After Violence Project community programs deepen our relationships and collaborations with directly impacted communities who share their stories and records in the After Violence Archive. Through public offerings including exhibits, fellowships, residencies, workshops, and the creation of digital resources, we bring stories from our archives together with our advocacy efforts to promote healing, abolition, and the transformation of narratives of violence and retribution. 

Artist and Writer in Residence

AVP’s Artist & Writer in Residence engages with ideas around community archiving, creative work, and storytelling and develops exhibits, zines, and other projects that reflect their creative practices.

Visions After Violence Community Fellowship

AVP’s Visions After Violence Community Fellowship is an opportunity for community members to learn about trauma-informed interviewing and community-based archiving practices with the AVP team and our collaborators. Community Fellows then design, carry out, and activate oral history & documentation projects in their own communities.

Community Advisory Council

Led by AVP’s Community Advisor, the Community Advisory Council is composed of people who are directly impacted by state violence and/or have substantial prior experience with AVP’s work and mission. The Community Advisory Council helps the team approach potential projects, processes, and opportunities for collaboration with care. The Community Advisory Council serves as another essential component of bringing our community into the center of everything we do.