Scott Maxwell includes Orlando Speaks in his list of 101 Things to Love about Central Florida for 2016. Read the full article here.

PJI facilitated the fourth Orlando Speaks in partnership with the City of Orlando and the Orlando Police Department. Read the full article here.

“These groups that are pressuring for citizen review groups and body cams – that’s all necessary, too,” says Allen. “There’s dialogue, there’s protests, there’s activism.

Orlando Speaks is a community workshop designed to encourage dialogue between citizens of the City of Orlando and Police Officers with the goal of enhancing

Members of the Peace and Justice Institute, including Valencia students, faculty, and staff, and local community partners hosting a Bring Back Our Girls rally at

The Orlando Sentinel covers the Institute’s Conflict Analysis Workshop on the Trayvon Martin Case. Read the full article here.

PJI hosts its first Valencia Night at the Islamic Society of Central Florida with 200 participants. Valencia’s Peace and Justice Initiative helped organize an educational