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Mayor Martin J. Walsh joins Louis D. Brown Peace Institute CEO Clementina Chery to celebrate the positive work that survivors and advocates have been able to achieve over the past 25 years.
A
A
Us
being
here
together
this
morning
is
even
more
urgent,
because
yet
another
family
faces
the
murder
of
their
loved
one
and
three
other
lives
are
changed
forever
and
our
entire
community
is
once
again
we
traumatized.
It
is
a
pleasure
for
me
to
be
joined
by
my
fellow
survivors
on
this
journey:
Shannon
Hector
Julia,
the
mayor,
the
Attorney
General
dr.
A
The
night
of
his
death
I
left
the
hospital
empty-handed
physically
and
within
my
soul,
no
resources
and
nowhere
to
turn
to
one
can
never
truly
be
prepared
for
when
something
tragic
kicks
down
your
doorstep
and
the
aftermath
of
Lewis's
murdered
people
questioned
Lewis's
lifestyle
and
immediately
portrayed
him
as
someone
who
was
gang
involved.
Yet
when
the
word
got
out
that
he
was
a
good
student,
an
active
member
of
the
community
resource
had
started
to
pour
in,
though
I
was
grateful
for
the
help
it
raised
the
question:
what
about
other
families?
A
What
about
their
families,
whose
loved
ones
were
not
necessarily
doing
the
right
thing,
and
also
what
about
the
families
on
the
other
side
of
homicide?
How
are
they
being
treated?
What
support
and
resources
are
they
receiving
me?
They
too
are
hurting
and
a
need
for
support
and
healing
prior
to
Louis's
murder
and
until
development
of
the
peace
Institute.
A
Boston
began
to
develop
a
response
to
homicide
that
is
survivor-centered,
culturally
competent,
practical,
consistent
collaborative
communicative
and
transparent.
The
peace
Institute
has
been
an
integral
part
in
this
process
and
in
its
25
years
of
community
service,
we
have
shifted
the
way
the
Boston
community
responds
to
homicide
and
the
families
impacted.
A
We
first
started
with
the
individuals,
the
organizations
and
city
and
state
agencies
that
were
working
with
families,
and
we
brought
them
to
the
table
to
develop
necessary
tools
and
resources
needed
to
serve
families
such
as
the
survivors,
burial
and
resource
guide.
All
of
our
Boston
trauma
hospital
have
purchased
this
survivors
guide
so
that
no
family
leaves
the
hospital
empty-handed.
A
The
way
I
did
back
in
1993,
the
peace
Institute
has
developed
the
best
practices,
curriculum
survivors
center
training
used
to
equip
individuals
with
emotional,
social
and
financial
to
to
support
survivors
of
homicide
victim,
starting
with
the
death
notification,
with
tools
and
expertise
like
this
in
place,
the
City
of
Boston
has
been
recognized
for
its
innovative
approach.
There
is
no
other
city
in
this
country
where
this
level
of
coordinated,
consistent
and
compassionate
response
to
homicide
has
been
established
as
an
integral
part
of
the
city
and
state.
A
A
Our
first
point
of
action
is
making
the
survivors
of
homicide
victims,
Awareness
Month
recognizable
on
the
national
scale
in
Massachusetts,
the
timex
recognized
November
20th
to
December
20th.
This
only
happened
because
of
the
survivors
of
homicide
victims.
Many
of
them
are
standing
here
today.
This
bill
was
introduced
by
former
senator
Cheryl
Jake's
and
then
signed
into
law
by
then
former
governor
Cellucci.
A
Here
are
a
few
other
states
that
have
acknowledged
this
month
that
are
watching
Massachusetts
in
2017,
North,
Carolina,
Iowa,
San,
Diego
and
New
Mexico,
and
in
2018
the
US
Virgin
Islands
has
followed
suit.
As
we
take
on
this
addition
goal
of
transforming
society's
response
to
homicide
and
waging
peace
across
our
nation.
A
Families
are
still
hurting
and
healing
still
needs
to
happen.
In
conjunction
with
our
25th
anniversary,
the
Lewis
D
Brown,
Peace
Institute
will
launch
a
strategic
growth
plan.
