Ignite Peace (formerly Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center) educates and advocates for peace, challenges unjust systems, and promotes the creation of a nonviolent society.
One of the most unjust systems in our society is our punitive, discriminatory criminal legal system. The most egregious example is our capital punishment system, which is why Ignite Peace is focused on ending the death penalty in Ohio.
You can take action to end the death penalty in Ohio by learning about the reasons the system is unjust, by attending a meeting to mobilize support, or contacting your Ohio legislator and asking them to support abolition. Learn more.
Through leadership of the Immigrant Dignity Coalition, Ignite Peace works in partnership with immigrant leaders and local organizations to identify, call attention to, and mobilize around issues facing our local immigrant community.
Get involved to work in partnership – immigrants and allies – to learn about the broken immigration system and its impact on individuals in our community. Through education and raising awareness about the stories of local immigrants, Ignite Peace seeks to build relationships, learn from each other, and work to create equitable systems so immigrants can thrive as welcomed members of society. Learn more.
In alignment with our core values, Ignite Peace works through a framework of racial equity, centering the elimination of systemic racism and the creation of equitable opportunities for all humans. We provide education and space for dialogue and reflection toward racial justice.
You can learn about the history of Race and Racism in Cincinnati through our 3-part Docuseries, and other educational opportunities focusing on the individual, communal, and societal impacts of systemic racism. Learn more.
Ignite Peaceβs mission is to create a nonviolent society and we embrace nonviolent action as the pathway and strategy to systemic and societal change. As practitioners of strategic nonviolence, we recognize the power we hold when bringing people together to organize under shared values. We bring this lens to every level of our work, from shaping our own staff culture, to community building in grassroots settings, to working in coalitions.
Take action as an individual, group, or organization to learn more about nonviolence as a concept and be trained in the skills of nonviolence. Learn more.
Join us for our next community action focused conversation. Bring a project your working on, come with an idea and enlist others, or come to learn and see how you can plug in. Register at the link in our bio.
Join us for our next community action focused conversation. Bring a project your working on, come with an idea and enlist others, or come to learn and see how you can plug in. Register at the link in our bio.
Did you hear? Out next Peace Potluck is on May 16th. Bring a dish to share with neighbors and hear from Dr. Paul Morrow and Dr. Jamie Small from PREVENTS-OH, a project of the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton. Preventing Radicalization to Extremist Violence through Education, Network-Building and Training in Southwest Ohio (PREVENTS-OH) aims to respond to the risk of domestic violent extremism through education, dialogue and trainings in collaboration with partners in Southwest Ohio.
Visit ignitepeace.org/events to learn more and RSVP.
Did you hear? Out next Peace Potluck is on May 16th. Bring a dish to share with neighbors and hear from Dr. Paul Morrow and Dr. Jamie Small from PREVENTS-OH, a project of the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton. Preventing Radicalization to Extremist Violence through Education, Network-Building and Training in Southwest Ohio (PREVENTS-OH) aims to respond to the risk of domestic violent extremism through education, dialogue and trainings in collaboration with partners in Southwest Ohio.
Visit ignitepeace.org/events to learn more and RSVP.
Had a great lunch with some colleagues - including Elliot, @shane.claiborne , @deathpenaltyaction, and death row exoneree Derrick Jamison. We talked shop about the anti death penalty movement and non-violence initiatives.
Had a great lunch with some colleagues - including Elliot, @shane.claiborne , @deathpenaltyaction, and death row exoneree Derrick Jamison. We talked shop about the anti death penalty movement and non-violence initiatives.
Ignite Peace has been working with the Leadership for Democracy class from the @xu_ppp program, interviewing local service organizations on the challenges of serving newly arrived immigrants. Today they presented their report to members of Cincinnati City Council and their staff. Thank you @cmmeekaowens @cmannaalbi @sethtwalsh @cramerdingforcouncil for attending. And thanks to all the staff representing those offices and @cmmarkjeffreys @kearneyforcincinnati @heyreggieharris.
