The Addie Wyatt Center for Nonviolence Training (AWC) offers programs on Kingian Nonviolence theory and practice to activists, teachers, school communities, and civic and faith groups.

“Together all of our efforts comprise the building of the Beloved Community, a nation at peace with itself, that respects the worth and dignity of each and every human being… Support the outstanding work of the Addie Wyatt Center!”

– Cong. John Lewis


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"Student Voices on School Safety" (14 minutes)

Peace in the Schools

Nonviolence trainings in Chicago area high schools are expanding

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We thank the Allstate Foundation and Woods Fund of Chicago

Rev. Addie Wyatt

 
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“Change can come but you cannot do it alone.” – Rev. Addie Wyatt

Addie Wyatt was a labor and religious leader, and a tireless fighter for civil rights and women’s rights. In 1954, she became the first African American female president of a United Packinghouse Workers of America local. President Kennedy appointed her to his Commission on the Status of Women in 1962. She was also a founding member of the National Organization of Women (1963), the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (1972), and the Coalition of Labor Union Women in (1974). 

 

 

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