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About Us
30th Annual Mother's Day Peace Walk
May 10, 2026
May 10, 2026
History
The Mother's Day Peace Walk was founded in 1996 by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s President and CEO Chaplain Clementina Chéry. The Walk was created for mothers of murdered children to receive support and love from their neighbors. When Chaplain Chéry’s son, Louis, was murdered, she wondered how she could grieve her son on Mother’s Day and also celebrate her living children. Twenty-nine years later, the Mother's Day Peace Walk continues as a powerful way to honor loved ones who have been murdered and embrace our shared responsibility of peacemaking.
The Walk is organized by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a Center of Healing, Teaching and Learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss.
Last year in the United States, approximately 15,000 people were murdered. For every homicide victim, there are at least 10 immediate family members directly impacted by that death. It is safe to say that this year there are at least 150,000 new survivors of homicide victims dealing with the emotional, physical and financial stress of losing a loved one to murder.
This statistic doesn’t include the extended family members, classmates, colleagues, teachers, students or the families who are impacted by a loved one committing a murder. The toll of homicide affects the entire community and creates a large demand for the resources and the support that the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute offers.
30th Annual Mother’s Day Peace Walk Theme:
Our 30th Annual Mother’s Day Peace Walk theme is “Cultivating Cycles of Peace.” In our society, we are constantly looped into cycles of violence that overshadows the transformative power of peace.
Like a blooming flower, cycles of peace flourish when carefully cultivated. We have the agency to cultivate these cycles by empowering survivors, supporting returning citizens and their families and investing in Generation Peace.
We invite you to walk with us as we cultivate cycles of peace in our communities. Our goal is $600,000. Every dollar directly supports families and survivors of homicide victims through our Healing Support Services, provides critical resources for youth through our Generation Peace programs, and drives all of our other events, initiatives, and programs that strengthen communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss.
Your contribution helps cultivate cycles of peace and healing—join us in turning this vision into action.
With your help, we can reach it, together! Join us on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 8:00 AM. For more details click here.