We
have
opened
the
eyes
and
hearts
of
many
to
understand
that
we
cannot
continue
to
invest
in
teaching
our
children
how
to
duck
and
roll
from
bullets
when
they
need
to
hide
in
the
event
of
a
mass
shooting
or
gang
shooting
or
even
bandage,
each
other's
wounds.
While
this
approach
is
well
intended,
we
also
know
that
this
approach
does
not
address
the
root
cause
of
violence.
A
A
Central
to
our
vision
for
growth
is
the
ability
to
transfer
our
knowledge
and
experience
by
sharing
information
and
training,
others
who
can
carry
it
forward
in
their
own
community.
Now,
central
to
our
vision
for
sustainability
and
growth
is
the
creation
of
a
permanent
home
for
the
Peace
Institute,
its
center
of
healing
teaching
and
learning.
A
A
I'm
inviting
you
to
please
walk
with
us
at
this
year's
Mother's
Day
walk
for
peace
on
May
12,
and
let
us
all
take
the
first
step
together
and
we're
asking
you
the
media
to
help
us
raise
the
survivors
of
homicide
victims
awareness
month
at
the
national
level.
Thank
you
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
who
I
considered
a
friend
and
a
family.
My
mayor,
Marty
Walsh,.
B
Thank
You,
Tina
and
I'm
gonna
talk
about
you
in
a
minute.
I
want
to
just
acknowledge
a
few
other
folks
that
are
here
today.
I
just
took
attorney
Rachel
Rawlings
is
here:
Thank
You,
District,
Attorney
Rawlings
for
being
with
us
Washington
City,
Council,
Michael
Flaherty.
Thank
you,
Michael,
our
chief
of
Health
Human
Services,
Mighty,
Mite,
eanes,
Thank,
You
Marty,
our
director
of
the
Boston
Public
Health,
Commissioner,
Monica,
Valdes,
Lupi
to
all
the
families
of
lost
loved
ones.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today
the
mothers
and
fathers
and
brothers
and
sisters.
Thank
you.
B
This
is
a
really
complicated
event
to
put
together,
because
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
conversation
that
a
lot
of
people
can
be
at
this
podium
and
if
you
don't
see
something
at
this,
podium
doesn't
mean
that
they
weren't
on
the
lists
for
a
reason,
but
they
do
their
work
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
being
part
of
this
important
conversation.
I
want
I'm,
not
going
to
repeat
everyone
on
the
stage,
but
thank
you
to
everyone
behind
us.
B
The
Attorney
General
the
police
department,
C
Elevens
community
service,
next
door,
superintendents
and
deputy
superintendents
the
police
department.
Thank
you
for
your
work
as
well.
The
Peace
Institute
holds
a
very
special
place
in
my
heart.
Tina
turned
her
grief
into
a
powerful
movement.
Actually,
Tina's
family
turned
their
grief
into
a
powerful
woman.
She
and
her
team
have
taught
me
a
lot
about
healing
forgiveness
and
how
strong
people
can
be
for
25
years.
This
organization
has
been
a
force
for
good
and
an
agent
for
change
and
I
was
saying
inside.
B
That
I
was
invited
to
the
first
meeting
and
seen
this
kitchen
to
talk
about
the
first
walk
and
at
that
point,
I
was
sitting
at
a
table
thinking
how
powerful
this
woman
is,
who
lost
her
son?
Not
that
long
ago
and
she's,
taking
her
grief
and
drinking
into
a
walk
for
peace
and
I
thought.
The
strength
of
her
was
amazing.
B
This
institute
has
been
a
great
partner
to
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
a
vital
part
of
our
neighborhood
trauma
teams.
Some
of
the
folks
here
from
my
neighborhood
trauma
teams.
This
institute
has
worked
with
the
Public
Health
Commission
for
years
to
support
survivors
of
homicides.
This
institute
has
worked
together.
One
gun
safety.
B
B
This
organization
has
helped
changing
the
conversation
you're
helping
us
about
lifting
people
up,
but
not
locking
people
up,
but
we
have
a
long
way
to
go
before
I
came
in
and
know
if
you
saw
the
press
asked
me
a
bunch
of
questions
and
one
of
the
questions
was
I'm.
