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Peace Grannies and Grampies Making a Difference
April 24, 2023
The last Wednesday of the month is a special time at South Side High School. A group of retirees called the Peace Grannies & Grampies visit during lunch breaks to spread a powerful message and connect with a new generation.
The visits are part of the Peacemaker Program created at the school by Alive Community Outreach, a local nonprofit addressing nonviolence, conflict resolution, and peacemaking.
Prescription for King good for what ails nation
January 16, 2022
On Sept. 20, 1958, a 29-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. sat in Blumstein's Department Store in Harlem, New York, signing copies of his recently published book, “Strive Toward Freedom.” Maneuvering around the several people standing in line, a well-dressed woman in cat's eye glasses approached King suddenly.
“Are you Martin Luther King?”
“Yes,” King replied.
Upon his confirmation, the woman, later identified as Izola Ware Curry, leapt forward and plunged a seven-inch letter opener into King's chest, mere millimeters from his heart.
‘When you go through grief, you don’t look forward to the holidays’: Nonprofit collects gifts for homicide victims’ families
December 17, 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Holidays can be hard for those who have lost loved ones – especially for families of homicide victims.
For the past two years, Alive Community Outreach has made it its mission to ease the burden of family members who lost a loved one due to homicide. During the holidays, the nonprofit hosts a Christmas gathering for families of homicide victims. Children decorate Christmas cookies and receive Christmas presents.
Alive Community Outreach helps families of homicide victims find joy during holiday season (WANE)
November 23, 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The holiday season is particularly difficult for those who have lost a loved one, especially those who have lost family members to homicides. A Fort Wayne organization is working to help families find joy this holiday.
PrimeTime - Alive Community Outreach - November 5, 2021 (PBS)
November 5, 2021
Alive Community Outreach. Guests - Davion Stokes, Marie Mante, and Rev. Angelo Mante.
Families recall loved ones killed in homicides (Journal Gazette)
September 26, 2021
One by one, family by family, people gathered Saturday to honor the ones they lost, the ones whose lives were taken by someone else who had no right to take it.
Families pay tribute to loved ones on National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims (WANE)
September 26, 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Families and friends gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge Sunday to honor their loved ones whose lives were lost to homicide.
Families to honor homicide victims on National Day of Remembrance (WANE)
September 24, 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Saturday is the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. To celebrate, families are honoring lost loved ones at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in the evening.
Voices of South East: Building a culture of peaceful progress in Fort Wayne, starting with students (Input FW)
September 1, 2021
A new program at South Side High School seeks to build a culture of peace in Fort Wayne, and it's doing so one group of dedicated high school students at a time.
&Good Company: Reverend Angelo Mante, Executive Director, Alive Community Outreach
August 25, 2021
Five questions for Rev. Angelo and Marie Mante (Journal Gazette)
July 26, 2021
Students Learn To Be Change Agents For The Cultivation Of Peace (WBOI)
June 18, 2021
Fort Wayne South Side High School students to be part of Peacemaker Academy (FW Business Weekly)
June 9, 2021
A group of South Side High School students will be part of the new Peacemaker Academy that applies the nonviolence philosophy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Local Rotary hears about Peacemaker Academy (Journal Gazette)
June 7, 2021
An effort to cultivate a culture of nonviolence and peace at South Side High School was outlined at today's meeting of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne – and got a vocal endorsement from the Fort Wayne district's superintendent.
Challenge by King echoes loudly in '21 (Journal Gazette)
January 18, 2021
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is found in its early pages – the story of Abram's Call (Gen. 12:1-9). The Lord approaches Abram and tells him to leave everything he knows and loves – his country, his people, his home – to go to a land the Lord will show him. Remarkably, Abram asks no questions. Having no clue as to where he's going, he simply “went, as the Lord had told him.”
Local Advocate Reaches Out To Cultivate Community Of Nonviolence (WBOI)
July 8, 2020
‘We must revolt against this peace’: When unity becomes obnoxious (Input FW)
June 10, 2020
On June 28, 1955, U.S. District Judge Harlan Grooms heard the case of Autherine Lucy and Pollie Anne Myers, two young Black women who in 1952 were denied admission to the University of Alabama on the basis of race. During their three-year legal battle, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of Brown v. The Board of Education in which the court unanimously declared segregation illegal—a landmark ruling that breathed new life into Lucy’s and Myers’s case. Twenty-four hours after hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Grooms ruled in favor of the young women.
‘Protesters are not the enemy; police are not the enemy; Injustice is the enemy’ (Input FW)
June 3, 2020
As a local pastor and nonprofit leader, Angelo Mante shares his reflections after attending the protests in Fort Wayne.
Helping kids affected by homicides: Local pastors join forces to bring joy to more than 100 (Journal Gazette)
December 14, 2019
Pastor Dereck Fields couldn't believe it when all the yellow adopt-a-child cards on the church Christmas tree disappeared after the 8:30 a.m. service.