Thanks in part to the leadership of an 黑料正能量 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumna, a new license plate option in Virginia is spreading a message of 鈥� and raising funds for 鈥� community peacebuilding.
The , which became available a year after the tragic events of August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, 鈥渃an start conversations that we need to have,鈥� said Christine Poulson MA 鈥�98, the executive director of Resolution Virginia, a consortium of nine not-for-profit community dispute resolution centers. 鈥淗aving this plate on one鈥檚 vehicle sends a message that we value each other and support peaceful communities where everyone can thrive.鈥�
The second such project by the plate displays a globe held up by human arms with different skin tones. Spanning the bottom of the plate are the phrase 鈥淐ommunity Peacebuilding鈥� and an urban-to-rural skyline. It was designed by graphic artist Dean Paris of Paris Designs in Takoma Park, Maryland.
After 1,000 are sold, Resolution Virginia will receive $15 for each $25 plate that is purchased. To keep the plate in production, at least 250 need to be on the road across the state. Currently approximately 100 are in use.
by John Kelly about the new Community Peacebuilding license plate.
The organization鈥檚 first plate 鈥� a campaign for which then-volunteer Poulson played a key role 鈥� showed a dove and has been in production for 10 years. Designed by Liz Frankl of the Frankl Creative Group, it has earned nearly $400,000 for the organization, Poulson said.
Both the Community Peacebuilding and the Peace dove plates are available online and through Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
鈥淢any people are tired of animosity,鈥� Poulson said. 鈥淭hese license plates suggest that the vehicles鈥� owners value coming together鈥� 鈥� and further Poulson鈥檚 goal of making community-based dispute resolution 鈥渕ore a part of our culture.鈥�
The Staunton-based Resolution Virginia, formerly known as the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution, is a member of the National Association for Community Mediation and associated with the Virginia Mediation Network and the Supreme Court of Virginia鈥檚 Department of Dispute Resolution Services.