A broad U.S. network designed to prevent violent conflict and build community cohesion.
The TRUST Network was founded in October 2020 in recognition of the rifts in our society and the harsh test to which our nation’s resiliency is being put.
In order to prevent violence, reduce division, strengthen our democracy, and address legacies of injustice, we are
growing a network of collaboration across sectors in the fields of peacebuilding, social justice, and democracy work;
establishing a first-of-its-kind citizen-run Early Warning Early Action infrastructure developed specifically for the United States;
connecting international and national-level expertise and advocacy to local initiatives that are convened by community mediation and justice centers on the ground, so that communities are supported in generating and self-determining solutions to their long-standing problems (in keeping with the intent of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Section 10).
Interrupting and mitigating violence is a critical goal.
For a stable and thriving society we need even more — Positive Peace.
Communities are peaceful where people feel safe and respected.
Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) is the organizational host. The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) and Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development (CPDD) [formerly Election Incident Reporting (EIRUSA)] are key process facilitators. These three founding co-conveners are joined by a rapidly expanding partnership of, currently, 30+ additional organizations and networks, 25 local convening centers and several hundred individuals each of whom has training and/or experience in mediative, restorative or other nonviolent community-building practices.
What makes it possible to do so much is that we are connecting and interweaving capacities that already exist, and fueling them with information they might not otherwise have, for the greater efficacy of all.
…collecting the right information and getting it to the right people, at the right time, for the right response…