Paraphrasing
was,
do
you
think
we're
better
today
with
violence
in
the
street,
then
we
were
25
years
ago
and
my
answer
was
I.
B
We
want
to
thank
the
legislature
for
passing
major
criminal
justice
reform
bills
last
year
at
the
Statehouse,
we're
seeing
it
on
our
streets
and
that
my
next
few
cards
here
talk
about
Louis
and
conservation
rates
and
lower
arrests
and
they
have
been
lower
and
they
are
lower.
But
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
as
a
community
as
communities.
B
Boston's
elected
a
DA
last
year,
who's
going
to
continue
our
progress,
continue
on
working
to
really
put
people
on
pathways
to
success
and
working
with
them
and
getting
them
at
their
most
vulnerable
areas
before
they
do
something
really
bad
to
someone
else.
So
there's
a
lot
of
great
opportunities
here.
B
Change
is
happening,
but
one
loss
in
our
community
is
too
many,
and
most
people
here
know
that
better
than
anybody.
That's
why
we're
reaching
higher
we're
gonna
continue
to
invest
in
our
communities
in
education
and
jobs
and
opportunities
that
people
deserve
this
year.
In
the
city
of
Boston,
we
made
historic
investments
in
our
schools
and
community
centers
and
we're
working
on
gun
safety
and
mental
health
issues,
we're
creating
second
chances
for
people
with
our
officer
returning
citizens
and
with
programs
like
operation
exit,
reentry
programs.
B
What
we're
literally
changing
people's
lives
around
we're,
never
gonna
stop
make
working
to
make
Boston
safer
and
more
peaceful.
The
Peace
Institute
is
inspirational
to
us
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I
know
it's
inspirational
to
a
lot
of
cities
around
America.
It's
been
amazing.
To
watch
this
organization
grow
and
to
see
the
mission
say.
B
B
Want
to
thank
Tina
and
her
entire
team
and
her
team
is
out
here
and
her
team.
Does
the
work
and
I
want
to
thank
her
team
for
the
great
work
you
do
and
the
impact
that
you
are
having
on
so
many
families
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
impact
you're
having
on
so
many
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I,
look
forward
on
Mother's
Day
for
the
Mother's
Day
Walk
for
peace,
because
that's
what
you
truly
see.
B
That's
there
for
us
to
remember
our
mothers.
Remember
the
people
who
care
for
us.
Remember
the
people
that
when
everyone
else
shuts
us
out,
it's
generally,
we
turn
to
mothers
and
our
mothers
don't
shut
us
out.
So
I
want
to
ask
everyone
here
today
to
make
sure
that
you
spread
the
word
so
that
down
here
the
street,
that
we
have
too
many
people
in
that
Park
that
we
have
to
be
on
the
sidewalks.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
C
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Shannon
tan
Giulini
I
am
a
survivor
of
homicide.
My
son,
Richard
Matthew,
was
murdered.
October
5th
2015
in
the
city
of
Brockton,
the
Louis
D
Brown
Peace
Institute
was
there
for
me
during
the
worst
time
of
my
life
and
three
and
a
half
years
later.
They
have
still
here
for
me.
Lending
loving
support
to
my
family
and
I.
C
C
Excuse
me,
this
mission
needs
to
be
spread
not
only
in
the
city
of
Boston,
but
nationally
everybody's
needs
to
be
treated
with
dignity
and
compassion.
It
doesn't
matter
where
you
live,
nor
the
color
of
our
skin.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we
all
share
the
same
loss.
We
all
share
the
heartache
of
losing
a
loved
one.
We
all
share
the
same
tears
of
grief
as
survivors.
We
all
know
the
toll
that
this
journey
has
taken
on.
All
of
us.
C
Please
spread
the
meaning
of
this
mission
of
the
Lewis
D
Brown
Peace
Institute
in
the
knowledge,
love
and
support
that
Tina
Sheree
has
to
offer
to
so
many
of
us
and
I
personally
like
to
thank
Daniel,
Bennett
Tina
and
everyone
here
at
the
Peace
Institute
for
being
here.
