University of Notre Dame
Kroc Institutde for International Peace Studies

South Bend

Take Ten: The Struggles and Strategies for Building Peace in South Bend

Take Ten: The Struggles and Strategies for Building Peace in South Bend

News features across the United States scream of gun violence on an all-too-frequent basis. The stereotypical images of gun violence were once gang-related shootouts or drug deals gone wrong. Now they are school shootings. Grocery store shootings. Synagogue shootings. Seemingly safe spaces have become scenes of gun violence. Big cities and small communities are not exempt, and this includes South Bend, Indiana.