OHIO NONVIOLENCE WEEK

OCTOBER 4-10, 2026

Youngstown showed up and showed OUT! The 16th Annual Ohio Nonviolence Parade brought together marching bands, community organizations, YSU athletes, schools, and everyday people who believe nonviolence is more than a week — it's a way of living! Filmed by Danny Mizicko and JP Robles.

nonviolence week events

Parade Registration

Mingle with Minni Tickets

Simeon Booker Award Reception Tickets

Art Contest Form

Poetry Contest Form

Spoken Word Submission & Registration

5 Day Read Registration Link

5 Day Read Luncheon Registration

Sunday, Oct 4th, 3pm

Parade & Rally

Beginning at Wick Ave. and Wood St. with rally at amphitheater.

Monday, Oct 5th, 5-8pm

Mingle with Minni - Sojourn To The Past Fundraiser

at Flambeau’s 2308 Market St.

Dinner Tickets $25 each

Mingle With Minni is a fundraiser for Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past. You will have the opportunity to talk with Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of a group of African American teenagers known as the “Little Rock Nine.” On September 25, 1957, under the gaze of 1,200 armed soldiers and a worldwide audience, Minnijean Brown-Trickey faced down an angry mob and helped to desegregate Central High.