Events

Join us for Stand On Peace: A Peace Walk for National Youth Violence Prevention Week. Together, we will stand in solidarity to remember those impacted by gun violence and raise our voices for safer communities.

This family-friendly event will feature speakers, performances, and opportunities to connect with local organizations committed to peace and violence prevention.

This event is being planned in collaboration with Genesys Solutions, Indy Public Safety Foundation, MCCOY (Marion County Commission on Youth), Moms Demand Action – IN, New Breed Of Youth, Peace Learning Center, Students Demand Action, and Voices Corp.

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• National Gun Violence Survivors Week occurs annually in February. With a gun death rate 13 times greater than other high-income nations, by early February, more people are killed with guns in the United States than are killed in our peer countries in an entire year. 
• February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month & Black History Month.
• National Youth Violence Prevention Week is April 28 – May 2, 2025.
• May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
• June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. The first Friday in June is recognized as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
• July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
• September is Suicide Prevention Month — a time to raise awareness and discuss this highly stigmatized topic.
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Purple Thursday, celebrated on the third Thursday of October, is a day where people wear purple to show their support for survivors of domestic violence. 
• Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 
• Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
• Each December since 2013, numerous partners in the gun violence prevention community have sponsored the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on or near the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy. held in Washington, D.C., the vigil brings together survivors of gun violence, victims’ family members, concerned citizens, faith leaders, lawmakers, leaders of gun violence prevention organizations, and activists from across the nation.