Ignite Peace has been working with the Leadership for Democracy class from the @xu_ppp program, interviewing local service organizations on the challenges of serving newly arrived immigrants. Today they presented their report to members of Cincinnati City Council and their staff. Thank you @cmmeekaowens @cmannaalbi @sethtwalsh @cramerdingforcouncil for attending. And thanks to all the staff representing those offices and @cmmarkjeffreys @kearneyforcincinnati @heyreggieharris.
Did you know a $5 donation to Ignite Peace could turn into $5,000?
Howβs it Work? Easy! Purchase a Raffle Entry for $5 each on behalf of Ignite Peace. For each Pig purchased, you have a chance to win on Flying Pig Marathon Weekend and Ignite Peace receives 100% of your donation!
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GRAND PRIZE: $10,000 Cash*
($5,000 to the charity and $5,000 to the winning ticket holder)
SECOND PRIZE: $5,000 Cash*
($2,500 to the charity and $2,500 to the winning ticket holder
THIRD PRIZE: Cincinnati Get-Away Experience
($1,500 in Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. vouchers)
Did you know a $5 donation to Ignite Peace could turn into $5,000?
Howβs it Work? Easy! Purchase a Raffle Entry for $5 each on behalf of Ignite Peace. For each Pig purchased, you have a chance to win on Flying Pig Marathon Weekend and Ignite Peace receives 100% of your donation!
https://piggestraffleever.com/
GRAND PRIZE: $10,000 Cash*
($5,000 to the charity and $5,000 to the winning ticket holder)
SECOND PRIZE: $5,000 Cash*
($2,500 to the charity and $2,500 to the winning ticket holder
THIRD PRIZE: Cincinnati Get-Away Experience
($1,500 in Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. vouchers)
Next week`s Immigrant Dignity Coalition meeting features discussion and a vote on a proposal that would unify its members in taking collective action. If you represent one of our 18 voting members, please make every effort to attend next weekβs meeting to cast your vote.
https://ignitepeace.org/event/idc-april-2024/
Next week`s Immigrant Dignity Coalition meeting features discussion and a vote on a proposal that would unify its members in taking collective action. If you represent one of our 18 voting members, please make every effort to attend next weekβs meeting to cast your vote.
https://ignitepeace.org/event/idc-april-2024/
Join the Ignite Peace Team through @mercyvolunteers . Gain experience in nonviolent advocacy, anti-racism work, and more. Can you see yourself here?
Join the Ignite Peace Team through @mercyvolunteers . Gain experience in nonviolent advocacy, anti-racism work, and more. Can you see yourself here?
Tonight`s Immigrant Dignity Coalition meeting will go over a proposal to shift the work of the coalition from an open forum structure to one more focused on taking collective action. Come hear about the plan in person at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church or RSVP to join us on Zoom!
https://ignitepeace.org/event/idc-march-2024/
Tonight`s Immigrant Dignity Coalition meeting will go over a proposal to shift the work of the coalition from an open forum structure to one more focused on taking collective action. Come hear about the plan in person at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church or RSVP to join us on Zoom!
https://ignitepeace.org/event/idc-march-2024/
Nineteen volunteers showed up to hand out 1,688 postcards to 89 legislators at their offices yesterday. We got to talk to a lot of pleasant staffers and some legislators, including one of our bill sponsors Stephen Huffman.
Grateful for amazing advocates, our partners @acluoh and @ohioans2stopexecutions that help make this advocacy possible, and the opportunity to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. Let`s get this done!
Nineteen volunteers showed up to hand out 1,688 postcards to 89 legislators at their offices yesterday. We got to talk to a lot of pleasant staffers and some legislators, including one of our bill sponsors Stephen Huffman.
Grateful for amazing advocates, our partners @acluoh and @ohioans2stopexecutions that help make this advocacy possible, and the opportunity to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. Let`s get this done!
