Building Blocks of Peace
Organize ➤ Equip ➤ Deploy
1 Course, 3 Dates
Thanks to all who participated in our 2021 trainings!
Spring 2021 Training Course
Building Blocks of Peace 2021 is a 3-month training course (Mar, Apr, May) + 3-month mobilization effort (Jun, Jul, Aug) that will help you connect with others in your community to get organized, become more equipped, and deploy local faith-rooted mobilization in places of need in your police district.
Throughout the training and practical actions, you will be introduced to your district’s faith-based committees and mobilization plans, and additional opportunities for peacemaking resources.
Participants who complete the trainings and practicum (minimum of three hours each month over six months) will receive a certificate of completion which may be applied towards Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credits at the North Park University School of Professional Studies if they choose to enroll and satisfy further assessment requirements.
MARCH
ORGANIZE
SaturdayMarch 610am-Noon
Part 1 of this 3-month mobilization course will be focused on organizing.
Learn from practitioners how to identify stakeholders and grow in collaboration. Each of us has a role to play in our communities!
APRIL
EQUIP
SaturdayApril 310am-Noon
Part 2 of this 3-month mobilization course will be focused on equipping.
Learn best practices and strategies that you can put into practice alongside other stakeholders in your community and police district.
MAY
DEPLOY
SaturdayMay 110am-Noon
Part 3 of this 3-month mobilization course will be focused on deploying.
Learn how to join others in your district in night walks, prayer corners, peace campaign, hot spot mobilizations, and community care.
*Each part of Building Blocks of Peace will be administered as a Zoom Webinar — please register below, and the webinar link will be emailed to you prior to the trainings.
Registration information will be managed by Together Chicago on behalf of the collective
Summer 2021 Faith-in-Action
MAY
HANDS ACROSS CHICAGO
Memorial Day Weekend
United prayer & action for peace in Chicagoland
JUNE
ENGAGE
District / Local Mobilizations
Connect with your district’s strategy and actions
JULY
ENGAGE
District / Local Mobilizations
Connect with your district’s strategy and actions
AUGUST
ENGAGE
District / Local Mobilizations
Connect with your district’s strategy and actions
OCTOBER
CELEBRATION & NEXT STEPS
Wednesday, October 6
Sharing a meal together, testimonies, passing out certificates to those who completed BBOP
Building Blocks of Peace is a partnership of
BUILDING BLOCKS OF PEACE
Practical training for local action
Building Blocks of Peace is multi-organizational effort to mobilize people of faith into collective action for the wellbeing of Chicago. We all have a role to play in the safety of our communities, the social fabric of our neighborhoods, and the wellbeing of our blocks.
VISION
FAITHFUL PRESENCE
Reducing violence and promoting community health through consistent, positive presence in proximity to our homes, churches, and places of need.
TRAINING
PROVEN METHODS
Learning from local leaders who have proven impact in presence-based peacemaking and multiplying effect through training on best practices.
FRAMEWORK
22 CPD DISTRICTS
Organizing and our efforts within the twenty-two Chicago Police Department districts
MOBILIZATION
ACTION PLANS
Syncing our efforts and mobilization plans with each district faith-based subcommittee
Past Building Blocks of Peace Trainings
