Mother's Day Walk for Peace
Register to walk with Team CDT here!
The Mother's Day Walk for Peace (MDW4P) is a beloved 29-year-long Boston tradition and celebration of our potential to create more peaceful communities. It is the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s (LDBPI) largest fundraising event to grow and sustain our services, advocacy, and training. Our goal is to empower survivors and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss, all in order to cultivate cycles of peace and healing. With your help, we can reach this goal together!
Join us for the 29th Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace on May 11, 2025!
Be a part of the CDT Team for the 29th Annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace on Sunday, May 11, 2025!
We hope to have a large representation from the CDT Religious School. This year there is a new, even shorter route! The total route is now 3.2 miles, beginning and ending at Town Field in Dorchester. If you have not participated previously, please consider walking this year.
This year each person is asked to register individually so you can ask your friends and family to contribute. Those who walk are asked to pay $25 per walker, but you can waive this fee. When registering, please indicate that you are part of Team CDT.
Register to walk with Team CDT here!
Donate here - and be sure to indicate you are supporting our team!
Starting and Ending Point:
Town Field Park, Fields Corner
1520 Dorchester Ave
Dorchester, MA 02122
The CDT team will be gathering at the 2nd base of the baseball diamond in front of the stage; look for the CDT banner. Together we will listen to the program before setting out on the walk at approximately 9:00 am. And, feel free to wear purple, the color of the Institute!
Schedule:
7:00 am: On-site registration
8:00 am: Program
9:00 am: Kick off
10:30 am: Closing Rally
View route information here (Total route: 3.2 miles, ~1 hour)
BRING YOUR WATER BOTTLES!
There will be a water truck at Town Field to refill your bottles.
Restroom Stops:
Town Field Park, 1520 Dorchester Ave.
St. Peter's Parish, 311 Bowdoin St.
Parking
Free parking is available on Sunday, May 11, at the 500-520 Geneva Ave lot in Dorchester as well as at the Community Academy of Science and Health School at 11 Charles St, Dorchester, MA 02122. There is also ample free street parking in the area. There are also 22 spaces available at Municipal Lot #20 at 191 Adams St. Boston, MA 02122.
You must exit the Geneva parking lot by 1:00 PM or your car may be towed.
MBTA:
Town Field is located a short walk from the MBTA Red Line Field's Corner Stop. Please see the latest updates on the MBTA's website for any changes to routes.
For further information, please contact Abby Cohen at abby.cohen@verizon.net. If you need to reach Abby on Sunday, please text her at 617.216.3540.
Other ways to support the work of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute:
- Make an online donation toward the Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace
- Become a Peace-vestor with monthly gifts
- Donate by check, please write your team name on the memo line and mail it to:
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
15 Christopher St
Dorchester, MA 02122
MDW4P Founder Joins CDT for MLK Shabbat 5783
Chaplain Clementina M. Chéry — founder, president, and CEO of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute — joined Dorshei Tzedek for MLK Shabbat Morning Services on January 14, 2023, to share with us her reflections on how her work is connected to Dr. King’s legacy, what it means to pay attention to the importance of healing in our work for peace and justice, and invite us into conversation about how each of us is “called” to do our work in the world.