For
me
for
the
last
three
and
a
half
years,
thank
you.
D
Good
morning
and
thank
you
Shannon
for
your
willingness
to
tell
your
story
and
to
all
the
survivors
who
were
here
this
morning.
Thank
you
for
your
courage
and
your
willingness
to
talk
about
the
most
unimaginable
horror
that
that
you've
confronted
and
we
really.
We
really
are
lifted
up
by
your
inspiration
and
we're
lifted
up
by
Tina
Sherri,
who
has
been,
as
the
mayor
said,
of
force
in
our
community
for
good
for
so
long
and
so
to
Tina
and
to
the
wonderful
team
at
the
Peace
Institute.
D
Thank
you
guys
for
everything
that
you
have
done
over
the
last
25
years.
We're
gonna
make
even
more
change
with
more
partners
as
we
move
forward
over
the
next
25,
and
we
look
forward
to
marching
with
you
at
the
annual
peace
walk
mark
walk
next
week,
I
can't
think
of
a
better
place
to
actually
be
this
morning.
D
This
is
exactly
where
we're
supposed
to
be
in
the
wake
of
yesterday's
incident,
and
there
is
no
group
of
people
who
work
harder
to
bring
about
true
peace
to
bring
our
community
together
than
the
people
who
are
represented
here
and,
as
importantly
out
there.
We
all
agree
that
no
one
should
have
to
live
in
fear
and
no
one
should
have
to
shoulder
their
grief
alone
and
I'll.
Just
say
it.
Just
a
couple
of
things.
I
have
some
notes:
I'm,
not
sure
that
I'll
I'll
even
use
them
look.
D
We
have
a
job
to
do
in
law
enforcement
to
defend
strong
gun
laws,
strong
gun
laws,
save
lives,
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
Work
and
my
office
will
continue
to
do
that
work.
We
have
a
job
to
get
illegal
guns
that
are
being
trafficked
in
and
out
of
our
neighborhoods
in
our
communities
in
our
state
off
of
our
streets
and
we're
gonna
work
together,
local
state
and
federal
law
enforcement
to
do
that.
We're
gonna
work
to
provide
services
and
resources
to
victims
and
survivors,
I've
been
so
happy
about.
D
D
The
partnership
of
the
medical
community
is
so
important
of
Mayor
Walsh
and
his
team
and
of
district
attorney
Rachel
Rollins
for
her
commitment
and
her
ideas.
This
is
about
partnership,
and
this
is
about
working
together,
two
members
of
the
clergy,
who
were
here
to
all
the
workers
out
on
the
streets
who
were
everyday
engaging
on
this
issue
to
all
the
social
service
workers
and
psychologists
and
mental
health,
therapists
and
doctors.
D
It's
about
dealing
with
pain
and
dealing
with
trauma
as
Attorney
General
I'll
work
with
my
colleagues
to
make
this
a
national
day,
as
it
should
be
a
national
day
and
I'm
proud
that
Massachusetts
has
already
led
in
that
space,
but,
more
than
anything,
let
today
be
a
day
of
optimism,
of
inspiration
and
of
hope
and
of
renewed
commitment
to
doing
what
we
know
needs
doing
for
us
to
do
right
by
our
families
and
our
communities.
God
bless
you
all
in
to
Julio,
Hector
and
Shannon,
who
today,
along
with
Tina,
represent
the
survivor
community.
D
E
Good
morning
hi,
my
name
is
Hector
Acevedo
and
in
famous
words
of
Prophet
Muhammad,
assalamualaikum
and
peace,
be
upon
you.
All
I
grew
up
in
Boston,
unfortunately,
for
me,
growing
up
in
Boston
I
lost
too
many
friends,
either
to
the
prison
system
or
getting
killed
due
to
gang
violence,
so
much
so
that
it
became
a
norm.
I
myself
went
down
the
wrong
path
and
eventually
developed
a
mentality
in
my
late
teenage
years
that
I
wouldn't
make
it
past
the
age
of
21
and
I
fully
accepted
it.
