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Tag: Circle of Peace
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Part 3: A Conversation with Russel Balenger: The Founder of the Circle of Peace Movement
Written by: Sabrina Nur & Carrie Pomeroy Part 3: Growing Community Healing In Parts 1 and 2 of our conversation with community leader Russel Balenger, we learned about how his childhood in Rondo and his family’s example inspired him and how he grew to become involved in criminal justice reform efforts and worked to connect…
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Part 2: A Conversation with Russel Balenger: The Founder of the Circle of Peace Movement
Part 2: Growing Into Leadership Written by: Carrie Pomeroy & Sabrina Nur In Part 1 of this conversation with St. Paul community leader Russel Balenger, we talked about Russel’s childhood growing up in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood both before and after the construction of Interstate 94. We also learned about how his parents profoundly shaped…
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A Conversation with Russel Balenger: The Founder of the Circle of Peace Movement
Written by Sabrina Nur & Carrie Pomeroy 15 min read Russel Balenger, is a son, a father, a grandfather, an uncle and a guardian angel to many. A fearless and respected community voice, a son of Rondo, and an elder in Saint Paul. He recently made news when he was appointed to fill a seat…