Some of our super star volunteers out in the community collecting postcards to end the death penalty. π’π
Some of our super star volunteers out in the community collecting postcards to end the death penalty. π’π
Happy International Women`s Day! This is Juanita Morrow Nelson - despite being 4`11`` in stature she was a larger than life voice who amplified the message of peace worldwide her entire adult life. Nelson, and her partner Wally, spent five years living in one of the first racially integrated homes in Cincinnati from 1950 - 1955, but her activism is rooted in her childhood home of Cleveland. At 16, Nelson refused to accept sitting in the colored section of the rail car and moved forward car by car until she made it to the "whites only" car.
Later, Nelson would be arrested for civil disobedience after sitting at a "whites only" lunch counter and would go on to found the Cleveland chapter of CORE (Congress of Racial Equity). Nelson and her husband were key organizers n the Freedom Riders movement and founded the Operation Freedom movement to help register people to vote.
In 1959 Juanita was taken to jail in her bathrobe for tax resistance to protest the US defense budget. She resisted paying federal taxes her entire life as a stalwart anti-war advocate. Juanita lived a simple life by growing her own food and building her home with scrap materials. She lived her life outwardly expressing her values.
Happy International Women`s Day! This is Juanita Morrow Nelson - despite being 4`11`` in stature she was a larger than life voice who amplified the message of peace worldwide her entire adult life. Nelson, and her partner Wally, spent five years living in one of the first racially integrated homes in Cincinnati from 1950 - 1955, but her activism is rooted in her childhood home of Cleveland. At 16, Nelson refused to accept sitting in the colored section of the rail car and moved forward car by car until she made it to the "whites only" car.
Later, Nelson would be arrested for civil disobedience after sitting at a "whites only" lunch counter and would go on to found the Cleveland chapter of CORE (Congress of Racial Equity). Nelson and her husband were key organizers n the Freedom Riders movement and founded the Operation Freedom movement to help register people to vote.
In 1959 Juanita was taken to jail in her bathrobe for tax resistance to protest the US defense budget. She resisted paying federal taxes her entire life as a stalwart anti-war advocate. Juanita lived a simple life by growing her own food and building her home with scrap materials. She lived her life outwardly expressing her values.
Today we wrap up our series highlighting Black immigrant changemakers in honor of Black History Month. We hope this series has inspired you to learn more about these amazing people.
Singer Celia Cruz, aka The Queen of Salsa, not only graced us with her voice but also demonstrated incredible resilience. Despite being exiled from Cuba, she turned her pain into powerful music that transcended borders. Today let`s honor her legacy as an icon of strength, freedom, and Afro-Latinx pride. #CelebrateBlackImmigrants
Today we wrap up our series highlighting Black immigrant changemakers in honor of Black History Month. We hope this series has inspired you to learn more about these amazing people.
Singer Celia Cruz, aka The Queen of Salsa, not only graced us with her voice but also demonstrated incredible resilience. Despite being exiled from Cuba, she turned her pain into powerful music that transcended borders. Today let`s honor her legacy as an icon of strength, freedom, and Afro-Latinx pride. #CelebrateBlackImmigrants
February 1, 2024
Ohio legislators, Stewart and Plummer, and Attorney General Yost are supporting new legislation to make nitrogen hypoxia available in Ohio. Let lawmakers know Ohioans will not accept this method of execution.
January 24, 2024
Submit your nominations for our 2024 Ignite Peace Awards!
July 10, 2023
After much anticipation and a lot of hard work, we are excited to reintroduce ourselves with our new organizational name…
April 18, 2024
On March 21, 2024, 19 volunteers as part of the No Death Penalty Ohio coalition delivered over 1688 postcards to 89 legislators’ offices. Ben Dickison, a Xavier University student interning at Ignite Peace, wrote about his experience of Postcard Day.
February 26, 2024
Last week, we were saddened to learn of the passing of former Board Leader and long time advocate for social justice, Pat Berning. S. Alice Gerdeman, former IJPC Coordinator said, […]
