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Building peace is both a practice and a platform—and it takes a village. Our Peace Partners span classrooms and congregations, studios and city halls, research centers and refugee camps. They include dialogue builders and mediators, artists and educators, youth networks and veteran advocates, interfaith and secular allies—all united by a commitment to reduce harm, transform conflict, and cultivate cultures of nonviolence rooted in dignity and compassion.

Together, they advance peace across multiple fronts:

• Dialogue & Reconciliation: From community circles and cross-border exchanges to faith-based bridgebuilding and trauma-informed healing.
   
• Education & Youth Leadership: Peace literacy, nonviolent communication, social-emotional learning, and intergenerational programs that equip young people to lead.
   
• Arts, Story, & Media: Film, theatre, music, visual arts, and storytelling that humanize across divides and mobilize action.
   
• Policy & Advocacy: Campaigns for human rights, disarmament, religious freedom, gender equity, and inclusive democracies.
   
• Community Safety & Resilience: Local initiatives that prevent violence, support returnees and veterans, and strengthen social cohesion—online and on the ground.
   

This network is intentionally global—stretching from Kigali to Kansas City, Karachi to Christchurch, Cairo to Córdoba—and ecumenical by design. Some partners convene international movements; others anchor hyper-local efforts. Collectively they demonstrate that peace is not a single project but an ecosystem: practical, creative, and courageous. By walking alongside these partners, the Charter for Compassion helps knit together initiatives that move from ceasefire to trust-building, from awareness to action, and from moments of unity to enduring cultures of peace.