Martindale Brightwood residents are invited to Edna Martin Christian Center’s annual peace walk. 

The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 12 at the Edna Martin Christian Center Leadership and Legacy Center, 2259 Ralston Ave.

This year’s theme is “Rooted in peace, growing in power.” The youth-led event is part of the youth engagement pillar of the Martindale Brightwood quality of life plan. The event will feature spoken word, music and dance performances.There will also be food, family-friendly activities and giveaways.

For more information, email Lynn Kinslow at lkinslow@ednamartincc.org or Jacque Nash at jnash@ednamartincc.org.

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Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Celebrate community with a peace walk in Martindale Brightwood

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
June 5, 2026

<h1>Celebrate community with a peace walk in Martindale Brightwood</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />June 5, 2026</p> <p>Martindale Brightwood residents are invited to <a href="https://ednamartincc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Edna Martin Christian Center's</a> annual peace walk. </p> <p>The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 12 at the Edna Martin Christian Center Leadership and Legacy Center, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/1V4VRLwybe9kQFva8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2259 Ralston Ave</a>.</p> <p>This year’s theme is “Rooted in peace, growing in power.” The youth-led event is part of the <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-eastside-indianapolis-quality-life-plan-youth-engagement/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">youth engagement pillar</a> of the <a href="https://us-east-1-indy.graphassets.com/ActDBC5rvRWeCZlNNnLrDz/cmeiqtkeg0boe08k90t3oq2rc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Martindale Brightwood quality of life plan</a>. The event will feature spoken word, music and dance performances.There will also be food, family-friendly activities and giveaways.</p> <p>For more information, email Lynn Kinslow at <a href="mailto:lkinslow@ednamartincc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">lkinslow@ednamartincc.org</a> or Jacque Nash at <a href="mailto:jnash@ednamartincc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">jnash@ednamartincc.org</a>.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em> from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X</em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em> @HelloImDarian</em></a><em> or on Bluesky</em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em> @darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-edna-martin-christian-center-indianapolis-peace-walk-free-activities/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=83338&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-edna-martin-christian-center-indianapolis-peace-walk-free-activities/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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