and is majoring in Health Policy and Management and Public and Community Service […]

Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: tmarshal@providence.edu Tierra is the Director of Education, Training, & Assessment at Providence College. She holds a B.S. in psychology and African American Studies, and an M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Western Michigan University. She is currently pursuing an M.Div. from Western Theological Seminary. Her […]

Location: USALevel of Training: Level I, 2018Contact Information: tmariehaak@comcast.net Harold is a student at College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas. He says that attending the institute will be a great opportunity to truly understand the purpose behind walking and living in peace. As a musician and songwriter, Harold says it brings true meaning […]