E
It
so
happened
that
when
I
was
16
years,
old
I
met
an
individual
who
understood
my
pain
and
struggle.
His
name
is
Mario
and
he
worked
for
the
Peace
Institute.
We
developed
a
strong
brotherly
bond
and
he
brought
me
to
the
Peace
Institute
and
introduced
me
to
Rachael,
Tina
and
Milton,
who
quickly
they
embraced
me
as
their
own
and
I
found
myself
constantly
visiting
the
PI,
which
I
felt
was
a
safe
space,
a
non-judgmental
space
where
I
surrounded
where
I
was
surrounded
by
family,
that
loved,
respected
and
understood
me
being
in
this
space.
E
I
realized
how
important
the
work
that
they
do
really
is
there.
There
are
so
many
organizations
that
offer
many
different
types
or
forms
of
aid,
but
nothing
like
the
pie.
They
offer
a
healing
space
for
families
who
are
dealing
with
trauma
or
are
having
a
hard
time
coping
with
loved
ones
who
were
victims
of
a
homicide,
teaching
families
how
to
cope,
heal,
educating
the
community
and
firmly
promoting
the
importance
of
peace.
E
E
I
hope
Boston
has
a
city
and
people
never
get
to
the
point
where
we
undermine
or
take
this
available
gift
of
love,
healing
and
peace
for
granted
and
in
closing,
I
would
like
to
leave
you
with
these
words
before
we
are
labeled
murderers,
drug
dealers
or
gangbangers
or
victims,
or
any
type
of
negative
title
or
statistic.
We
all
start
off
as
an
innocent
child
trying
to
navigate
through
poverty,
low
income,
project,
housing
being
a
part
of
a
family,
barely
making
ends
meet
or
growing
up
a
single-parent
home.
Thank
you.
F
Good
morning,
Thank
You
Attorney
General
Healy
mayor
Walsh,
for
everything
that
you
do
to
advance
peace
and
justice
in
our
communities,
Shannon
and
Hector.
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
stories
about
how
the
peace
Institute
has
really
made
a
meaningful
impact
in
your
lives.
Advocates
like
you,
are
so
important
in
making
changes
in
our
communities,
but,
most
importantly,
Thank
You
Tina,
Thank,
You
Tina.
For
25
years
you
and
your
team
have
been
tireless
changemakers
and
advocates
for
those
that
have
been
impacted
by
murder,
grief,
trauma
and
loss.
F
You
honor
your
son,
Lewis's
memory
every
single
day
with
your
passion,
your
energy
and
your
commitment.
Boston
is
lucky
to
have
you
as
a
leader
in
our
community
and
we're
proud
to
stand
here
with
you
not
just
today,
but
every
single
day.
You
know
when
I
was
first
asked
to
be
part
of
the
peace.
Institute's
Mother's
Day
walk
a
fair
number
of
years.
F
There's
now
nowhere
else
that
I
would
want
to
be
on
any
Mother's
Day
and
I'm
honored
to
serve
as
co-chair
of
the
walk
again.
This
year
and
I'll
be
joined
this
year
by
colleagues
from
across
our
new
health
care
system,
Beth,
Israel,
ehi
health,
everybody
in
health
care.
All
of
us.
We
see
and
feel
the
impact
of
violence
on
our
patients
on
their
families
and
on
the
communities
that
love
them.
We
see
those
things
every
single
day.
F
Healthcare
organizations
and
local
communities
are
vital
partners
in
promoting
peace.
It's
by
working
together
that
we
can
harness
our
collective
strength.
The
long-standing
partnership
between
beth
israel,
deaconess
medical
center
in
the
peace
institute,
is
something
that
bi
DMC
is
very
proud
of,
and
we
know
that
it's
had
a
meaningful
impact
with
this
kind
of
collaboration,
healthcare
organizations
and
community
community
advocates
can
really
move
the
needle
to
address
what
has
become
a
huge
public
health
issue
in
our
streets,
in
our
schools
and
our
houses
of
worship
and
in
our
workplaces.
