2025 PEACE PORTRAITS HONOREES

Peace Portraits, presented by the Illinois Peace Project, is a visual series dedicated to spotlighting the extraordinary individuals working every day to build safer, stronger, and more peaceful communities. These individuals embody the spirit of Peace Portraits, as they work tirelessly to strengthen their communities, empower residents, and inspire change.

PABLO GALVEZ

Pablo serves as the Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) Manager at BUILD Chicago.

MEET PABLO

NEKENYA HARDY

Nekenya serves as the Associate Director of Outreach and Intervention at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.

MEET NEKENYA

DR. VANESSA PERRY DEREEF

Dr. Vanessa serves as the Chief Training Officer at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives.

MEET DR. VANESSA

RAFI PETERSON

Rafi serves as the Director of Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) at the Southwest Organizing Project.

MEET RAFI

JEANNINE WISE

Jeannine serves as the Program Director of Good Food is Good Medicine.

MEET JEANNINE
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