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The Power of Narrative: Empowering Local CVI through National Strategy

Webinar | The Power of Narrative: Empowering Local CVI through National Strategy

For too long, the narrative surrounding community violence has been shaped by fear and punitive measures. It’s time to change the story.

Join us for a conversation about how we are shifting away from harmful tropes and toward a narrative of transformation, investment, and public health. Based on the 2025 CVI Action Plan’s Narrative Change Workshop in Miami, this webinar brings together the architects of a new national messaging strategy alongside the credible messengers living this work every day.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM CT | 2:00 PM ET

Duration: 60 minutes

Location: Zoom (registration required)

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Featured Speakers

• Eddie Bocanegra, CVI Action Plan Committee

• Fatimah Loren Dreier, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

• Andrew Woods, Hartford Communities That Care, Inc.

• Anthony Smith, Cities United

• Rowena Patrick, The Ad Council

Project of the CVI Action Plan

Community Based Public Safety Collective • Community Justice • The HAVI • National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform • Urban Peace Institute

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