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All People.
All Voices.
All Matter.
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All People.
All Voices.
All Matter.

All People.
All Voices.
All Matter.

Our Mission

Awakening the culture of peace and justice - one person, one relationship, one community at a time so all can thrive.

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Listen Deeply

PJI regards every community member as a rising peace and justice practitioner and provides the means for all to be leaders of socially inclusive change and innovation in their circle of influence.

PJI IS GUIDED BY

PRINCIPLES FOR HOW WE
TREAT EACH OTHER

PJI is an innovative, award-winning organization recognized by the Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the Orlando Business Journal, Orlando Magic, Florida Humanities, the U.S. State Department and the United Nations.

Our Business Clients

PJI’s CLIENTS INCLUDE:

The City of Orlando, Orlando Police and Fire Departments, Orange County, the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, School District of Osceola County, City of Sanford, Orange County Government, CareerSource, Unity Worldwide Headquarters, the NCAA, and more.

PJI has done work internationally in Haiti to bring peace education.

Organizations we have worked with include:

Academic
Institutions

Public
Safety

Healthcare
Organizations

Corporations

Government
and Municipalities

Nonprofits

Organizations we have worked with include:

Academic Institutions

Public Safety

Healthcare Organizations

Corporations

Government and Municipalities

Nonprofits

The Path Forward

After 15 years of development at Valencia College and with an expansion of reach and vision, PJI has established as a 501(c)3.

RACHEL C. ALLEN | Executive Director

The Founding Executive Director Rachel C. Allen is a life-long educator, national speaker, writer and peace and justice practitioner.

For the past fifteen years she has founded and directed the work of the Peace and Justice Institute, named one of the 101 things to love about Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel and winner of the Orlando Business Journal’s Diversity in Business Awards in 2022.

In 2018 Rachel was invited to speak at a special session at the United Nations to share a credible pathway to the culture of peace and was noted as a Social Justice Game Changer by the Orlando Magic. PJI’s work to create a resilient Central Florida was recognized by the Office of the Governor and in 2021 Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer awarded PJI his Community Builder Award.

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