F
The
Lewis
D
Brown
Peace
Institute,
has
led
the
way
on
this
critical
work
right
here
in
Boston
and
I
know
that
the
Peace
Institute's
next
25
years
will
be
just
as
impactful
and
just
as
inspiring
as
its
first
25
years,
not
just
for
us
here
in
Boston,
but
around
the
country.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership.
We're
honored
to
work
with
you.
G
Good
morning
everybody,
my
name
is
Julio
Sanchez
I'm,
not
only
a
survivor
of
many
homicides
I'm.
Also
a
survivor
of
violence
myself
in
2011
I
got
stabbed.
Two
years
later,
I
was
shot
after
being
admitted
to
the
hospital.
I
was
introduced
to
a
program
out
of
Boston
Medical.
The
center
called
violent
intervention
advocacy
program,
also
known
as
via
I
trust,
no
one
so
many
systems
and
social
services
have
failed
me
mistreated
me.
G
It
was
only
because
I
knew
someone
who
worked
at
the
buy
up
that
I
decided
to
try
it
on
through
the
process.
I
learned
that
I
had
PTSD
was
consistently
fighting
flight
in
freezing
freezing.
All
clinicians
wanted
to
put
me
on
medication.
I
refused
I
wanted
to
be
fully
presented
for
my
healing
I
got
connected
to
the
Louis
D
Brown
Peace
Institute
through
a
close
friend
I,
am
so
glad
I
trust
them.
G
Communication
between
this
community
agency
and
a
clinical
clinician
excuse
me
I've
I
up
is
what
created
a
hostile
space
for
my
healing.
It
was
through
my
work
with
the
Peace
Institute
that
I
was
forced
to
look
inward
and
discover
that
I
have
the
power
to
create
a
reality
where
I
feel
emotionally
and
mentally
safe.
G
G
H
H
It
doesn't
take
long
for
me
to
tell
you
that
I'm,
the
pastor
of
Bethel
AME
Church,
the
chairman
of
the
10-point
Coalition
here
in
Boston,
but
that,
most
importantly,
I'm
here,
because
I
am
a
friend
I-
am
a
partner.
I
am
an
absolutely
staunch
supporter
of
Tina
cherry,
the
staff,
the
board,
all
of
those
who
are
part
of
this
Lewis
D
Brown
peace,
Institute,
and
that's
for
very
real
reasons.
Long
before
trauma-informed
services
became
the
catch
word
that
we
now
use
so
easily.
H
They
were
performing
those
services
for
anyone
and
everyone
who
would
come
long
before
we
began
talking
about
how
important
it
is
for
grief
to
become
a
place
not
just
where
people
become
paralyzed,
but
where
people
can
grow.
They
were
understanding
just
how
important
that
growth
process
was
growth,
so
that
families
did
not
get
stuck
growth
so
that
revenge
was
not
the
next
step
in
the
process
and
one
episode
of
violence
led
to
many
others
thereafter
and,
most
importantly
along
before
we
understood
this
cycle
in
which
victims
and
perpetrators
are
often
moving
back
and
forth.
H
But,
most
importantly,
the
families
of
both
victims
and
perpetrators
are
suffering
the
pain
they
were.
Providing
those
services
they've
been
what
they've
promised
to
be.
They
said
they
were
going
to
be
a
center
for
healing
and
healing
is
what's
taken
place
here.
They've
promised
to
be
a
place
of
teaching
and
I
can
point
as
a
pastor
to
the
many
things
I've
learned
and
many
of
us
who
are
in
the
position
of
working
with
people
have
learned
because
of
the
work
of
this
peace
Institute,
and
they
don't
have
it
on
their
sign.
H
H
That's
together.
We
give
thanks
for
25
years
of
hard
work
and
labor
25
years
of
vision,
25
years
of
working,
sometimes
when
you
didn't
know
where
the
next
set
of
resources
were
going
to
come
from
25
years
of
spreading
this
message
of
peace
and
justice,
not
just
across
the
city
of
Boston,
but
throughout
this
region,
and
now
we
are
believing
that
this
gift,
which
has
so
richly
blessed
this
city
and
region,
will
be
the
gift
to
this
nation
that
it
needs
to
be
and
then,
as
it
spreads
its
wings
and
reaches
its
arms
out.