In 2025 AVP-USA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Alternative to Violence Project (AVP) whose many participants and facilitators continue to spread the seeds of peace and nonviolence to communities around the world. At the national gathering this May 22-26 2025 at Manhattanville University in Purchase, New York AVP facilitators and friends will acknowledge the great history of this work.
Over the past half century, the AVP family has grown and spread to over 32 USA states and over 60 countries on six continents. Annually, AVP-USA local groups organized and conducted over 1,000 workshops involving approximately 12,000 participants. Over 80 percent of the AVP-USA workshops have been facilitated in federal, state and local prisons.