Watch the 2023 hybrid Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony that took place in Minneapolis, MN streamed live on April 22, 2023 (official program):
Watch the 2022 national virtual Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony streamed live on December 3, 2022 (official program):
Watch the 2021 national virtual Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony streamed live on December 5, 2021 (official program):
Watch the first ever national and virtual Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony streamed live on December 5, 2020 (official program):
Other videos from past Stolen Lives Induction Ceremonies and regarding the ceremonies:
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THE STOLEN LIVES INDUCTION CEREMONY
The Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony is a solemn, yet empowering occasion at which recent and past victims of police killings are formally inducted into the roster of the Stolen Lives Project. The Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony is both an affirmation of life and a call to action. It allows the Stolen Life, demonized by the powers-that-be, to be remembered the way they should be remembered: by those who love them – and for that truth to be shared with all those in attendance.
At these ceremonies, families speak of their loved ones and their struggles for justice, their voices joined by community organizers and others in the fight against police violence, as well as artists who contribute their art and performance for healing, for strength, for empowerment. The ceremonies end with a pledge (see below) by all in attendance, as a (re)affirmation of our commitment to the struggle.
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THE STOLEN LIVES PLEDGE
COVERAGE OF PAST STOLEN LIVES INDUCTION CEREMONIES
I, _________, pledge that the life and the humanity of these Stolen Lives will not be forgotten. I pledge that their highest hopes and aspirations will live on in us, and that I will seek justice for these and all Stolen Lives. In this way I pledge that their memory will stay alive and will inspire us to fight for justice and a better world.
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