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Upcoming Events

LTIA shows up where it matters—year after year. We host and join key community gatherings like the LTIA Community Prayer for Peace Rally each June at John Hunt Plaza, the Back to School March with the Charles Black Community Center, and the Martin Luther King Celebration at the Century Center.

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We also respond in times of need and by request—organizing events, supporting communities in crisis, and offering talks at schools and organizations. To learn more or invite LTIA to speak or participate, please

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2 women, 1 black, 1 white, with hands raised in unity

Upcoming Events

LTIA shows up where it matters—year after year. We host and join key community gatherings like the LTIA Community Prayer for Peace Rally each June at John Hunt Plaza, the Back to School March with the Charles Black Community Center, and the Martin Luther King Celebration at the Century Center.

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We also respond in times of need and by request—organizing events, supporting communities in crisis, and offering talks at schools and organizations. To learn more or invite LTIA to speak or participate, please

Past Events & Gatherings

LTIA takes a group of at risk youth to the live performance of The Lion King at the Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN
LTIA takes a group of at-risk youth for a meal
LTIA takes a group of youth to see the Harlem Globetrotters at Notre Dame
Teen boys and LTIA members inside the Morris Performing Arts Center during the production of The Lion King
Lynn Coleman, LTIA founder, and youth at a Notre Dame football game

LTIA gives youth the chance to experience something new—whether cheering in a packed stadium or watching a Broadway show come to life. These moments spark inspiration, joy, and lasting memories.

Marchers in the Back to School Rally from Washington High School make peace signs and wear LTIA shirts
Students marching the Back to School rally hold the LTIA mission banner "To promote peace and love among all members of the human race".
Lynn Coleman, LTIA founder, wears an LTIA tshirt and stands with students from Washington High School, South Bend, IN

Annual Back to School Rally from Washington High School to

The Charles Black Recreation Center

A man speaks at a press conference held after an 11-year-old is shot
Woman speaking at a press conference after a tragic shooting
Press conference after a tragic shooting in South Bend, IN
Mourners look on at a press conference after the tragic shooting of a child
South Bend Mayor James Mueller at a press conference after a tragic shooting

Press conference held after the tragic shooting of an 11-year-old victim.

A participant receives a medal after running the the 5K Peace Run event
A group of 15 participants in the 5K Peace Run event held by Olivet AME Church in South Bend, IN
Winners in the 5K Peace Run Event
Lynn Coleman, founder of LTIA, pictured with a 5K Peace Run Participant

Bi-annual 5K Peace Run event

held by Olivet AME Church in South Bend, IN

Lynn Coleman, LTIA founder, sits on a motorcycle
Hundreds of motorcycles at the Harold Palmer annual Blessing of the Bikes
Lynn Coleman stands in front of the LTIA mission banner with LTIA supporters at the annual Harold Palmer Blessing of the Bikes
A South Bend street lined with dozens of parked motorcycles at the Blessing of the Bikes
Let's Turn it Around information table at the Harold Palmer Blessing of the Bikes

Harold Palmer annual Blessing of the Bikes to encourage road safety and awareness.

A speaker at the annual Prayer for Peace Event in South Bend, IN
A group of community leaders, including leaders of diverse faiths, embracing in unity at LTIA's annual Prayer for Peace event in South Bend, IN
The D.J. at the Prayer for Peace event in South Bend, IN throws up a peace sign

Let's Turn It Around's Annual Community Prayer for Peace,

held in the Jon Hunt Plaza, South Bend, IN

A large group of mourners gather outside the home of a 7-year-old shooiting victim in South Bend, IN
Children gather around a pile of teddy bears, flowers, and balloons as the community mourns a young shooting victim
Community members mourn the death of a child from violence in South Bend, IN

Community Rally after the drive-by shooting death of

a 7-year-old victim, September 2020

Myrtie Coleman, LTIA founder, at the LTIA informational tent at an event
Lynn Coleman, LTIA founder, presents LTIA's goals
Lynn Coleman presents LTIA's mission to a crowd in downtown South Bend, IN
LTIA founder Lynn Coleman and a supporter grasp hands at an event
LTIA merchandise table at an event

Spreading the message and the mission—through powerful words

and gear that carries the cause forward.

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