Building Peace Through Collective Action
Peace Works
When We Work Together
Empowering leaders, communities, and organizations to navigate change, foster unity, and create lasting impact.
Bringing together more than 5,000 people to engage in dialogue, learning, and collective action.
Why This Work Matters Now
In times of uncertainty and division, leadership requires more than strategy; it requires connection, clarity, and courage. Peace Works United creates spaces where individuals and organizations come together to lead with purpose and build stronger, more unified communities.
WHO WE ARE
About Peace Works United
Peace Works United is a movement rooted in unity, leadership, and transformation. Through programs, dialogue, and action, we bring people together to create meaningful and lasting change.
Guided by vision, strengthened through partnership.
Leadership Driving the Work
Melannie Denise Cunningham
Founder / Global Strategist / Director of Everything
She is a champion of peace and racial reconciliation whose four-decade commitment to justice has transformed communities and earned global recognition. The visionary founder and Executive Director of Peace Works United. A nationally recognized leader in dialogue and community transformation, she has spent over a decade creating spaces where people come together to engage in courageous conversations, build understanding, and lead with purpose.
Rebecca Rosado
Strategic Partner
With more than a decade of cross-sector leadership from Tacoma Ministerial Alliance, and Implementation project management at Abbott Laboratories. She serves as a Strategic Partner for Peace Works United, supporting the organization’s growth, partnerships, and program development. With a focus on collaboration and impact, she helps strengthen initiatives that bring communities together and expand the reach of Peace Works United’s mission.
Programs rooted in community impact that move hearts, minds, and systems forward.
The Current Work
A powerful convening designed to equip leaders with the tools, insight, and community needed to navigate today’s most complex challenges with clarity and confidence.
Structured Race Dialogue Rooms with trained facilitators
Action tools & reflection guides for practical application
Cross-sector participation (education, government, nonprofit, business)
Virtual and in-person access for all
Past Works
Past Works That Inspired Change
Through the years, we have supported community campaigns that shaped local culture and conversation. Each project demonstrates our belief that awareness and compassion can drive long-term transformation.
The Read Well Campaign: Promoting literacy and unity through storytelling.
Shots & Catfish: A creative vaccination awareness initiative blending health and heritage.
Check the Black Box Census Education Campaign: Encouraging equitable representation.
Good Trouble Media Lab (Pilot): Empowering youth to tell their stories.
In the Works — Expanding Our Impact
We are actively developing new programs to deepen community engagement and expand opportunities for leadership and connection.
Using golf as a lens for anti-racist dialogue in a $70 billion industry that’s mostly white, despite Black golfers’ participation declining.
Empowering the next generation to build an anti-racist future.
A 21-week after-school program empowers middle & high school students to become storytellers & content creators who amplify marginalized voices.
Our work is strengthened through collaboration with organizations committed to equity, leadership, and community transformation. In Partnership With Leaders Across Communities
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