Interfaith Paths To Peace Inc

INTERFAITH PATHS TO PEACE (IPP) IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PEACEMAKING ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. ESTABLISHED IN 1996, WE HAVE BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS BRINGING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITHS, RACES, CULTURES, TRADITIONS, AND PHILOSOPHIES TOGETHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE DO THIS MAINLY THROUGH THE PATHWAYS OF EDUCATING, PEACEMAKING, COLLABORATING, AND ORGANIZING. OUR VISION IS TO LEAVE A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

INTERFAITH PATHS TO PEACE HAS BEEN BRINGING DIVERSE POPULATIONS TOGETHER TO CULTIVATE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND CREATIVE COLLABORATION FOR OVER 25 YEARS. WE ORGANIZE OUR WORK IN THREE PRIMARY AREAS - NETWORKING FOR COLLABORATIVE CHANGE, EVENTS FOR PEACEMAKING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, EDUCATION FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. NETWORKING - IPP'S BELOVED COMMUNITY NETWORK IS DESIGNED TO HELP TRANSFORM LOUISVILLE INTO A CITY WHERE EVERYONE THRIVES THROUGH CREATIVELY AND COLLABORATIVELY ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS. UTILIZING SOCIAL IMPACT CONSTELLATIONS, WE BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS - FAITH COMMUNITIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COMPASSIONATE COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AWAKE CITIZENS AND SOCIAL INNOVATORS TO MAKE VITAL CONNECTIONS, CULTIVATE COLLECTIVE WISDOM AND TAKE COLLABORATIVE ACTION AROUND AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND SHARED PASSION. WE HAVE CULTIVATED FOUR SOCIAL IMPACT CONSTELLATIONS THAT CENTERED THE VOICES AND INITIATIVES OF BLACK AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS HOUSELESSNESS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AND THE FOOD JUSTICE SYSTEM. EVENTS - IPP IS A REGIONAL EXPERT IN BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE GROUPS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. OUR ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE WORLD DAY OF PEACE, INTERFAITH IFTAR DINNER, PEACE CONCERT, INTERFAITH COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER, BOBBY ELLIS VIGIL TO END HUNGER, PEACE LANTERN CEREMONY HONORING VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AND OUR ANNUAL RECIPE FOR PEACE WHERE WE HONOR SIX COMMUNITY PEACE AND JUSTICE MAKERS, AND PEACE POSTCARDS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THESE EVENTS, IPP, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, HOSTED FIVE COMMUNITY VIGILS AND DEVELOPED THE LOUISVILLE PRAYS INITIATIVE. THROUGH A UNIQUE COLLABORATION WITH THE BIG TABLE, IPP IS HELPING TO ORGANIZE THE WORLD'S LARGEST POTLUCK AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO BRING DIVERSE GROUPS TOGETHER TO MAKE CONNECTION AND SHARE STORIES. EDUCATION - WE LAUNCHED A NEW YEAR-LONG INITIATIVE, CULTIVATING A SOUL- CENTRIC CITY, THAT IS DEVELOPING A CITY-WIDE CURRICULUM FOR PERSONAL GROWTH FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE. THROUGH WEEKLY ZOOM CONVERSATIONS AND IN PERSON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE HARVESTING AND SHARING LOUISVILLE'S RICH RESOURCES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH. ORGANIZING - IPP HAS A UNIQUE ROLE IN LOUISVILLE TO HELP ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS LOUISVILLE'S MOST PRESSING SOCIAL CONCERNS. WE LAUNCHED THE CLERGY LUNCH SERIES THAT BROUGHT RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS TOGETHER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, UNDERSTANDING AND TO COLLABORATE ON ISSUES OF SHARED CONCERN.